There are plenty of brokers you can trade with. But only some are subject to regulations by trusted regulatory authorities. Regulations are precisely what either novice or experienced trader should focus on. On our website you can find a list of only trusted and regulated brokers.
If you are interested in binary options, you surely know that most broker servers are located in the Republic of Cyprus. Cyprus is among the countries with least developed economy in Europe, and thus investors tend to think of (Cyprus) as of financial “hole” with little or even no regulation of the market. Therefore, they mistakenly believe that the lack of regulation is the reason why so many binary options brokers currently reside in Cyprus. In fact, the real reason for so many brokers residing in Cyprus are low corporate taxes. Corporate profits are taxed at 10%, while for example in UK it is 24%. And in the US, it is even more. With that being said, there is nothing wrong with companies residing in Cyprus.
CySec
This article introduces the three main regulatory agencies. The first of these agencies is CySEC (Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission) it is a committee whose task is to regulate the Cypriot financial markets. CySEC ensures compliance with strict financial rules in accordance with the laws and regulations of Cyprus and the European Union by the Cypriot investment firms. CySEC is a public body that oversees the operations and transactions conducted on the stock exchange and monitors them.
ČNB
Next, we are going to talk about a CNB (Czech National Bank). It’s a central bank of Czech Republic and a financial market regulatory authority. On our website, we can recommend you a broker TopOption, regulated by CNB, CySEC and many more.
FCA
The last one is the British regulatory authority FCA (Financial Conduct Authority). It is the authority for the supervision of financial markets. FCA is a leading independent, non-governmental organization, with legal powers granted by the UK’s Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. The key objectives of the FCA include: consumer protection, improving the level of inclusion in the financial system and promotion of competitions (of the type) consumer choice.
Overview of regulatory authority in other countries
| Country | Regulatory authority |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) |
| France | Banque de France (BdF) |
| Italy | Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa (CONSOB) |
| Spain | Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) |
| Netherlands | Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) |
| Germany | Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) |
| Sweden | Finansinspektionen (FI) |
| Denmark | Finanstilsynet (The Danish FSA) |
| Hungary | Pénzügyi Szervezetek Állami Felügyelete (PSZÁF) |
| Slovakia | Národná banka Slovenska (NBS) |
| Czech Republic | Česká národní banka (CNB) |
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Unlike Stephen (the other author) I have been thinking mainly about online business lately. I wasn't very successfull with dropshipping on Amazon and other ways of making money online, and I'd only earn a few hundreds of dollars in years. But then binary options caught my attention with it's simplicity. Now I'm glad it did because it really is worth it. More posts by this author
The digital assets dissappierd for everyone from the IQoption.com or only for me??
Hi David, I can still see the “digital options” in the platform. It is possible that they do disappear during the weekend. Please check again