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France’s AMF extends advertising ban to crypto derivatives

By Henry Hughes

February 22, 2018

France’s financial markets regulator, the AMF, has announced that the ban on electronic advertising of forex and binary options products, also extends to the recently appeared derivatives with ...

France’s AMF adds forex, binary options brokers to warning list

By Henry Hughes

June 30, 2017

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France’s financial markets and services supervisor, the AMF, has updated its warning list of unauthorized forex and binary options brokers. The new additions are 10: five forex and ...

AMF lifts 24Option’s ban

By Jeffery Armstrong

June 26, 2017

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The French financial regulator, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) announced it is lifting the ban on binary options broker 24Option. According to AMF’s press release issued on Monday, ...

AMF to change its regulations on knowledge and competence assessments at investment firms

By Jeffery Armstrong

June 21, 2017

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is about to change to its General Regulation and policy on investment services provider requirements regarding knowledge and competence assessments of individuals ...

AMF Ombudsman: 83% of complaints in 2016 were against CySEC-regulated forex brokers

By Henry Hughes

April 26, 2017

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France’s AMF Ombudsman Marielle Cohen-Branche reported a drop in the number of complaints against forex brokers in 2016 – for the first time in five years. According to ...

CySEC reminds its charges about France’s ban on binary options, CFDs advertising

By Henry Hughes

April 13, 2017

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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), Europe’s regulator with largest list of forex, CFD and binary options brokers under its supervision, has reminded its charges that the ...

France’s AMF adds 10 new binary options brokers to warning list

By Juana Wells

March 29, 2017

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France’s financial regulatory body, the Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF), has issued a warning notice against 10 websites that provide trading in binary options without being authorized. The ...

cTrader to launch trading account compliant with France’s new stop-loss rules

By Juana Wells

March 21, 2017

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Software developer Spotware Systems announced the addition of a new account type to its cTrader trading platform, which would be fully compliant with France’s latest regulatory requirements. The ...

France forbids sponsorship deals as part of ban on derivatives advertisement

By Juana Wells

March 17, 2017

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France’s prohibition on marketing to retail clients of over-the-counter (OTC) financial derivatives, such as forex, binary options and contracts for difference (CFDs), also includes sponsorship agreements, according to ...

France’s AMF 2016 collected sanctions halved to €10 mln

By Juana Wells

February 6, 2017

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France’s financial regulatory body, the Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF), collected €10 million in sanctions in 2016, French media Les Echos reported last week. The figure is about ...

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