The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK will make the temporary ban on binary options. which has been in place for the past nine months, permanent on the 2nd April 2019. (https://theforexreview.com/2019/03/29/fca-banns-all-binary-options-permanently/)
A similar ban on binary options bets has been introduced by the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) on 2nd of July, 2018. The European measure, however, is still temporary in nature and need to be extended every 6 months.
Another difference is that FCA extends its restrictions to the so called ‘securitised binary options’ that were excluded by ESMA.
“Binary options are gambling products dressed up as financial instruments. By confirming our ban today we are ensuring that investors don’t lose money from an inherently flawed product”, says Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy & Competition at the FCA.
A similar ban on binary options bets has been introduced by the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) on 2nd of July, 2018. The European measure, however, is still temporary in nature and need to be extended every 6 months.
Another difference is that FCA extends its restrictions to the so called ‘securitised binary options’ that were excluded by ESMA.
“Binary options are gambling products dressed up as financial instruments. By confirming our ban today we are ensuring that investors don’t lose money from an inherently flawed product”, says Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy & Competition at the FCA.