Warnings & complaints
Investor complaints and risk alerts
Complaints filed by investors about firms in our coverage. Check the firm’s licence records before you send money.
Coverage: Global foreign exchange, CFD and currency-pair dealers outside regional registers
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Complaints are reproduced as submitted to the original source. They are allegations, not established facts, and the complainants’ identities have not been verified.
Regulatory risk & due-diligence guidance
How to interpret warning notices, identify clone firms, and verify broker authorisation before funding an account
Verify the exact domain & contact details
Clone firms copy the legal name, registration number, and address of a genuinely authorised institution while operating from a look-alike domain. Always compare the broker’s live website domain against the domain recorded on the supervisor’s official register (such as FCA FRN, ASIC AFSL, or CySEC CIF records).
Confirm local passporting & retail permissions
An offshore entity within a multinational group does not automatically grant statutory client-money segregation or investor compensation coverage in your home jurisdiction. Confirm which specific legal entity will hold your account before signing an onboarding agreement.
Document evidence & escalate early
Repeated withdrawal holds, retroactive trade cancellations, or demand for upfront “tax” or “unlock” fees are high-severity red flags. Never send additional funds to release a balance; preserve trade logs and payment receipts for submission to the relevant financial ombudsman or card issuer.
| Alert classification | Primary risk indicator | Verification step | Recommended investor action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suspected clone firm | Mismatched domain or phone number vs. official licence register | Cross-check approved domains directly on the issuing regulator’s public portal | Do not deposit; report the impersonating URL to the named supervisor |
| Unauthorised warning | Soliciting retail clients without local statutory authorisation | Search the firm in our Regulators directory and Broker directory | Avoid onboarding; statutory compensation schemes will not apply |
| Withdrawal blocked complaint | Unexplained payout delays or requests for extra clearance fees | Check whether the contracting entity holds an active tier-1 or tier-2 licence | Refuse fee demands; file a formal dispute with the regulator or ombudsman |
Warnings and complaints come from an imported dataset and have not been checked against the issuing regulator or the complainant. Complaints originally written in Chinese appear only after an editor has reviewed an English translation.