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27 Sep 2026 Broker warnings in September 2026: 76 from the FCA, 24 sites from CONSOB Two regulators named broker websites in September 2026. The FCA published 76 warnings, 17 of them social media accounts rather than firms. CONSOB ordered Italian internet… 19 Sep 2026 The paying agent trick: how brokers borrow credibility they do not have A paying agent is a real registration and not a financial licence. Four versions of the same move, from a four-month-old UK shell to a genuine… 19 Sep 2026 Leverage maths: what 1:1000 does to a $200 account At 1:2000 leverage a $200 account controls $400,000, which is about $40 a pip, so five pips against you takes the margin. The arithmetic for every… 19 Sep 2026 What a compensation scheme covers, and what offshore gives up A compensation scheme pays when your broker fails and the money is not there. The UK pays £85,000 on investment claims, Cyprus €20,000, and Australia nothing… 19 Sep 2026 Is forex trading halal? What the scholarly positions actually say Bodies that permit currency trading are permitting the spot exchange of actual currency. Retail CFD forex, where nothing is delivered, attracts objections on possession, uncertainty and… 18 Sep 2026 Two blocked brokers. One website. We read both homepages side by side Between February and June 2026, Italy's regulator ordered internet providers to block two dozen broker websites. We read the survivors. Two of them are the same… 12 Sep 2026 Four firms claimed the Dubai regulator licensed them. One built a copy of its register to prove it Between 30 June and 22 July 2026 the DFSA published four separate alerts about firms claiming it regulated them. Two had built counterfeit versions of the… 12 Sep 2026 Is forex trading legal in India? The rules, and what the RBI Alert List really means Legal within narrow limits: authorised persons, RBI-authorised platforms or the recognised exchanges, and seven permitted currency pairs. The RBI Alert List is a jurisdiction list, not… 12 Sep 2026 An FSP number is not permission to sell you a CFD An FSP licence under the FAIS Act authorises advice and intermediary services. Writing contracts for difference as principal requires separate ODP authorisation under the Financial Markets… 12 Sep 2026 When Trustpilot removes a broker’s rating: what it actually means A removed Trustpilot rating is a Consumer Warning, an action the platform takes after investigating misuse. Six brokers in our database have had one, and in…
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