FCA issues list of unauthorised binary options providers
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority this month published a list of 94 firms believed to be offering binary options trading to U.K. consumers without FCA authorisation. Since 3 January 2018, all firms trading in binary options need to be authorised by the FCA.
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