Learn to check supervision and prevent being deceived again

Every time I see online reports that domestic investors have been hacked by various platforms, I feel very sad, not only for the losses of domestic investors, but also for their ignorance. In fact, various channels for exposing black platforms can be seen everywhere on the Internet, such as FX110, Huichacha, etc., but there are still so many people who are deceived. The reason is that they still don’t know what kind of platform is legitimate. Supervision is the first step in verifying whether the platform is legitimate. Next, we will introduce the regulatory inquiry methods of the two countries (UK and Australia) in detail.

(1) UK regulatory FCA inquiry process steps

1. To query the official website of the UK regulatory FCA, you must use a VPN to fly the IP abroad to open it. If you use a domestic IP, you cannot query the FCA regulation. If you do not have a VPN, you can purchase it online by yourself.

2. Open the FCA official website: http://www.fca.org.uk/

3. Click on Financial Services Registers at the bottom left.

4. On the new page, enter the dealer’s regulatory number in Search by company, person, product, reference number or postcode, such as the regulatory number of AETOS (592778), and click Search the Register.

5. Proofread the company name first. For example, whether Aetos Capital Group (UK) limited is consistent with the official website.

6. Next, proofread the company address and phone number. Find relevant information in Addresses and Phone in Contact Details, such as whether L33rd floor 25 Canada Square London E14 5LQ UNITED KINGDOM and 44 02070388617 are consistent with the official website.

7. Then check whether it can hold customer funds. In the Permission (license) column of Client Money (customer funds), the following field appears This firm must protect the money it holds and/or controls on behalf of customers.It cannot lend this money or use it to finance its own business .(The company needs to protect and not use the client funds it holds).

8. Finally, check the company's business scope. In Agreeing to carry on a regulated activity (allowed regulated activities), find Eligible Counterparty (qualified institution), Professional (professional institution), Retail (terminal retail) in Customer Type (customer type); and then in Investment Type ( Investment Type) find Contract for Differences (Contract for Difference).

9. If all the above conditions are met, the broker is formally regulated in the UK.

(2) Australian Regulatory ASIC Inquiry Process Steps

1. Open ASIC official website: http://www.asic.gov.au/

2. Click Professional registers on the right column.

3. Enter the dealer’s regulatory number in the License or Registration Number on the new page, such as the regulatory number of AETOS (313016), and select Australian Financial Services License (Australian Financial Services License) in Select Register (select the registration agency). service license), click Search.

4. Proofread the company name first. Whether the Name (name) in the Licensee SuMMary (introduction to the regulatory license), such as AETOS CAPITAL GROUP PTY LTD, is consistent with the official website.

5. Next, proofread the company address. The two addresses under Addresses (address), such as Level 15, 122 Arthur Street, NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2060, are consistent with the official website.

6. Finally, check the company's business scope. Click the latest time in License Authorization Conditions (regulatory authorization conditions) and expand: such as 13/02/2015, find (b) deal in a financial product by: (A) derivatives; and (B) foreign exchange contracts (operating financial Products: financial derivatives and currency trading contracts).

7. Special note: AFSL 6-digit supervision number must be used for inquiries. ACN is the company registration number and has nothing to do with whether it accepts supervision. At the same time, if the above three points (company name, company address and company business scope) are all consistent, the trader has formal supervision in Australia.

The regulations of the above two countries, the UK and Australia, are the most common in the domestic market. The article lists detailed query methods and items to be queried, hoping to provide assistance to investors. Of course, if you need more regulatory inquiry methods in other countries, you can leave a message.