{ "dataset": "BrokerGrove Platform Transparency Tracker", "url": "https://brokergrove.com/research/platform-transparency-tracker/", "license": "https://brokergrove.com/research/platform-transparency-tracker/#reuse", "last_verified": "2026-07-11", "fields": [ "Platform", "Disclosed operating entity", "Registration jurisdiction", "Oversight type", "Regulator or dispute-resolution body", "Licence/membership number", "Official register/source URL", "Availability restrictions", "Regulator warnings", "Demo availability", "Disclosed minimum deposit", "Risk disclosure present", "Date last verified", "Primary-source URL" ], "rows": [ { "platform": "Stockity", "disclosed_operating_entity": "Verte Securities Limited (Reg. 700726)", "registration_jurisdiction": "Vanuatu", "oversight_type": "Government regulator", "regulator_or_dispute_body": "VFSC — Vanuatu Financial Services Commission", "licence_membership_number": "700726 — Class A/B/C, Active", "official_register_url": "https://www.vfsc.vu/financial-dealers-licensee-list/", "availability_restrictions": "Not disclosed", "regulator_warnings": "None found in primary sources checked", "demo_availability": "Yes (free demo)", "disclosed_minimum_deposit": "Not disclosed", "risk_disclosure_present": "Yes", "date_last_verified": "2026-07-11", "primary_source_url": "https://stockity.tech/" }, { "platform": "Pocket Option", "disclosed_operating_entity": "Not consistently disclosed (see notes)", "registration_jurisdiction": "Costa Rica (Terms venue); entity registration not confirmed", "oversight_type": "No disclosed regulatory oversight", "regulator_or_dispute_body": "None confirmed (a MISA/Comoros claim appears in marketing only)", "licence_membership_number": "Not verified", "official_register_url": "Not verified", "availability_restrictions": "Excludes EEA, USA, Israel, UK, Philippines, Japan, Brazil", "regulator_warnings": "FCA (UK) consumer warning [fca.org.uk/news/warnings/pocketoption]; CFTC (US) RED List, binary options [cftc.gov/REDlist/node/241216]; CONSOB (Italy) site-blocking order, Delibera 23887/2026 [consob.it]", "demo_availability": "Yes", "disclosed_minimum_deposit": "$5 (stated on the platform blog, not the formal Terms)", "risk_disclosure_present": "Yes", "date_last_verified": "2026-07-11", "primary_source_url": "https://pocketoption.com/en/public-offer/" }, { "platform": "Binomo", "disclosed_operating_entity": "Dolphin Corp LLC (Reg. 915 LLC 2021)", "registration_jurisdiction": "St Vincent and the Grenadines", "oversight_type": "Private dispute-resolution membership", "regulator_or_dispute_body": "The Financial Commission (FinaCom) — Category A member (private)", "licence_membership_number": "FinaCom Category A, Active (from 2018) — no member number displayed", "official_register_url": "https://financialcommission.org/binomo/", "availability_restrictions": "Excludes USA, Canada, UK, EEA and others (India not excluded)", "regulator_warnings": "CySEC (Cyprus) unregulated-webpage warning re binomo.com, 25 Sep 2019 [cysec.gov.cy]; Bappebti (Indonesia) domain blocks and RBI (India) Alert List — reported, not re-verified in this check", "demo_availability": "Yes (free demo, virtual funds)", "disclosed_minimum_deposit": "$10 (binomo.com); country-dependent per the FX Client Agreement", "risk_disclosure_present": "Yes", "date_last_verified": "2026-07-11", "primary_source_url": "https://binomo.com/" }, { "platform": "Exnova", "disclosed_operating_entity": "Digital Smart LLC (Business No. 898 LLC 2021)", "registration_jurisdiction": "St Vincent and the Grenadines", "oversight_type": "Company registration only", "regulator_or_dispute_body": "None disclosed", "licence_membership_number": "Not disclosed (company business-registration number only, not a financial licence)", "official_register_url": "Not verified", "availability_restrictions": "Excludes USA, Canada, UK, EEA and a long listed set", "regulator_warnings": "None found in primary sources checked", "demo_availability": "Yes (free demo)", "disclosed_minimum_deposit": "$10", "risk_disclosure_present": "Yes", "date_last_verified": "2026-07-11", "primary_source_url": "https://exnova.com/" }, { "platform": "Deriv", "disclosed_operating_entity": "Multiple entities (e.g. Deriv Investments (Europe) Ltd; Deriv (SVG) LLC)", "registration_jurisdiction": "Multiple (Malta, Labuan, BVI, Vanuatu, Mauritius, Cayman, UAE, SVG)", "oversight_type": "Government regulator", "regulator_or_dispute_body": "MFSA (Malta) + Labuan FSA, BVI FSC, VFSC, FSC Mauritius, CIMA, UAE CMA — plus an unregulated SVG entity", "licence_membership_number": "MFSA C 70156 (EU) + per-entity numbers; Deriv (SVG) LLC has no regulator", "official_register_url": "https://deriv.com/regulatory", "availability_restrictions": "Varies by entity/country; binary/fixed-time banned for EU & UK retail", "regulator_warnings": "None found in primary sources checked", "demo_availability": "Yes", "disclosed_minimum_deposit": "Not disclosed (varies by product/entity)", "risk_disclosure_present": "Yes (states 74% of retail CFD accounts lose money)", "date_last_verified": "2026-07-11", "primary_source_url": "https://deriv.com/regulatory" }, { "platform": "IQ Option", "disclosed_operating_entity": "IQOption Europe Ltd (Cyprus, HE327751) + an offshore SVG entity", "registration_jurisdiction": "Cyprus (EEA entity) + St Vincent and the Grenadines (offshore entity)", "oversight_type": "Government regulator", "regulator_or_dispute_body": "CySEC (Cyprus) for the EEA entity; the offshore entity discloses none", "licence_membership_number": "CySEC 247/14, Active — but binary/digital options are limited to professional clients", "official_register_url": "https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/entities/investment-firms/cypriot/40647/", "availability_restrictions": "EEA (except Belgium) via the CySEC entity; non-EEA via the offshore entity", "regulator_warnings": "CVM (Brazil) irregular-activity actions against IQ Option (offshore entity) [gov.br/cvm 2026 decision]; RBI (India) Alert List — reported, not re-verified in this check", "demo_availability": "Yes ($10,000 practice)", "disclosed_minimum_deposit": "$10", "risk_disclosure_present": "Yes", "date_last_verified": "2026-07-11", "primary_source_url": "https://iqoption.com/" }, { "platform": "Olymp Trade", "disclosed_operating_entity": "Aollikus Limited (Reg. 40131); Saledo Global LLC (SVG) for crypto", "registration_jurisdiction": "Vanuatu (main entity); St Vincent and the Grenadines (crypto entity)", "oversight_type": "Government regulator", "regulator_or_dispute_body": "VFSC (Vanuatu) licence; FinaCom (private dispute body) membership", "licence_membership_number": "VFSC 40131 — Class A & C, Active; FinaCom member (from 2016)", "official_register_url": "https://www.vfsc.vu/financial-dealers-licensee-list/", "availability_restrictions": "Excludes USA and others (full list not confirmed from the primary source)", "regulator_warnings": "CySEC (Cyprus) unauthorised-entity warning listing olymptrade.com, 28 Aug 2025 [cysec.gov.cy]; CVM (Brazil) alert (as 'Smartex International LTD, aka Olymp Trade') [gov.br/cvm 2022]", "demo_availability": "Yes ($10,000 refillable)", "disclosed_minimum_deposit": "$10 / EUR 10 (5 USDT for crypto accounts)", "risk_disclosure_present": "Yes", "date_last_verified": "2026-07-11", "primary_source_url": "https://olymptrade.com/pages/regulation/" }, { "platform": "Quotex", "disclosed_operating_entity": "Not verified", "registration_jurisdiction": "Not verified", "oversight_type": "No disclosed regulatory oversight", "regulator_or_dispute_body": "None confirmed", "licence_membership_number": "Not verified", "official_register_url": "Not verified", "availability_restrictions": "Not verified", "regulator_warnings": "Reported: CMVM (Portugal) 2023 warning re Quotex-affiliated entities; Bappebti (Indonesia) domain block — could not be confirmed from a live primary URL in this check", "demo_availability": "Not verified", "disclosed_minimum_deposit": "Not verified", "risk_disclosure_present": "Not verified", "date_last_verified": "2026-07-11", "primary_source_url": "Not verified (quotex.io / qxbroker.com returned HTTP 403 — could not access)" } ] }