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| foundation = 2009
| foundation = 2009
| location =
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| key_people = Oren Laurent (CEO)<ref name="InvestingInterview" /> <br/> Abraham 'Abe' Cofnas, Head Analyst<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanceo.com/business-and-management/2013/01/the-next-generation-of-financier/ |title=The next generation of financier |publisher=European CEO |date=2013-01-27 |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>{{deadlink}}
| key_people = Oren Laurent (CEO)<ref name="InvestingInterview" /> <br/> Abraham 'Abe' Cofnas, Head Analyst<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanceo.com/business-and-management/2013/01/the-next-generation-of-financier/ |title=The next generation of financier |publisher=European CEO |date=2013-01-27 |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>{{deadlink|date=August 2016}}
| industry = [[Binary options]]
| industry = [[Binary options]]
}}
}}
'''Banc De Binary''' is a Cypriot and Israeli investment firm trading in [[binary options]] on assets including [[Foreign exchange market|foreign exchange]].<ref>[http://www.law360.com/articles/448115/sec-targets-cyprus-and-israel-binary-options-dealer Law 360: SEC Targets Cyprus and Israel 'Binary Options' Dealer]</ref> The company paid an $11 million legal settlement resulting from a suit by the United States [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] and is banned from accepting customers from the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.<ref name="WSJ2016"/>{{fv}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financemagnates.com/binary-options/regulation/new-zealand-fma-joins-asic-in-warning-against-banc-de-binary/|title=New Zealand FMA Joins ASIC in Warning against Banc De Binary|publisher=[[Financial Magnates]]|accessdate=2016-07-22}}</ref>{{fv}}
'''Banc De Binary''' is a Cypriot and Israeli investment firm trading in [[binary options]] on assets including [[Foreign exchange market|foreign exchange]].<ref>[http://www.law360.com/articles/448115/sec-targets-cyprus-and-israel-binary-options-dealer Law 360: SEC Targets Cyprus and Israel 'Binary Options' Dealer]</ref> The company paid an $11 million legal settlement resulting from a suit by the United States [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] and is banned from accepting customers from the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.<ref name="WSJ2016"/>{{fv|date=August 2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financemagnates.com/binary-options/regulation/new-zealand-fma-joins-asic-in-warning-against-banc-de-binary/|title=New Zealand FMA Joins ASIC in Warning against Banc De Binary|publisher=[[Financial Magnates]]|accessdate=2016-07-22}}</ref>{{fv|date=August 2016}}


The company operates an online trading website through which customers can buy or sell binary ("call" or "put") options, predicting whether the price of a certain commodity will go up or down in a specific time period.<ref name = "cftc.gov" /> Banc De Binary customers do not execute their trades via a regulated exchange, but are 'betting' against the firm itself, and the firm only profits if the client loses.<ref>{{cite news|author=Ed |url=http://thefxview.com/2013/08/16/binary-options-vs-forex-trading/ |title=Binary Options vs. Forex Trading |publisher=The FX View |date=August 16, 2013 |accessdate=2014-05-20}}</ref>{{fv}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytradingcoach.com/binary-options.html |title=Binary Options - A simple way to trade or just a SCAM? |publisher=Daytradingcoach |date=2013-06-05 |accessdate=2014-05-20}}</ref>{{unreliable source?}}{{fv}} Banc De Binary is an associate of [[SpotOption]] Exchange which sets the price of the option.{{cn}} The price of the option is not a market price, but is set by SpotOption Exchange itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spotoptionexchange.com/order-execution-policy/ |title=xchange &#124; Order Execution Policy |publisher=Spotoptionexchange.com |accessdate=2014-05-20}}</ref>{{fv}}
The company operates an online trading website through which customers can buy or sell binary ("call" or "put") options, predicting whether the price of a certain commodity will go up or down in a specific time period.<ref name = "cftc.gov" /> Banc De Binary is an associate of [[SpotOption]] Exchange which sets the price of the option.{{cn|date=August 2016}} The price of the option is not a market price, but is set by SpotOption Exchange itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spotoptionexchange.com/order-execution-policy/ |title=xchange &#124; Order Execution Policy |publisher=Spotoptionexchange.com
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428175154/http://www.spotoptionexchange.com/order-execution-policy/
|archivedate=2015-04-28
|accessdate=2014-05-20}}</ref>


The ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' described it as "a website that allows people to bet on the price of gold, oil or stocks".<ref name = "WSJ">{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324798904578529241482337164.html|title = Regulators Sue Prediction Site, Allege Illegal Options|publisher = Wall Street Journal |accessdate = 11 June 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6L9hopyb5|archivedate=2013-11-15}}</ref>
The ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' described it as "a website that allows people to bet on the price of gold, oil or stocks".<ref name = "WSJ">{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324798904578529241482337164.html|title = Regulators Sue Prediction Site, Allege Illegal Options|publisher = Wall Street Journal |accessdate = 11 June 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6L9hopyb5|archivedate=2013-11-15}}</ref>
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==Products and services==
==Products and services==
The company allows people to wager on changes in the price of various assets by using a pricing platform provided by an Israeli company, Spotoption, and customised by Banc De Binary. Customers do not own the asset but instead predict whether its price will rise or fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spotoption.com/binaryoptions/what-are-binary-options/ |title=What Are Binary Options? |publisher=SpotOption |accessdate=2014-05-20}}</ref>{{fv}} Banc De Binary's role is to create accounts for customers as a reseller of Spotoption's services. The company offers several kinds of options; customers can make predictions of the price of over 200 global assets including [[commodities]], [[stocks]], [[stock market index|indices]], and [[Foreign exchange market|FOREX]] using several variations of the trading platform including classic [[binary options]],<ref name="INVESTO">{{cite web |url=http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/binary-option.asp|title=Binary Option |publisher= investopedia.com |accessdate=Aug 11, 2013}}</ref> long term options, sixty seconds,<ref name="BOW">{{cite web |url=http://www.binaryoptionswire.com/60-second-binary-option-trading-strategy/|title=60 Second Binary Option Trading Strategy |publisher= Nancy Eleutheriou |accessdate=Aug 11, 2013}}</ref> and pairs trading.
The company allows people to wager on changes in the price of various assets by using a pricing platform provided by an Israeli company, Spotoption, and customised by Banc De Binary. Customers do not own the asset but instead predict whether its price will rise or fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spotoption.com/binaryoptions/what-are-binary-options/ |title=What Are Binary Options? |publisher=SpotOption |accessdate=2014-05-20}}</ref>{{fv|date=August 2016}} Banc De Binary's role is to create accounts for customers as a reseller of Spotoption's services. The company offers several kinds of options; customers can make predictions of the price of over 200 global assets including [[commodities]], [[stocks]], [[stock market index|indices]], and [[Foreign exchange market|FOREX]] using several variations of the trading platform including classic [[binary options]],<ref name="INVESTO">{{cite web |url=http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/binary-option.asp|title=Binary Option |publisher= investopedia.com |accessdate=Aug 11, 2013}}</ref> long term options, sixty seconds,<ref name="BOW">{{cite web |url=http://www.binaryoptionswire.com/60-second-binary-option-trading-strategy/|title=60 Second Binary Option Trading Strategy |publisher= Nancy Eleutheriou |accessdate=Aug 11, 2013}}</ref> and pairs trading.


==History and timeline==
==History and timeline==
Banc de Binary Ltd, that is based in [[Cyprus]] along with ET Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems, Ltd. and BDB Services, Ltd. that are based in [[Israel]] and the [[Republic of Seychelles]], collectively conduct business internationally as '''Banc de Binary'''. The organization was founded by Oren Shabat Laurent, a 31-year-old (as of 2016) [[United States|American]] and [[Israeli]] citizen who lives on the outskirts of [[Tel Aviv]]. Laurent owns 50% of Banc de Binary, and is also the sole owner or 50% shareholder of ET Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems, Ltd., and BDB Services, Ltd.<ref name="justia"/>
Banc de Binary Ltd, that is based in [[Cyprus]] along with ET Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems, Ltd. and BDB Services, Ltd. that are based in [[Israel]] and the [[Republic of Seychelles]], collectively conduct business internationally as '''Banc de Binary'''. The organization was founded by Oren Shabat Laurent, a 31-year-old (as of 2016) [[United States|American]] and [[Israeli]] citizen who lives on the outskirts of [[Tel Aviv]]. Laurent owns 50% of Banc de Binary, and is also the sole owner or 50% shareholder of ET Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems, Ltd., and BDB Services, Ltd.<ref name="justia"/>


* In an interview the company's founder stated that the firm was founded on January 15, 2009,<ref name="InvestingInterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.investing.com/brokers/banc-de-binary/interviews/banc-de-binary-ceo-oren-laurent-opens-up-on-binary-options-169615 |title=Banc De Binary CEO Oren Laurent Opens Up on Binary Options - with Banc De Binary |publisher=[[Investing.com]] |date= |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>{{deadlink}} and that before, he had worked at "[[NAF Hedge Funds]]" and "[[Infinity Private Investment Funds]]", which he described as [[hedge funds]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orenlaurent.net
* In an interview the company's founder stated that the firm was founded on January 15, 2009,<ref name="InvestingInterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.investing.com/brokers/banc-de-binary/interviews/banc-de-binary-ceo-oren-laurent-opens-up-on-binary-options-169615 |title=Banc De Binary CEO Oren Laurent Opens Up on Binary Options - with Banc De Binary |publisher=[[Investing.com]] |date= |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>{{deadlink|date=August 2016}} and that before, he had worked at "[[NAF Hedge Funds]]" and "[[Infinity Private Investment Funds]]", which he described as [[hedge funds]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orenlaurent.net
|title=Oren Laurent, Financial Services
|title=Oren Laurent, Financial Services
|accessdate=2013-10-24
|accessdate=2013-10-24
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|archivedate=2013-09-16
|archivedate=2013-09-16
|quote=He obtained employment in various retail Wall Street Firms and then worked in NAF Hedge Funds. He later transferred to Infinity Private Investment Funds.
|quote=He obtained employment in various retail Wall Street Firms and then worked in NAF Hedge Funds. He later transferred to Infinity Private Investment Funds.
}}</ref> The company also claims to have been founded in Seychelles in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mybinaryoption.com/banc-de-binary/ |title=Banc De Binary |publisher=Mybinaryoption.com |date=2013-09-04 |accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref>{{unreliable source?}}
}}</ref> The company also claims to have been founded in Seychelles in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mybinaryoption.com/banc-de-binary/ |title=Banc De Binary |publisher=Mybinaryoption.com |date=2013-09-04 |accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2016}}


* In an interview, the company's founder also claimed that by June 2011 the company had around 20,000 client accounts,<ref name=IU>{{cite web |url=http://investmentunderground.com/6882/featured/banc-de-binary-ceo-oren-laurent-opens-up-on-binary-options/
* In an interview, the company's founder also claimed that by June 2011 the company had around 20,000 client accounts,<ref name=IU>{{cite web |url=http://investmentunderground.com/6882/featured/banc-de-binary-ceo-oren-laurent-opens-up-on-binary-options/
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|archivedate=2013-08-08
|archivedate=2013-08-08
|quote=Our projections were for 10,000 client accounts by the end of 2011. We'd doubled that number by June.
|quote=Our projections were for 10,000 client accounts by the end of 2011. We'd doubled that number by June.
}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=November 2013}} and in an open letter published by August 2012, he claimed that number was then 200,000.<ref name="BOD1">{{cite web |url=http://www.binaryoptionsdaily.com/2012/08/27/banc-de-binarys-ceo-oren-laurent-expresses-sincere-thanks/|title=Banc De Binary’s CEO Oren Laurent Expresses Sincere Thanks |publisher= BinaryOptionsDaily.com |accessdate=Aug 11, 2013}}</ref>{{fv}} Banc De Binary have stated that it "is a small company, with approximately 60 employees".<ref name="justia" />
}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=November 2013}} and in an open letter published by August 2012, he claimed that number was then 200,000.<ref name="BOD1">{{cite web |url=http://www.binaryoptionsdaily.com/2012/08/27/banc-de-binarys-ceo-oren-laurent-expresses-sincere-thanks/|title=Banc De Binary’s CEO Oren Laurent Expresses Sincere Thanks |publisher= BinaryOptionsDaily.com |accessdate=Aug 11, 2013}}</ref>{{fv|date=August 2016}} Banc De Binary have stated that it "is a small company, with approximately 60 employees".<ref name="justia" />
* An article in the Independent on Sunday newspaper described it as a "leading City trading firm", although it does not have an office in the City of London, and the address the company gives is a virtual office space with no physical presence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/bluechip-dividends-tipped-to-soar-8458512.html?origin=internalSearch |title=Blue-chip dividends tipped to soar |work=[[The Independent]] |date=2013-01-20 |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookings.executiveoffices.co.uk/virtual-offices/1-king-street-ec2v-8au |title=Buy a 1 King Street, EC2V 8AU |publisher=Bookings.executiveoffices.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref>{{Deadlink}}
* An article in the Independent on Sunday newspaper described it as a "leading City trading firm", although it does not have an office in the City of London, and the address the company gives is a virtual office space with no physical presence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/bluechip-dividends-tipped-to-soar-8458512.html?origin=internalSearch |title=Blue-chip dividends tipped to soar |work=[[The Independent]] |date=2013-01-20 |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookings.executiveoffices.co.uk/virtual-offices/1-king-street-ec2v-8au |title=Buy a 1 King Street, EC2V 8AU |publisher=Bookings.executiveoffices.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref>{{Deadlink|date=August 2016}}
* On 7 January 2013, Banc De Binary was licensed as an investment firm by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).<ref name="CYSEC">{{cite web|url=http://www.cysec.gov.cy/licence_members_1_en.aspx |title=Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission |publisher=Cysec.gov.cy |date= |accessdate=2013-08-17}}</ref><ref name="FinMir">{{cite web |url=http://www.financialmirror.com/news-details.php?nid=29363|title=Banc De Binary is first Binary Options Broker in EU |publisher= Financial Mirror |accessdate=Aug 11, 2013}}</ref> Investment firms regulated by CySEC must demonstrate to CySEC that their activities comply with the laws of any non-[[European Union|EU]] countries where they do business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forexmagnates.com/get-out-cysec-bans-fx-firms-from-accepting-non-eu-clients/|title=Get Out! CySEC Bans FX Firms From Accepting Non-EU Clientswork=Forex Magnates|accessdate=2013-10-16|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130806024248/http://forexmagnates.com/get-out-cysec-bans-fx-firms-from-accepting-non-eu-clients/|archivedate=2013-08-06|quote=[...] brokers which operate under the CySEC license [...] will no longer be able to solicit business [...] outside of the European Union, unless a potential client [...] who resides in a non-EU member state can provide written authorization from the domestic financial markets regulator in the nation which that person is resident [...]}}</ref><ref name="cysec-circular">{{cite web | url=http://www.cysec.gov.cy/Downloads/Circulars/2013/EPEY/Circular%20CI144-2013-22%20to%20CIFs%20-%20cross%20border%20services%20to%20third%20countries.pdf | title=Freedom to provide investment and ancillary services and or perform investment activities in a third country | publisher=Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission | work=Circular CI144-2013-22 | date=2013-07-26 | accessdate=2013-11-11|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130814201432/http://www.cysec.gov.cy/Downloads/Circulars/2013/EPEY/Circular%20CI144-2013-22%20to%20CIFs%20-%20cross%20border%20services%20to%20third%20countries.pdf|archivedate=2013-08-14|quote= The Commission allows, pursuant to section 79(4) of the Law, the provision of investment and ancillary services and/or the performance of investment services within the territory of a third country provided that CIFs, before commencing any activity, will take all necessary measures to ensure that they will comply with the relevant legal provisions of the third country.}}</ref> According to the company, its operations "outside of the European Union" are conducted by BDB Services Limited (formerly known as BO Systems Limited), which is incorporated in the [[Seychelles]].<ref name=tou>{{cite web
* On 7 January 2013, Banc De Binary was licensed as an investment firm by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).<ref name="CYSEC">{{cite web|url=http://www.cysec.gov.cy/licence_members_1_en.aspx |title=Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission |publisher=Cysec.gov.cy |date= |accessdate=2013-08-17}}</ref><ref name="FinMir">{{cite web |url=http://www.financialmirror.com/news-details.php?nid=29363|title=Banc De Binary is first Binary Options Broker in EU |publisher= Financial Mirror |accessdate=Aug 11, 2013}}</ref> Investment firms regulated by CySEC must demonstrate to CySEC that their activities comply with the laws of any non-[[European Union|EU]] countries where they do business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forexmagnates.com/get-out-cysec-bans-fx-firms-from-accepting-non-eu-clients/|title=Get Out! CySEC Bans FX Firms From Accepting Non-EU Clientswork=Forex Magnates|accessdate=2013-10-16|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130806024248/http://forexmagnates.com/get-out-cysec-bans-fx-firms-from-accepting-non-eu-clients/|archivedate=2013-08-06|quote=[...] brokers which operate under the CySEC license [...] will no longer be able to solicit business [...] outside of the European Union, unless a potential client [...] who resides in a non-EU member state can provide written authorization from the domestic financial markets regulator in the nation which that person is resident [...]}}</ref><ref name="cysec-circular">{{cite web | url=http://www.cysec.gov.cy/Downloads/Circulars/2013/EPEY/Circular%20CI144-2013-22%20to%20CIFs%20-%20cross%20border%20services%20to%20third%20countries.pdf | title=Freedom to provide investment and ancillary services and or perform investment activities in a third country | publisher=Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission | work=Circular CI144-2013-22 | date=2013-07-26 | accessdate=2013-11-11|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130814201432/http://www.cysec.gov.cy/Downloads/Circulars/2013/EPEY/Circular%20CI144-2013-22%20to%20CIFs%20-%20cross%20border%20services%20to%20third%20countries.pdf|archivedate=2013-08-14|quote= The Commission allows, pursuant to section 79(4) of the Law, the provision of investment and ancillary services and/or the performance of investment services within the territory of a third country provided that CIFs, before commencing any activity, will take all necessary measures to ensure that they will comply with the relevant legal provisions of the third country.}}</ref> According to the company, its operations "outside of the European Union" are conducted by BDB Services Limited (formerly known as BO Systems Limited), which is incorporated in the [[Seychelles]].<ref name=tou>{{cite web
|url=https://bancdebinary.com/terms-of-use/
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* The Financial Services Register maintained by the UK's [[Financial Conduct Authority]] states that from 25 February 2013 the company "is authorised or registered by ... [CySEC] ... and may be subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority".<ref name="BancDeBinaryFSA">{{cite web| title=Financial Services Register 2013 | publisher = Bank of England Financial Services Register| date = Jun 2013| url =http://www.fsa.gov.uk/register/firmRegulator.do?sid=314566| accessdate =8 July 2013}}</ref> The company has similar licences in Germany,<ref>{{cite web|author=BaFin |url=https://portal.mvp.bafin.de/database/InstInfo/institutDetails.do?cmd=loadInstitutAction&institutId=131401 |title=BaFin – Unternehmensdatenbank BaFin |language=de |publisher=Portal.mvp.bafin.de |accessdate=2013-08-17}}</ref> Italy, France,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.regafi.fr/spip.php?type=simple&id_secteur=1&lang=fr&denomination=banc+de+binary&page=af&id=3880 |title=Fiche agent financier – REGAFI – Registre des agents financiers |publisher=Regafi.fr |accessdate=2013-08-17}}</ref> and Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnmv.es/Portal/Consultas/ESI/ESISExtranjerasLP.aspx?numero=3370&tipo=CLP |title=CNMV – Empresas de servicios de inversión extranjeras en libre prestación |publisher=Cnmv.es |date=2013-01-24 |accessdate=2013-08-17}}</ref> In accordance with the [[Markets in Financial Instruments Directive|European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)]], the company has "passported" into almost all member states of the EEA; MiFID allows companies to provide financial services primarily regulated by their home state rather than the state where the customer resides,<ref name="CySECList">{{cite web |url=http://www.cysec.gov.cy/licence_members_14_en.aspx|title=Cypriot Investment Firm offering cross-border services to Member States |publisher= CySEC |accessdate=Aug 11, 2013}}</ref>{{fv}} but clients based in other countries would receive nothing if the company collapsed.<ref name="thisismoney.co.uk">{{cite news|author=Tony Hetherington |url=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-2407941/TONY-HETHERINGTON-US-watchdog-takes-bank-Banc-Binary-court--Britain-lets-in.html |title=US watchdog takes 'bank' Banc de Binary to court...but Britain lets it in |publisher=[[Daily Mail]] |date= |accessdate=2013-11-13|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisismoney.co.uk%2Fmoney%2Finvesting%2Farticle-2407941%2FTONY-HETHERINGTON-US-watchdog-takes-bank-Banc-Binary-court--Britain-lets-in.html&date=2013-11-15|archivedate=2013-11-15}}</ref>
* The Financial Services Register maintained by the UK's [[Financial Conduct Authority]] states that from 25 February 2013 the company "is authorised or registered by ... [CySEC] ... and may be subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority".<ref name="BancDeBinaryFSA">{{cite web| title=Financial Services Register 2013 | publisher = Bank of England Financial Services Register| date = Jun 2013| url =http://www.fsa.gov.uk/register/firmRegulator.do?sid=314566| accessdate =8 July 2013}}</ref> The company has similar licences in Germany,<ref>{{cite web|author=BaFin |url=https://portal.mvp.bafin.de/database/InstInfo/institutDetails.do?cmd=loadInstitutAction&institutId=131401 |title=BaFin – Unternehmensdatenbank BaFin |language=de |publisher=Portal.mvp.bafin.de |accessdate=2013-08-17}}</ref> Italy, France,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.regafi.fr/spip.php?type=simple&id_secteur=1&lang=fr&denomination=banc+de+binary&page=af&id=3880 |title=Fiche agent financier – REGAFI – Registre des agents financiers |publisher=Regafi.fr |accessdate=2013-08-17}}</ref> and Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnmv.es/Portal/Consultas/ESI/ESISExtranjerasLP.aspx?numero=3370&tipo=CLP |title=CNMV – Empresas de servicios de inversión extranjeras en libre prestación |publisher=Cnmv.es |date=2013-01-24 |accessdate=2013-08-17}}</ref> In accordance with the [[Markets in Financial Instruments Directive|European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)]], the company has "passported" into almost all member states of the EEA; MiFID allows companies to provide financial services primarily regulated by their home state rather than the state where the customer resides,<ref name="CySECList">{{cite web |url=http://www.cysec.gov.cy/licence_members_14_en.aspx|title=Cypriot Investment Firm offering cross-border services to Member States |publisher= CySEC |accessdate=Aug 11, 2013}}</ref>{{fv|date=August 2016}} but clients based in other countries would receive nothing if the company collapsed.<ref name="thisismoney.co.uk">{{cite news|author=Tony Hetherington |url=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-2407941/TONY-HETHERINGTON-US-watchdog-takes-bank-Banc-Binary-court--Britain-lets-in.html |title=US watchdog takes 'bank' Banc de Binary to court...but Britain lets it in |publisher=[[Daily Mail]] |date= |accessdate=2013-11-13|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisismoney.co.uk%2Fmoney%2Finvesting%2Farticle-2407941%2FTONY-HETHERINGTON-US-watchdog-takes-bank-Banc-Binary-court--Britain-lets-in.html&date=2013-11-15|archivedate=2013-11-15}}</ref>
* In June 2014, an advertisement on a freelance employment Website offered more than $10,000 for "crisis management" of the BdB page on Wikipedia.<ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/06/16/wikipedia-strengthens-rules-against-undisclosed-editing/</ref>
* In June 2014, an advertisement on a freelance employment Website offered more than $10,000 for "crisis management" of the BdB page on Wikipedia.<ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/06/16/wikipedia-strengthens-rules-against-undisclosed-editing/</ref>
* In 2016, CySEC fined the locally based company (Banc De Binary Ltd) for an undisclosed amount and settled. CySEC has stated on open record that "The settlement reached with BdB, for the possible violations, is for the amount of €350.000. The Company has paid the amount of €350.000". However, the [[Reputational risk|reputational damages]] and legal ramifications are significant for BdB's Cypriot based operations.<ref>[https://www.leaprate.com/2016/01/cysec-fines-part-ii-banc-de-binary-settles-for-e350000-24option-parent-fined-e156000/ Leap Rate: CySEC fines Part II: Banc de Binary settles for €350,000, 24option parent fined €156,000]</ref><ref>[http://www.cysec.gov.cy/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=34e2a317-00c6-41c4-9be6-c147f94ba65d CySEC Board Decision regarding Banc De Binary Ltd]</ref>
* In 2016, CySEC fined the locally based company (Banc De Binary Ltd) for an undisclosed amount and settled. CySEC has stated on open record that "The settlement reached with BdB, for the possible violations, is for the amount of €350.000. The Company has paid the amount of €350.000". However, the [[Reputational risk|reputational damages]] and legal ramifications are significant for BdB's Cypriot based operations.<ref>[https://www.leaprate.com/2016/01/cysec-fines-part-ii-banc-de-binary-settles-for-e350000-24option-parent-fined-e156000/ Leap Rate: CySEC fines Part II: Banc de Binary settles for €350,000, 24option parent fined €156,000]</ref><ref>[http://www.cysec.gov.cy/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=34e2a317-00c6-41c4-9be6-c147f94ba65d CySEC Board Decision regarding Banc De Binary Ltd]</ref>
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accessdate=2013-11-27}}</ref> Charges filed on 7 August in the US stated that Banc De Binary "may be criminally liable under the federal RICO statute".


Banc De Binary at first refused to appear in court in the US for depositions.<ref name="justia">[http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/2:2013cv00993/94851/61/0.pdf ''Securities &amp; Exchange Commission v. Banc de Binary, et al.'']</ref> Banc De Binary claimed to have an office in [[New York City]] at [[Trump Tower (New York City)|Trump Towers]], but this was in fact a virtual office space with no significant physical presence.<ref name="seccomplaint">{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2013/comp-pr2013-103.pdf|title=SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION vs. BANC DE BINARY LTD, complaint|quote=Banc de Binary maintained a virtual office on Wall Street}}</ref> Trading and offering financial services to US consumers without gaining a license first from US regulators is illegal, as it would mean the client would have no protection. The company also claims on its site at its UK Companies House report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//companysearch?disp=1&frfsh=1382112367&#result |title=Companies House WebCheck |publisher=Wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-10-18}}</ref>{{Deadlink}} to have an office at 1 King Street, EC2, in the [[City of London]], but this, like its New York City address, is a virtual office with no physical presence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookings.executiveoffices.co.uk/virtual-offices/1-king-street-ec2v-8au |title=Buy a 1 King Street, EC2V 8AU |publisher=Bookings.executiveoffices.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-10-18}}</ref>{{deadlink}} Banc De Binary's UK Companies House report says that they are based in Cyprus. Despite this, Banc de Binary was brought to trial in Nevada. Banc De Binary retained the services of Snell and Wilmer in Reno in relation to US charges. This followed an earlier hearing where in the absence of any representation from Banc De Binary, charges were filed via email and by post.<ref name="justia" />
Banc De Binary at first refused to appear in court in the US for depositions.<ref name="justia">[http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/2:2013cv00993/94851/61/0.pdf ''Securities &amp; Exchange Commission v. Banc de Binary, et al.'']</ref> Banc De Binary claimed to have an office in [[New York City]] at [[Trump Tower (New York City)|Trump Towers]], but this was in fact a virtual office space with no significant physical presence.<ref name="seccomplaint">{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2013/comp-pr2013-103.pdf|title=SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION vs. BANC DE BINARY LTD, complaint|quote=Banc de Binary maintained a virtual office on Wall Street}}</ref> Trading and offering financial services to US consumers without gaining a license first from US regulators is illegal, as it would mean the client would have no protection. The company also claims on its site at its UK Companies House report<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//companysearch?disp=1&frfsh=1382112367&#result |title=Companies House WebCheck |publisher=Wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-10-18}}</ref>{{Deadlink|date=August 2016}} to have an office at 1 King Street, EC2, in the [[City of London]], but this, like its New York City address, is a virtual office with no physical presence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookings.executiveoffices.co.uk/virtual-offices/1-king-street-ec2v-8au |title=Buy a 1 King Street, EC2V 8AU |publisher=Bookings.executiveoffices.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-10-18}}</ref>{{deadlink|date=August 2016}} Banc De Binary's UK Companies House report says that they are based in Cyprus. Despite this, Banc de Binary was brought to trial in Nevada. Banc De Binary retained the services of Snell and Wilmer in Reno in relation to US charges. This followed an earlier hearing where in the absence of any representation from Banc De Binary, charges were filed via email and by post.<ref name="justia" />


Binary trading in the US is legal, but only if done through properly registered and regulated exchanges such as [[NADEX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nadex.com/why-nadex/legal-for-us-residents.html |title=Binary Options Legal US |publisher=Nadex.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-18}}</ref>{{unreliable source?}}<ref name="FM">{{cite web|url=http://forexmagnates.com/banc-de-binary-gets-charged-by-the-cftc-investor-warning-also-issued-across-the-us/|title = Banc De Binary: Gets Charged by the CFTC| publisher = ForexMagnates | accessdate = 19 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="FxView">{{cite web|url=http://thefxview.com/2013/06/07/ctfc-files-civil-suit-against-banc-de-binary/|title = CTFC files civil suit against Banc De Binary| publisher = The Fx View | accessdate = 19 June 2013}}</ref> Both the CFTC and SEC working in conjunction with one another filed civil suits against the company, seeking disgorgement, financial penalties and other preliminary and permanent injunctions against the company.<ref name="SEC warns">{{cite web|url=http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2013/2013-103.htm|title = SEC Warns Investors About Binary Options and Charges Cyprus-Based Company with Selling Them Illegally in U.S. | publisher=Securities Exchange Commission | accessdate = 19 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="CFTC">{{cite web|url=http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr6602-13|title = CFTC Charges "Prediction Market" Proprietor Banc De Binary with Violating the CFTC’s Off-Exchange Options Trading Ban and Operating as an Unregistered Futures Commission Merchant | accessdate = 19 June 2013}}</ref> In civil suits filed in Nevada, the SEC and CFTC allege that the company was offering off-exchange traded options to US customers and unlawfully solicited US customers to buy and sell options. The CFTC and SEC's suit also alleges that it did not limit its offerings to eligible contract participants, contrary to US regulations;<ref name="cftc.gov" /><ref name="SEC complaint">{{cite web|url=http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2013/comp-pr2013-103.pdf|title = SEC Full Complaint | accessdate = 19 June 2013}}</ref> a fully regulated broker would complete credit checks on customers to ensure that those with low finances did not trade with them. Amongst the allegations made by the SEC is that Banc De Binary induced people with limited funds, including one unemployed person with less than $1000,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2013/lr22718.htm |title=Banc de Binary Ltd. (Release No. LR-22718; June 7, 2013) |publisher=Sec.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-10-18}}</ref> to open accounts. In response to the US charges the company put out a statement that made no mention of its legal problems, but instead incorrectly implied that they were in negotiations and that they had voluntarily left the US market, when in fact the SEC had taken an injunction out to stop them.<ref name="thisismoney.co.uk"/><ref>[http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2013/lr22767.htm Banc de Binary Ltd. (Release No. LR-22767; August 1, 2013)]. Sec.gov. Retrieved on 2013-10-16.</ref>
Binary trading in the US is legal, but only if done through properly registered and regulated exchanges such as [[NADEX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nadex.com/why-nadex/legal-for-us-residents.html |title=Binary Options Legal US |publisher=Nadex.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-18}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2016}}<ref name="FM">{{cite web|url=http://forexmagnates.com/banc-de-binary-gets-charged-by-the-cftc-investor-warning-also-issued-across-the-us/|title = Banc De Binary: Gets Charged by the CFTC| publisher = ForexMagnates | accessdate = 19 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="FxView">{{cite web|url=http://thefxview.com/2013/06/07/ctfc-files-civil-suit-against-banc-de-binary/|title = CTFC files civil suit against Banc De Binary| publisher = The Fx View | accessdate = 19 June 2013}}</ref> Both the CFTC and SEC working in conjunction with one another filed civil suits against the company, seeking disgorgement, financial penalties and other preliminary and permanent injunctions against the company.<ref name="SEC warns">{{cite web|url=http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2013/2013-103.htm|title = SEC Warns Investors About Binary Options and Charges Cyprus-Based Company with Selling Them Illegally in U.S. | publisher=Securities Exchange Commission | accessdate = 19 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="CFTC">{{cite web|url=http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr6602-13|title = CFTC Charges "Prediction Market" Proprietor Banc De Binary with Violating the CFTC’s Off-Exchange Options Trading Ban and Operating as an Unregistered Futures Commission Merchant | accessdate = 19 June 2013}}</ref> In civil suits filed in Nevada, the SEC and CFTC allege that the company was offering off-exchange traded options to US customers and unlawfully solicited US customers to buy and sell options. The CFTC and SEC's suit also alleges that it did not limit its offerings to eligible contract participants, contrary to US regulations;<ref name="cftc.gov" /><ref name="SEC complaint">{{cite web|url=http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2013/comp-pr2013-103.pdf|title = SEC Full Complaint | accessdate = 19 June 2013}}</ref> a fully regulated broker would complete credit checks on customers to ensure that those with low finances did not trade with them. Amongst the allegations made by the SEC is that Banc De Binary induced people with limited funds, including one unemployed person with less than $1000,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2013/lr22718.htm |title=Banc de Binary Ltd. (Release No. LR-22718; June 7, 2013) |publisher=Sec.gov |date= |accessdate=2013-10-18}}</ref> to open accounts. In response to the US charges the company put out a statement that made no mention of its legal problems, but instead incorrectly implied that they were in negotiations and that they had voluntarily left the US market, when in fact the SEC had taken an injunction out to stop them.<ref name="thisismoney.co.uk"/><ref>[http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2013/lr22767.htm Banc de Binary Ltd. (Release No. LR-22767; August 1, 2013)]. Sec.gov. Retrieved on 2013-10-16.</ref>


In a message posted on its Web site, the company stated that {{quote|1=[...] Banc De Binary is voluntarily discontinuing its operations in the United States. The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission have asserted that Banc De Binary is not permitted to offer its binary option products to U.S. residents without registering with those agencies. We are currently in discussions with the CFTC and SEC about these issues, but in the interim, we have discontinued all business with U.S. residents.}}
In a message posted on its Web site, the company stated that {{quote|1=[...] Banc De Binary is voluntarily discontinuing its operations in the United States. The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission have asserted that Banc De Binary is not permitted to offer its binary option products to U.S. residents without registering with those agencies. We are currently in discussions with the CFTC and SEC about these issues, but in the interim, we have discontinued all business with U.S. residents.}}

Revision as of 16:23, 25 August 2016

Banc De Binary
Company typePrivate
IndustryBinary options
Founded2009
Key people
Oren Laurent (CEO)[1]
Abraham 'Abe' Cofnas, Head Analyst[2][dead link]

Banc De Binary is a Cypriot and Israeli investment firm trading in binary options on assets including foreign exchange.[3] The company paid an $11 million legal settlement resulting from a suit by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and is banned from accepting customers from the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.[4][failed verification][5][failed verification]

The company operates an online trading website through which customers can buy or sell binary ("call" or "put") options, predicting whether the price of a certain commodity will go up or down in a specific time period.[6] Banc De Binary is an associate of SpotOption Exchange which sets the price of the option.[citation needed] The price of the option is not a market price, but is set by SpotOption Exchange itself.[7]

The Wall Street Journal described it as "a website that allows people to bet on the price of gold, oil or stocks".[8]

The company has a history of regulatory issues on two continents, and was barred from accepting U.S. customers in August 2013 after being charged with several offences by the CFTC and SEC.[9]

Products and services

The company allows people to wager on changes in the price of various assets by using a pricing platform provided by an Israeli company, Spotoption, and customised by Banc De Binary. Customers do not own the asset but instead predict whether its price will rise or fall.[10][failed verification] Banc De Binary's role is to create accounts for customers as a reseller of Spotoption's services. The company offers several kinds of options; customers can make predictions of the price of over 200 global assets including commodities, stocks, indices, and FOREX using several variations of the trading platform including classic binary options,[11] long term options, sixty seconds,[12] and pairs trading.

History and timeline

Banc de Binary Ltd, that is based in Cyprus along with ET Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems, Ltd. and BDB Services, Ltd. that are based in Israel and the Republic of Seychelles, collectively conduct business internationally as Banc de Binary. The organization was founded by Oren Shabat Laurent, a 31-year-old (as of 2016) American and Israeli citizen who lives on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. Laurent owns 50% of Banc de Binary, and is also the sole owner or 50% shareholder of ET Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems, Ltd., and BDB Services, Ltd.[13]

  • In an interview, the company's founder also claimed that by June 2011 the company had around 20,000 client accounts,[16][unreliable source?] and in an open letter published by August 2012, he claimed that number was then 200,000.[17][failed verification] Banc De Binary have stated that it "is a small company, with approximately 60 employees".[13]
  • An article in the Independent on Sunday newspaper described it as a "leading City trading firm", although it does not have an office in the City of London, and the address the company gives is a virtual office space with no physical presence.[18][19][dead link]
  • On 7 January 2013, Banc De Binary was licensed as an investment firm by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).[20][21] Investment firms regulated by CySEC must demonstrate to CySEC that their activities comply with the laws of any non-EU countries where they do business.[22][23] According to the company, its operations "outside of the European Union" are conducted by BDB Services Limited (formerly known as BO Systems Limited), which is incorporated in the Seychelles.[24]
  • The Financial Services Register maintained by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority states that from 25 February 2013 the company "is authorised or registered by ... [CySEC] ... and may be subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority".[25] The company has similar licences in Germany,[26] Italy, France,[27] and Spain.[28] In accordance with the European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), the company has "passported" into almost all member states of the EEA; MiFID allows companies to provide financial services primarily regulated by their home state rather than the state where the customer resides,[29][failed verification] but clients based in other countries would receive nothing if the company collapsed.[30]
  • In June 2014, an advertisement on a freelance employment Website offered more than $10,000 for "crisis management" of the BdB page on Wikipedia.[31]
  • In 2016, CySEC fined the locally based company (Banc De Binary Ltd) for an undisclosed amount and settled. CySEC has stated on open record that "The settlement reached with BdB, for the possible violations, is for the amount of €350.000. The Company has paid the amount of €350.000". However, the reputational damages and legal ramifications are significant for BdB's Cypriot based operations.[32][33]

Regulatory issues

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission enforcement actions

On 6 June 2013, Banc De Binary was charged by both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged violations of US financial regulations. In the same press release the CFTC warned more generally of "fraudulent schemes involving binary options and their trading platforms".[6] On 30 July 2013 the SEC obtained a preliminary injunction from U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada to prevent and freeze any further trading with US customers.[34][9][34] Charges filed on 7 August in the US stated that Banc De Binary "may be criminally liable under the federal RICO statute".

Banc De Binary at first refused to appear in court in the US for depositions.[13] Banc De Binary claimed to have an office in New York City at Trump Towers, but this was in fact a virtual office space with no significant physical presence.[35] Trading and offering financial services to US consumers without gaining a license first from US regulators is illegal, as it would mean the client would have no protection. The company also claims on its site at its UK Companies House report[36][dead link] to have an office at 1 King Street, EC2, in the City of London, but this, like its New York City address, is a virtual office with no physical presence.[37][dead link] Banc De Binary's UK Companies House report says that they are based in Cyprus. Despite this, Banc de Binary was brought to trial in Nevada. Banc De Binary retained the services of Snell and Wilmer in Reno in relation to US charges. This followed an earlier hearing where in the absence of any representation from Banc De Binary, charges were filed via email and by post.[13]

Binary trading in the US is legal, but only if done through properly registered and regulated exchanges such as NADEX.[38][unreliable source?][39][40] Both the CFTC and SEC working in conjunction with one another filed civil suits against the company, seeking disgorgement, financial penalties and other preliminary and permanent injunctions against the company.[41][42] In civil suits filed in Nevada, the SEC and CFTC allege that the company was offering off-exchange traded options to US customers and unlawfully solicited US customers to buy and sell options. The CFTC and SEC's suit also alleges that it did not limit its offerings to eligible contract participants, contrary to US regulations;[6][43] a fully regulated broker would complete credit checks on customers to ensure that those with low finances did not trade with them. Amongst the allegations made by the SEC is that Banc De Binary induced people with limited funds, including one unemployed person with less than $1000,[44] to open accounts. In response to the US charges the company put out a statement that made no mention of its legal problems, but instead incorrectly implied that they were in negotiations and that they had voluntarily left the US market, when in fact the SEC had taken an injunction out to stop them.[30][45]

In a message posted on its Web site, the company stated that

[...] Banc De Binary is voluntarily discontinuing its operations in the United States. The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission have asserted that Banc De Binary is not permitted to offer its binary option products to U.S. residents without registering with those agencies. We are currently in discussions with the CFTC and SEC about these issues, but in the interim, we have discontinued all business with U.S. residents.

On January 26, 2016, Banc De Binary agreed to a court order to pay $11 million in restitution and penalties to settle this case.[4] The settlement agreement requires Banc De Binary to refund the losses of US customers. Refunds are being handled by the National Futures Association as court-appointed monitor.[46] Banc De Binary is permanently barred from doing any business in the United States or with US persons.

Cyprus issues

Within the European Union, the company is regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). On 7 April 2014 CySec announced that they had fined Banc De Binary 10,000 Euros after it had 'concealed material information in its request for authorization CIF submitted to the commission in August 2012, namely concealed the existence of close links between it and another company'.[47]

UK issues

The British Daily Mail newspaper journalist Tony Hetherington reported allegations that Banc De Binary withdrew funds from the accounts of two clients without authorization. Banc De Binary has denied wrongdoing.[30][48]

Investor advisories

As of October 2013, the company was rated "F" by the United States' Better Business Bureau because 31 complaints had been made against it, including 9 which were unanswered. The BBB report also offered the opinion that "[t]he site essentially allows investors to gamble on the future price of something at a point in time."[49]

It appears on the US Securities and Exchange Commission's "List of Unregistered Soliciting Entities That Have Been the Subject of Investor Complaints".[50]

In Canada, it is listed on the Ontario Securities Commission's Investors Warning List of "companies that appear to be engaging in activities that may pose a risk to investors".[51]

After receiving "at least one complaint from a Québec investor who traded through Banc De Binary's platform and was unable to recover his investment", the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) warned investors about the company. It noted that a bonus of 50% of the opening deposit is available, but customers who accept the bonus are not allowed to make withdrawals until they have made trades equal to 20 times their initial deposit. The AMF also pointed out that, due to the "all or nothing" nature of binary options, an investor who wrongly predicts market movement will lose his entire investment. Banc De Binary is not registered with the AMF. The AMF also, like the CFTC, included a more general warning about the risk of fraud in binary options trading in the same press release.[52]

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