IOSCO issued a Consultation Report containing policy approaches to enhance protections for retail investors purchasing OTC leveraged products.
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The North American Securities Administrators Association encouraged investors to carefully evaluate the circumstances before choosing to invest in binary options.
After surveying members of its Committee for Regulation of Market Intermediaries, IOSCO reported on the risks to retail investors from the marketing and selling of complex over-the-counter leveraged products.
The North American Securities Administrators Association ("NASAA") reminded investors to exercise caution before investing in "three products recently making news: marijuana-related investments, binary options and digital currency." NASAA President and Maine Securities Administrator Judith Shaw stated: "At first glance, these products appear to have no real connection to one another. But what they all have in common is their recent emergence as three investments that both sellers and buyers hope will become the 'next big thing.' Before you consider investing, make sure you understand what