One of the most common tricks scam brokers use is blurring the line between being registered as a company and being regulated as a financial firm. They are not the same thing.
Registration is just paperwork
Registering a company — for example as an International Business Company in an offshore jurisdiction — simply records that the entity exists. It says nothing about whether it is authorised to offer trading services.
Regulation is oversight
A financial licence means a regulator supervises the firm, sets capital rules, and can act against it. That is the protection you actually want.
When a platform waves an offshore registration certificate as “proof” of legitimacy, treat it as a warning, not reassurance. Check the regulator’s register yourself, or search ours.
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