AMF and ACPR Warn Against Unregulated Forex and Crypto-Asset Derivatives

France AMF Warnings

Published October 17th, 2025

Detected March 13th, 2026

Summary

The French AMF and ACPR have issued a warning to the public regarding entities offering investments in unregulated Forex and crypto-asset derivatives. These entities are operating without the necessary authorization in France, posing risks to investors.

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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) have jointly issued a warning to the public concerning several entities illegally offering investments in unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) markets and crypto-asset derivatives within France. These entities lack the required authorization from the French financial regulators, highlighting a significant risk to potential investors.

This notice serves as an alert to consumers and investors to exercise extreme caution and verify the authorization status of any firm offering such financial products. Regulated entities should be aware of these warnings as they may indicate increased enforcement activity or potential market manipulation. While no specific penalties are detailed for the unregulated entities in this notice, operating without authorization in France can lead to significant legal and financial repercussions, including potential investigations and sanctions by the AMF and ACPR.

What to do next

Verify authorization status of any firm offering Forex or crypto-asset derivative investments in France.
Educate consumers and investors about the risks associated with unregulated financial products.

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The AMF and the ACPR warn the public against the activities of several entities offering in France investments in the unregulated foreign exchange market (Forex) and in crypto-assets derivatives without being authorized to do so

With the objective of protecting investors, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) regularly update their blacklists of websites identified as offering investments in Forex and in derivative products whose underlying assets include crypto-assets, without being authorized to do so.

Since the beginning of 2025, the AMF and the ACPR have added 43 unauthorised websites in the Forex category and 23 in the crypto-asset derivatives category.

Here is the list of recently identified websites run by unauthorized entities:

Forex :

aekcapital.ltd
argusinterfx.com
atinvesting212.co
cap10-wallet.com
finprofm.com
finvestai.org
guru4invest.com
pocketoption.fr
profindit.pro
provise24.com
skylinefx.co
www.aurolonix.com
www.vivagopro.com

Crypto-assets derivatives:

apex-trade.capital
fdte2.xyz
gmzglobal.net
lesrouleaux.com
lwex02.com
nexonmarkets.com
trade.plf-tchb.com
www.apex.exchange
www.bcqecoin.fr
www.tradecapital24.com Lists of all websites that are not authorized to offer investments in Forex or in crypto-assets derivatives are available on the Assurance Banque Épargne Infoservice – ABEIS's website and on the AMF’s website.

Please note that these lists are updated regularly but they are not intended to be complete, as new unauthorized entities appear regularly.

To ensure that the intermediary offering you financial products or services is authorized to operate in France, you may consult the register of authorized investment service providers (https://www.regafi.fr), the list of authorized intermediaries in the financial investment advisor category (FIA) (https://www.orias.fr/search) or the list of crowdfunding service providers (CSP) in France, available in this page of the AMF’s website.

If the intermediary in question does not appear on any of the last lists, we strongly recommend that you should not make use of their services, as they are in breach of the applicable legislation and are not required to comply with basic rules of investor protection, information disclosure and claims handling.

| Do you have any questions? You can find information on the following websites:

Assurance Banque Épargne Infoservice (ABEIS) https://www.abe-infoservice.fr
AMF: http://www.amf-france.org/en or call the AMF Epargne Info Service on +33 (0)1 5345 6200, Mondays to Fridays from 9am to 12.30pm.
ACPR: https://acpr.banque-france.fr/ |
About the AMF
The AMF is an independent public authority responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected and that investors are provided with adequate information. The AMF also supervises the orderly operations of markets. Visit our website: https://www.amf-france.org/en **

About the ACPR
The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution is the administrative authority operationally attached to the Banque de France that supervises the banking and insurance sectors and ensures financial stability. The ACPR is also responsible for protecting the customers of the supervised institutions and ensuring the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. It also has resolution powers. The ACPR’s operational departments come under its General Secretariat. Visit our website: https://acpr.banque-france.fr/

Contacts presse

AMF Communications Directorate +33 (0)1 5345 6028 ACPR Communication Unit +33 (0)1 42 44 72 76 presse [at] acpr.banque-france.fr Keywords
- Warning
- Forex and binary options