Exclusive: ActivTrades Launches New Office in The Bahamas

London-based FX and CFDs brokerage company, ActivTrades has looked to the Bahamas as part of its latest expansionary stroke, culminating in the launch of ActivTrades Corp. The new entity will be based out of Nassau, helping allow ActivTrades to more effectively serve an expanding international client base, with an emphasis on South America and Asia.

ActivTrades Corp is fully regulated by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas. In particular, client funds are held in segregated bank accounts with clients benefiting from Negative Balance Negative Balance In its most basic form, a negative balance represents an account balance in which debits exceed credits. A negative balance indicates that the account holder owes money. A negative balance on a loan indicates that the loan has not been repaid in full, while a negative bank balance indicates that the account holder has overspent.In the retail brokerage space, this phenomenon occurs when a position’s losses in an account exceeds the available margin on hand from a given trader. When a trader place In its most basic form, a negative balance represents an account balance in which debits exceed credits. A negative balance indicates that the account holder owes money. A negative balance on a loan indicates that the loan has not been repaid in full, while a negative bank balance indicates that the account holder has overspent.In the retail brokerage space, this phenomenon occurs when a position’s losses in an account exceeds the available margin on hand from a given trader. When a trader place Read this Term protection. Moreover, ActivTrades is also offering a $1 million funds’ insurance policy, underwritten by participating syndicates at Lloyd’s of London.

Of note, all financial instruments and asset classes in Nassau are under the regulation and supervision of the Securities Commission of the Bahamas. This includes futures, options, equities and CFDs made up of underlying assets including Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term, currencies, crypto, indices, equities, shares, and commodities.

The Bahamas has become an increasingly popular jurisdiction for brokers in recent years. This trend has only grown since a substantiated shift in leverage and other retail regulations this year has caused many brokers to look beyond Europe into alternative jurisdictions.

Extensive trading conditions

Clients registered with ActivTrades Corp will be able to trade with greater flexibility and utilize extensive trading conditions. Alessandro Gho, CEO of ActivTrades Corp, commented on the opening: “This is an exciting time for ActivTrades. Our new office will allow us to better reach emerging markets, which over recent years, have shown an increasing active interest in our services and product offering. We are a successful global company and brand, our expansion further cements this.”

ActivTrades has been aggressively expanding its operations for over a year now, with the new Bahamas office constituting its latest move. Over a year ago, the group also launched a Dubai branch to foster continued growth in the Middle Eastern market.

More recently, the company has had a series of developments in June as well. Finance Magnates spoke recently to Alex Pusco, the CEO of ActivTrades, who delved into detail regarding the group’s strategy for navigating its way forward in light of these changes. Earlier this month, ActivTrades also promoted Georges Batrouni as the Senior Executive Officer (SEO) for the MENA region, operating out of Dubai.