Harsher rules expected for Australian brokers for margin FX and CFDs

Having an Australian Financial Services licence continues to be an attractive proposition, but they’re hard to get

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Tougher regulation: “The AFS licence for online CFD brokers is harder to get now,” says Kevin Wong

Australia is no longer such a favourable place for retail foreign exchange brokers, as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) is cracking down on those offering contracts-for-difference (CFDs) to overseas investors.

Just last month, Asic warned some over-the-counter derivatives brokers may be breaking overseas laws by providing unauthorised services in other jurisdictions. The products include offering binary options, margin FX and other CFDs, the Australian regulator said

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