On 9 November 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority issued three separate notices naming Global Trade X Market (globaltradexmarket.com), The Real FX (the-real-fx.live) and Trade4WorldFX (trade4worldfx.com). The FCA says it has not authorised any of the three and that they may be targeting people in the UK.
The regulator says people who deal with the named firms cannot use the Financial Ombudsman Service for complaints about them and would lack Financial Services Compensation Scheme protection if things go wrong. It directs consumers to the FCA Firm Checker to check the firm's identity and permission for the specific service.
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