Public Statement 22 of 2025 - OPTIONTRADES FINANCES SERVICE (2025-11-26)

Summary

This is a public warning notice issued by the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) about OPTIONTRADES FINANCES SERVICE, an entity that is circulating a forged investment business licence and falsely claiming to be licensed by the FSC as an Approved Investment Manager. The FSC confirms this entity is not a BVI company and has never been licensed or regulated to conduct investment business or any other financial services business in or from the Virgin Islands.

• Nature of alert: OPTIONTRADES FINANCES SERVICE is using a forged FSC investment business licence and falsely claiming regulated status as an Approved Investment Manager.
• FSC finding: The entity is not incorporated in the BVI and has never been licensed or regulated by the FSC for any financial services activity.
• Public advice: Members of the public are urged to exercise extreme caution and avoid conducting business with this entity.
• Reporting: The public is invited to provide the FSC with information on questionable entities purporting to operate in or from the Territory.
• Legal basis: The statement is issued under Section 37A of the Financial Services Commission Act, 2001.

This notice is purely informational and protective in nature; it does not impose any ongoing compliance obligations on licensed entities, but licensees and the public should be alert to the fraudulent use of forged FSC documentation.

Applies to

members of the public, unlicensed entities purporting to conduct investment business