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Investor Cautions List

Investment offers can come from anywhere in the world. The law in Nova Scotia requires that:

  • 1. Individuals and entities that appear to be in the business of offering/selling securities or derivatives to Nova Scotians must be registered with the Commission, unless an exemption applies.
  • 2. Investment products that are offered or sold to Nova Scotians must be offered or sold as part of a prospectus offering, unless an exemption applies.

Investor Cautions are warnings to potential investors that the individuals or entities named do not appear to be registered to engage in the business of offering securities or derivatives in Nova Scotia or that the investment products do not appear to be offered in a manner permitted by Nova Scotia securities laws. The Commission urges investors to use extreme caution when dealing with unregistered individuals or entities as they could be running a scam or fraud. This list is non-exhaustive and investors should still conduct their own research on the investment opportunity before investing.

DrakeWhale

June 18, 2026

Websites:
drakewhale.com

Claims to be located at:
Fort Collins, Utah

Northern Advisory

May 22, 2026

MNCTN Global

May 22, 2026

Websites:
https://mnctnglobal.net/

Claims to be located at:
New South Wales, Australia

Known regulator alerts/cautions:
New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission

buygoldotc

May 21, 2026

Websites:
buygoldotc.io

BlueQubit

May 14, 2026

Websites:
bluequbit.org

Note to reader:

Not to be confused with BlueQubit Quantum Computing

Obsidian Strive

May 14, 2026

Braxons Group

May 14, 2026

Websites:
braxonsgroup.com

PU Prime / PU Prime (PTY) Ltd.

April 16, 2026

Gelaxy Investment Group / Gelaxy IG

April 8, 2026

Websites:
https://gelaxyig.com/en/

Claims to be located at:
Ireland, Switzerland

St. Mary Capital | Saint Mary Capital

March 18, 2026

Brainsor

March 18, 2026

Websites:
www.brainsor.com

Claims to be located at:
8/12 Młynarska, 01-126 Wola, Warszawa, Poland

Roxtengraphs

March 10, 2026

Websites:
roxtengraphs.net

Claims to be located at:
Switzerland

Known regulator alerts/cautions:
Manitoba Securities Commission

Enterprise2u

February 17, 2026

Websites:
https://enterprise2u.net, https://enterprise2u.info, https://enterprise2u.com

Claims to be located at:
NSW, Australia

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Autorite des Marches Financiers, British Columbia Securities Commission, New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission

SwissGateVC

May 14, 2025

Websites:
https://swissgatevc.io/

Claims to be located at:
Israel

HSP

March 14, 2025

Websites:
https://hspchart.com

Claims to be located at:
35-27 Ludegate Hill, London, England

CanCap-App / CanCapV2 / CanCap / CanCentra / Immediate Flectinium

March 14, 2025

Websites:
https://cancap-app.com/, https://offrdmn.com/cancapv2/en, https://a.ecosmartfunds.com/a/en/?a=vi&subid=gokebd5t6go&f=CanCap&country=CA&la…

Claims to be located at:
Czech Republic

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Alberta Securities Commission, New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission. Note to reader: Not to be confused with CanCap Group, a privately owned Canadian financial services company.

Stanford Markets / Standford-M / Stanford Market

March 13, 2025

Websites:
https://www.stanford-markets.com, https://www.standfordmarkets.com

Claims to be located at:
Zurich, Switzerland

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Ontario Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission, Autorite des Marches Financiers, New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission, Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan

Grayscale-Group

February 27, 2025 (Updated April 22, 2025)

Websites:
https://grayscale-group.com

Claims to be located at:
Werdmühlepl. 16, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: British Columbia Securities Commission, Financial and Consumer Services of New Brunswick. Note to reader: Please do not confuse with regulated entities using “Grayscale” in their name such as Grayscale Securities, LLC, Grayscale Advisors, LLC, and Grayscale Investments, LLC.

Exons Group

February 27, 2025

Websites:
https://exonsgrp.com

Claims to be located at:
Toronto, Ontario

Buygoldca.com

January 16, 2025

Websites:
https://buygoldca.com/

Claims to be located at:
1959 Upper Water Street Halifax, NS, B3J 3N2 , Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street London, UK, EC2N 1HQ , Ocean Financial Centre 10 Collyer Quay Singapore 049315 , Emirates Towers Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE

Tycoon Securities / Tycoon / Tycoon Securities’s

December 30, 2024

Websites:
https://webtycoon.pro

Claims to be located at:
1625 Mid Valley Drive Steamboat Springs, CO, US, 80487 , Greenwich, Connecticut, US , United States , Canada , United Kingdom , Ireland , Switzerland , Hungary , India , China (Hong Kong and Shanghai) , Japan , Singapore , Australia

Note to reader:

Associated with: Tycoon Securities Group Ltd.

LMAX International / LMAX International Group / LMAX International Ltd / LMAX International UK Ltd / LMAX International Europe Ltd / LMAX International South Africa (Pty) Ltd / LMAX International Asia Ltd

December 17, 2024

Websites:
https://lmax-international.net

Claims to be located at:
3rd Floor, 27 - 32 Old Jewry London EC2R 8DQ, England , Kedron 9, Mesa Geitonia 4004 Limassol, Cyprus , The Pavilion, Cnr Dock and Portswood Rd. V and A Waterfront, 8001, Cape Town , 3, F28-F29 Eden Plaza Eden Island, Mahe, Seychelles , Unit B, Lot 49, 1st Floor, Block F,Lazenda Warehouse 3 Jalan Ranca-Ranca, 87000 F.T. Labuan, Malaysia

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts / cautions: Seychelles Financial Services Authority, UK Financial Conduct Authority (clone firm). Note to reader: Please do not confuse with other legitimate entities containing LMAX as part of their business name such as LMAX BROKER LIMITED and LMAX Limited.

SMT Capital/SMT Capital Limited/SMT Capital Ltd./SMT Capital Trading

November 5, 2024

Websites:
https://www.smttradingcaptial.com

Claims to be located at:
United Kingdom

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Ontario Securities Commission, Alberta Securities Commission

HQTA

November 4, 2024

Websites:
https://hqta.et, https://www.hqta.net

Claims to be located at:
1800 Argyle St. Est (Trade Centre Office Tower Halifax, NS, Canada B3J 3N8 , Rue du Pre de la Bichetter 1 (Mations Business Centres) 1202 Geneva, Switzerland

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Ontario Securities Commission, Albert Securities Commission

FXT Trades/ FXT Trades Investment

August 8, 2024

Websites:
https://www.fxt-trades.com/

Claims to be located at:
United Kingdom , 65 Winchcombe Road Carshalton, UK SM5 1RR

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: UK Financial Conduct Authority

Valiant Markets

July 25, 2024

Websites:
https://valiantmarkets.mypixieset.com/, https://www.valiantmarkets.com/, https://valiant-markets.com

Claims to be located at:
c/o Global Tech Holdings Ltd. (aka Valiant Markets) 23 Stasinou Street 2nd and 3rd Floor 2404 Engomi, Nicosia, Cyprus , Saint Vincent & Grenadines , United Kingdom , Los Angeles, California , Arizona , British Columbia, Canada

Note to reader:

Associated with: Allegiant Metals Group, Global Tech Holdings Ltd. Known regulator alerts/cautions: British Columbia Securities Commission, Alberta Securities Commission, Manitoba Securities Commission, Ontario Securities Commission

AvaTrade / Avatrade

June 26, 2024

Websites:
https://www.avatrade.com, https://www.avatrade.com/home-v2

Claims to be located at:
Dockline, Mayor Street, Dublin 1, D01 K8N7, Ireland , Ava Capital Markets Pty Ltd C/O WeWork Ground Floor, 320 Pitt Street Sydney, Australia NSW 2000 , Avda. Vitacura 2670, Oficina 1505, piso 15, Las Condes, Chile , 203 Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , Viale Enrico Forlanini 23 20134 Milano, Italy , Minatoku Akasaka 2-18-1 Tokyo, Japan , Park Plaza Santa Fe Floor 5 CDMX Mexico , MNTower – number 1402# Mongolia , Ul. Konstruktorska 11 02-673 Warszawa Poland , Nelson Mandela Square Office towers West, 2nd Floor, Sandton Johannesburg, South Africa , Suite 307, 15th Floor Al Sarab Tower , ADGM Square Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates , British Virgin Islands , Cyprus , Israel

Note to reader:

Associated with: DT Direct Investment Hub Ltd., ATrade Ltd., Ava Trade Middle East Ltd., Ava Trade Japan K.K., Ava Capital Markets Pty, Ava Capital Markets Australia Pty Ltd., Ava Trade Markets Ltd., Ava Trade EU Ltd. Known regulator alerts/cautions: Autorite des Marches Financiers, Ontario Securities Commission, Manitoba Securities Commission. Note to reader: Do not confuse with AvaTrade Technology (www.avatrade.ca)

Canadian Capital Markets

June 25, 2024

Websites:
https://canadiancapitalmarkets.com/

Claims to be located at:
Tempe, Arizona

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Autorite des Marches Financiers, Alberta Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission

Tesla SpaceX Investments

June 25, 2024

Websites:
https://tesla-spacexinvest.com/, https://teslastockspaceinvest.com

Claims to be located at:
Gigafactory Texas, Austin, Texas, US

Call4trade / Call 4 Trade

May 14, 2024

Websites:
https://www.call4trade.com/

Claims to be located at:
39-42 New Bond St London UK W1S 2SQ , Burlington, Massachusetts, US

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Ontario Securities Commission, Autorite des Marches Financiers, Manitoba Securities Commission, Alberta Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission

Seven Seas/Seven Seas Exchange/Seven Sea Crypto

May 9, 2024

Websites:
https://www.sevenseas.exchange/

Claims to be located at:
California

Note to reader:

Note to reader: Please note this is not to be confused with "Seven Seas Capital Management Inc."

Magnum Holdings / Magnum Holdings Limited

April 22, 2024

Websites:
https://magnumholdings.io/

Claims to be located at:
Regus-Oslo City C.J. Hambros plass 2c, 0164 Oslo, NorwayJupiterfaret 19, DRAMMEN, NO l Norway , Saint Kitts and Nevis

TLG Corp Limited / TLG/ TLG Group

April 10, 2024

Websites:
https://tgl.inc/

Claims to be located at:
1 Canada Square, London, UK E14 5DY

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Alberta Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission, Financial and Consumer Services of New Brunswick

Mayrsson TG

March 4, 2024

Websites:
https://mayrssontg.com/

Claims to be located at:
Arne Jacobsens Allé 13, 2300 København, Denmark , Iceland , India

Allegiant Metals Group/ Allegiant Capital Group

February 8, 2024

Websites:
https://allegiantmg.com/, https://allegiantcg.com, https://allegiantcapital.net

Claims to be located at:
1959 Upper Water Street Halifax, NS, Canada B3J 3N2 , 100 King Street West Toronto, ON, M5X 1C9 , Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street London, UK EC2N 1HQ , Ocean Financial Centre 10 Collyer Quay Singapore 049315 , Emirates Towers Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai, UAE , Los Angeles, California, US

Note to reader:

Associated with: Valiant Markets. Known regulator alerts/cautions: Alberta Securities Commission, Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan, Ontario Securities Commission

Reltex Group / Reltex group

February 8, 2024

Websites:
https://reltexg.com/

Claims to be located at:
Iceland

Meta Bank Wallet/Meta Bank

February 6, 2024

Websites:
https://metabankwallet.com/

Claims to be located at:
24 Cabot Square London, United Kingdom E14 4QT , Canada , Phoenix, Arizona

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Ontario Securities Commission, Autorite des Marches Financiers

Invictet

January 3, 2024

Websites:
https://www.invictet.com/

Claims to be located at:
Reykjavik, Iceland

Trade Galactica

January 3, 2024

Websites:
https://tradegalactica.com/

Claims to be located at:
1 Canada Sq London, United Kingdom E14 5AB , Denver, Colorado

Necosmart

January 3, 2024 (Updated April 30, 2024)

Websites:
https://necosmart.com

Claims to be located at:
10060 Jaser Ave, Tower 1, Suite 2020 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3R8 , #219, 6203 28 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T6L 5P1 , Tempe, Arizona

Intelex

December 19, 2023

Websites:
https://intelex.io

Claims to be located at:
7 St.Petersgate Stockport Sk1 1E8 , Saint Kitts and Nevis

Coinsdrom

December 19, 2023 (Updated October 23, 2025)

Websites:
https://coinsdrom.com

Claims to be located at:
Lithuania , Arizona, US

Note to reader:

Other business name used: Clearcrest UAB Inc. Known regulator alerts/cautions: Alberta Securities Commission, Autorite des Marches Financiers

OneFXGroup/FxGroup

December 19, 2023

Websites:
https://onefxgroup.com

Claims to be located at:
MGDA Holdings 50 N Wall Quay Dublin , Ireland , Saint Kitts and Nevis

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: British Columbia Securities Commission

BitSquared

December 19, 2023

Websites:
https://bitsquared.com

Claims to be located at:
Arizona, US

Imperial Invest

December 19, 2023

Websites:
https://imperial-invest.io/, https://cfd.imperial-invest.io/, https://imperialinvest.io

Claims to be located at:
1 Thomas More Square London, England, UK E1W 1YN , Saint Kitts and Nevis

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: British Columbia Securities Commission

Altercoin

December 19, 2023

Websites:
https://alter-coin.net

Claims to be located at:
Washington, US , Canada , United Kingdom , Southern Europe , Southeast Europe

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Manitoba Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission

Solution-FX/Solution FX

December 5, 2023

Websites:
https://solution-fx.com/

Claims to be located at:
London, United Kingdom

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Manitoba Securities Commission

Global Investment Solutions

October 31, 2023

Websites:
https://gismarkets.net

Claims to be located at:
2 London Wall Buildings London EC2M 5PP United Kingdom

ALPHABTC/ ALPHA BTC/ ALPHA Bitcoins Investments

October 31, 2023

Websites:
https://alphabitcoin-investment.com/

Claims to be located at:
Alpha International Holy Trinity Brompton Brompton Road, Knights Bridge, London, UK SW7 1JA , South Africa

Investments Global

October 31, 2023

Websites:
https://investmentsglobal.com/

Claims to be located at:
United Kingdom , Reykjavik, Iceland , Capital Region, Iceland , European Union , European Economic Area

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Autorite des Marches Financiers, Ontario Securities Commission, Alberta Securities Commission, British Columbia Securities Commission

CapitalsWise

October 20, 2023

Websites:
https://www.capitalswise.com/

Claims to be located at:
122 Leadenhall St., London EC3V 4AB, United Kingdom

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts / cautions: Financial Conduct Authority (United Kingdom). Note to reader: Please note the extra “s”. Do not confuse with “Capitalwise”.

Prime Assets Mine/PrimeAssetsMine

August 24, 2023

Websites:
https://primeassetsmine.com

Claims to be located at:
894 Blue Rocks Road Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada , United Kingdom , Anambra State, Nigeria

Imperial Invest (Duplicate 2)

August 17, 2023

Websites:
https://imperialinvest.io/

Claims to be located at:
1 Thomas More Square London E1W 1YN United Kingdom , Charleston, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

MEXC

August 17, 2023

Websites:
https://www.mexc.com/

Claims to be located at:
Arizona, US , Republic of Singapore , People's Republic of China

BTI/Bawerk Trading & Investment

May 24, 2023

Websites:
https://www.bti-ic.net/index.html

Claims to be located at:
Baslerstrasse 60, 8048 Zürich, Switzerland

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Switzerland), Financial Conduct Authority (United Kingdom)

XT Exchange/XT.COM Exchange/XT.com

April 19, 2023

Websites:
https://www.xt.com

Claims to be located at:
Dubai, UAE , Seychelles , Singapore , Europe , Shanghai, China

Note to reader:

Associated with: BZ Limited. Known regulator alerts/cautions: Autorite des Marches Financiers

FiatVisions

March 17, 2023

Websites:
https://www.fiatvisions.com

Claims to be located at:
132 St. Jean Rd, 5th Floor Orbis Court Quatre Bornes, Mauritius

Note to reader:

Associated with: Green Point Technology Ltd. Known regulator alerts/cautions: Autorite des Marches Financiers, Alberta Securities Commission

Tesler Trading Systems

March 13, 2023

Websites:
https://tesler.software/

Claims to be located at:
United Kingdom

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Alberta Securities Commission

Crypto Lloyds Ltd./Crypto-lloyds/Crypto-lloyds.com

March 10, 2023

Websites:
https://www.crypto-lloyds.com

Claims to be located at:
United Kingdom , Cyprus , Canada

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Alberta Securities Commission

XpresTrade/XPT/XpresTrade Forex Robots

March 9, 2023

Websites:
https://xprestrade.com/

Claims to be located at:
Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro Marshall Islands, MH96960 , 3 Lyuleburgas Street, Floor 3 Oborishte District, Sofia, Bulgaria

Note to reader:

Associated with: Signix LTD. (Marshall Islands), Tera Solutions. Known regulator alerts/cautions: Autorite des Marches Financiers

Titan Trader/TitanTrader

March 7, 2023

Websites:
https://www.titantrader.net/

Claims to be located at:
Canada , Sweden , Arizona, US

Gammaron

March 7, 2023

Websites:
https://gammaron.com/en

Claims to be located at:
99 G.s Rakovsky Street Sofia, Bulgaria , Reykjavik, Iceland

Note to reader:

Associated with: Global Xsolutions UAB (aka Global Xsolutions). Known regulator alerts/cautions: Office of the Superintendent of Securities in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission, Authorite des Marchs Financiers, British Columbia Securities Commission

Bitchain

March 7, 2023

Websites:
https://bitchain.info/

Claims to be located at:
United Kingdom , Germany , Arizona, US

Note to reader:

Known rgulator alerts/cautions: Alberta Securities Commission

Crypto-Guider/Crypto-Guider.com

March 7, 2023

Websites:
https://crypto-guider.com/

Claims to be located at:
Estonia , Arizona, US

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Autorite des Marches Financiers, Alberta Securities Commission

Fin Tech Platform

March 7, 2023

Websites:
https://fintechplatform.pro/

Claims to be located at:
Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960 , Arizona, US

Prestige Coin

March 7, 2023

Websites:
https://prestige-coins.com/

Claims to be located at:
Leutschenbachstrasse 95, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland , Arizona, US

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Alberta Securites Commission

Wii Crypto/WiiCrypto

March 7, 2023

Websites:
https://wiicrypto.com/

Claims to be located at:
Estonia , European Economic Area (28 European Union States plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein) , Colorado, US

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Alberta Securities Commission

Traders Herald Ltd./Traders Herald/TradersHerald Ltd.

March 2, 2023

Websites:
https://www.tradersherald.com, https://www.facebook.com/groups/292967789493830

Claims to be located at:
1660 Hollis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia , Reykjavik, Iceland

ETradeMarkets.net

October 6, 2022

Websites:
https://etrademarkets.net/

Claims to be located at:
London, UK , Georgia, US

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: IIROC

Cryptoportfolio/Crytoportfolio.pro/Cryptoportfolio.live

September 16, 2022

Websites:
https://www.cryptoportfolio.pro, https://www.cryptoportfolio.live

Claims to be located at:
England, UK , Arizona, US

Lencher Expro LLC

September 6, 2022

Websites:
https://tradevision-group.net/, https://smart-trade-group.com/

Claims to be located at:
First Floor, First St Vincent Bank LTD Building, James Street Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines , Reykjavik, Iceland

Note to reader:

Associated with: Trade Vision Group, Smart Trade Group. Known regulator alerts/cautions: Authorite des Marchs Financiers (Search ExPro LLC), New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission, Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan, British Columbia Securities Commission

Smart Trade Group/Smart Trade

September 6, 2022

Websites:
https://smart-trade-group.com/, https://tradevision-group.net/

Claims to be located at:
8 Kew Court Pynes Hill, Exeter, UK EX2 5AZ , 265 Aldercrest Road Etobicoke, Ontario M8W 4J9 , Reykjavik, Iceland

Note to reader:

Associated with: Trade Vision Group, Lecnher Expro LLC. Known regulator alerts/cautions: Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan, British Columbia Securities Commission, New Brunswick Financial Consumer Services Commission, Autorite des Marches Financiers - (Search ExPro LLC)

Trade Vision Group

September 6, 2022

Websites:
https://tradevision-group.net/, https://smart-trade-group.com/

Claims to be located at:
First Floor, First St Vincent Bank LTD Building, James Street Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines , Reykjavik, Iceland

Note to reader:

Associated with: Smart Trade Group, Lencher Expro LLC. Known regulator alerts/cautions: New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission, Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan, British Columbia Securities Commission, Autorité des marchés financiers - (Search “ExPro LLC”)

Jet Capitals/JetCapitals/Jets Capital

September 2, 2022

Websites:
https://jetscapital.com, https://jetcapitals.com, https://jets.capital/

Claims to be located at:
London, UK, , United Arab Emirates , Colorado, US

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Ontario Securities Commission

Maxi Capital Ltd.

September 1, 2022

Websites:
https://www.maxicapital.group

Claims to be located at:
Trust Company Complex Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro Republic of the Marshall Islands, MH96960 , Europe , Moscow, Russia , London, UK , Czech Republic

Note to reader:

Known regulator alerts/cautions: Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada

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