House file

IQ Option

On the desk for one reason: single-entity structure. 2 register lines are on this file, spread across 2 legal entities in 2 jurisdictions, none of them with a top-tier regulator.

Filed by the desk · Limassol, Cyprus · established 2013 · sourcing confidence: medium

On the wire

2 items · 0 notices

01
register entry
CySEC entry 247/14 for IQOption Europe Ltd (listed by CySEC as IQBroker Europe Ltd, ex IQOption Europe Ltd)
Source: cysec.gov.cy
02
register entry
None disclosed (Antigua and Barbuda registration ILLC 004) for Sky Ladder LLC
Source: iqoption.com

Entity by entity

2 lines

Register lines on file for IQ Option. A blank number is a number the desk could not read on a source; it is not a zero.
Regulator	Jurisdiction	Entity as registered	Number	Tier	Source
CySEC	Cyprus	IQOption Europe Ltd (listed by CySEC as IQBroker Europe Ltd, ex IQOption Europe Ltd)	247/14	T2	cysec.gov.cy
None disclosed (Antigua and Barbuda registration ILLC 004)	Antigua and Barbuda	Sky Ladder LLC	not verified	T3	iqoption.com

Tier is the desk's shorthand for the supervising regime, not a quality score: T1 a top-tier statutory regulator, T2 a mid-tier one, T3 an offshore registration.

Commercial detail on the record

Minimum to open	not verified
EUR/USD spread as published	not verified
Leverage as advertised	1:30 (EEA retail)
Platforms	IQ Option proprietary web platform · Mobile apps · Desktop app
Account books	Demo · Real

What the record says

IQOption Europe Ltd holds CySEC licence 247/14, dated 30 July 2014, with Cyprus company registration number HE327751; the CySEC register lists the entity as IQBroker Europe Ltd (ex IQOption Europe Ltd) (cysec.gov.cy)

CySEC published a decision imposing an administrative fine of EUR 180,000 on IQ Option Europe Ltd (cysec.gov.cy)

The FCA register entry for IQOPTION EUROPE LTD states the firm is running off its UK business and cannot deal with new customers (register.fca.org.uk)

Outside the EEA, IQ Option states services are provided by Sky Ladder LLC, registered in Antigua and Barbuda under registration number ILLC 004, with no financial-services licence disclosed.

Regulators in several jurisdictions, including Brazil's CVM and the Reserve Bank of India, have published alerts or orders concerning IQ Option or entities using the brand.

Not verified

5 fields

The desk left these blank rather than fill them from secondary sources. They stay on the file as open questions and will be filled the day a primary source carries them.