Prohibited Countries & Business Activities

Prohibited Countries List
Restricted Business Activities
United States and its Territories
For compliance reasons, we do not open accounts for citizens/residents, or entities of the United States and its Territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands).
Prohibited Countries
For compliance reasons, we do not open accounts for residents, entities, or businesses operating within, the following countries:
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Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Bangladesh
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belarus
Burundi
Central African Republic
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Iran
Iraq
Kosovo
Laos
Lebanon
Libya
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Macedonia
Mali
Moldova
Montenegro
Myanmar (Burma)
Nicaragua
North Korea
Palestinian Territories
Russian Federation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Serbia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan and Darfur
Syria
Tunisia
Ukraine
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Yemen
Zimbabwe
For compliance reasons, we do not open accounts for, or facilitate business within the following business activities:

Arms Dealing
Cash Based Investment Businesses
Charities
Commodity Trading (non-exchange traded)
Financial Services (deposit taking, payment processing)
Gambling
Illegal Activities
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Online Pharmaceuticals (prescription drugs)
Pass-through transactions and Payable-through accounts (PTA)
PEPs (Politically Exposed Persons/Businesses)
Pornography
Real Estate Transactions (require pre-approval)
Shipping Industry
Virtual currency
 Be advised that this list may not be exhaustive and all applications and transactions are reviewed individually for adherence with our compliance and risk policies.
For clarification on any of the listed countries and/or business activities, please contact us here.
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