Prohibited Countries & Business Activities

Prohibited Countries List

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:

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

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

Restricted Business Activities

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

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.