Regulation & Licence
Argus Stockbrokers is authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) as a Cypriot Investment Firm (“CIF”) with CIF License Number 010/03.
Argus Stockbrokers is authorized to operate in accordance with the provisions laid down in Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II) which has been transposed into national legislation under Law 87(I)2017 which provides for the provision of investment services, the exercise of investment activities, the operation of regulated markets and other related matters.
The full licence of Argus Stockbrokers is accessible here.
| ARGUS Investment Services | ||||||||
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| CIF | Reception & Transmission of orders in relation to one or more financial instruments | Execution of orders on behalf of clients | Dealing on own account | Portfolio management | Investment advice | Underwriting of financial instruments and/or placing of financial instruments on a firm commitment basis | Placing of financial instruments without a firm commitment basis | Operation of Multilateral Trading Facilities |
| ARGUS | 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10 | 1,2,3,4,9 | 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10 | 1,2,3,4,5, 8,9,10 | ||||
| ARGUS Ancillary Services | |||||||
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| CIF | Safekeeping and administration of financial instruments, including custodianship and related services | Granting credits or loans to one or more financial instruments, where the firm granting the credit or loan is involved in the transaction | Advice to undertakings on capital structure, industrial strategy and related matters and advice and services relating to mergers and the purchase of undertakings | Foreign exchange services where these are connected to the provision of investment services | Investment research and financial analysis or other forms | Services related to underwriting | Investment services and activities as well as ancillary services where these are connected to the provision of investment or ancillary services |
| ARGUS | 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10 | 1,2,3 |
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| Explanations of Financial Instruments: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC): CySEC is the independent public supervisory authority responsible for the effective supervision of the investment services and the performance of one or more investment activities carried out by Cypriot Investment Firms (CIFs) in the Republic of Cyprus.
CySEC is a member of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) which is the European supervisory authority that contributes to safeguarding the stability of the European Union’s financial system by enhancing protection of investors and promoting stable and orderly financial markets.