RidgeWood Securities
U.S. financial regulators have flagged this entity for soliciting investors without required registration or under false claims. Do not send money, and treat any communication from it as high risk.
SEC PAUSE List
Listed Jul 25, 2019The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's PAUSE program lists entities that falsely claim to be U.S.-registered when soliciting investors, impersonate genuine registered firms, or pose as fictitious regulators.
CFTC RED List
Listed Aug 21, 2015The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Registration Deficient List names foreign entities that appear to solicit U.S. residents for trading (forex, binary options, crypto derivatives) without the required CFTC registration.
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