QMMFX tells visitors it holds an official licence from Comoros, in English, Persian and Arabic alike. Clause 15.2 then puts your agreement under the law of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Why this matters
The regulator QMMFX advertises has no authority over the contract you signed. Any claim you bring goes to the courts of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Comoros licence you were shown carries no weight there.
Exhibit 1Every flagged clause gets its own number so you can point at this one. The number does not change, so a link to it keeps working.CriticalHow much this clause can cost you, in our reading. Critical can take your money or your profit. Warning can delay or limit it. Notice is simply worth knowing before you sign.Harder than usualHow ordinary this wording looks next to the contracts we read. This is our reading of the clause, not a count of other brokers.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Where it sits: section 3 of 57 in the Client Agreement, near the start.We counted the numbered sections in the Client Agreement. This clause sits in section 3 of 57, about 5% of the way through. A fee written on the first page and the same fee written near the end are not the same disclosure.
- Worse together with Exhibit 17Read these two clauses together. Each one costs more because the other exists.The advertised licence, the registered office, the governing law and the office address in the footer point at four different countries.