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Re:UK regulator clamps down on Binance by mschuster91 on Monday June 28, 2021 @04:21AM (#27659286)
> The last time I'm aware of, to ensure that retail gamblers cannot lose more than they stake in highly leveraged bets, was pushed through by ESMA, not the FCA.

Same here in Germany. We don't have access to US-style stonk options, to the great frustration of people seeing US redditors making bank with GameStop while all we had was hodl'ing the stock itself.

Re:UK regulator clamps down on Binance by Pyramus on Monday June 28, 2021 @05:32AM (#27659691)
> We don't have access to US-style stonk options

Could you clarify please? There are a number of brokers that give you access to US option markets in Germany, e.g. all the intermediaries for Interactive Brokers such as Lynx, Banx, etc. Relatively easy to set up, too.