| Regulation | +/− | Reason | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation | -50.0 | No verified regulatory licence found (REG_NONE) | evidence pending |
| Transparency | -30.0 | Offshore registration with remote operations; ownership is less transparent (TRANS_HQ_OFFSHORE) | evidence pending |
| Reputation | +0.0 | Insufficient user reviews (0) for assessment (REP_INSUFFICIENT) | evidence pending |
Pocket Option requires high caution. Short-duration fixed-return products can easily become gambling-like for beginners; verify regulation and withdrawals first.
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FXCN has no record of an active regulatory licence for Pocket Option. Treat any platform soliciting deposits under this name with extreme caution and verify it with our scam-check tool first.
Pocket Option was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Marshall Islands.
Clone firms reuse a genuine broker's name and licence number but operate different domains, payment accounts and support channels. Trust only the domain on the regulator's record; "agent onboarding" or "insider channels" are scam signals. Cross-check with FXCN's scam-check tool. Scam Check
The FXCN score combines 5 weighted dimensions: Regulation 30%, Risk control 20%, Transparency 20%, Reputation 20%, Disclosure 10%. As of 2026-08-30, 2/5 dimensions have enough public data to assess; not yet assessed: Risk control, Reputation, Disclosure. Unassessed dimensions stay at the base score of 50 — they neither add points nor trigger the "any dimension too low" downgrade. We would rather flag a gap than fill it with a guess. Every individual point adjustment is listed in the evidence table above.
Scores are computed automatically by a 100% open-source algorithm from public regulatory data — anyone can reproduce the exact score locally. Advertising never affects any score; see our methodology and revenue disclosure pages. Methodology
Brokers sharing a regulator appear first, followed by alternatives in the same headquarters jurisdiction and risk band. Every relationship comes from structured FXCN data; nothing is random.
