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In its 5 September 2022 release, ASIC announced an extension of its retail binary-options product intervention order until 1 October 2031. Its analysis used data from five licensed issuers. For the 13 months before the ban took effect on 3 May 2021, ASIC reported that 74–77% of active retail clients lost money and aggregate retail account net losses were A$14 million. ASIC media release 22-243MR ↗
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A percentage becomes more informative when the denominator is visible. Active clients differ from all registered users, while a client-level measure can differ from an account-level measure. Editors should preserve those distinctions rather than replacing them with a broad claim about traders.
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Before using the data in a comparison, check whether the other sample uses matching periods and definitions. For current availability, verify the actual jurisdiction and product-intervention instrument. Rebranding an offer as a prediction service does not establish its legal classification; the terms and applicable rules still need examination.
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MARKET CONTEXTWFN EDITION · 14 OCTOBER 2026
Editorial noteSource-based explanation with original WFN analysis. Historical records retain their dates. Original WFN editorial diagram; it is not a live market chart.
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Primary record / reference period13 months before 3 May 2021; September 2022 extension
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ASIC found that 74–77% of active retail clients in its pre-ban analysis lost money. The period and sampled issuers are part of that finding.
01 · VERIFIED RECORD
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In its 5 September 2022 release, ASIC announced an extension of its retail binary-options product intervention order until 1 October 2031. Its analysis used data from five licensed issuers. For the 13 months before the ban took effect on 3 May 2021, ASIC reported that 74–77% of active retail clients lost money and aggregate retail account net losses were A$14 million. ASIC media release 22-243MR ↗
The figures describe a defined Australian sample and historical period. They are not a measured loss rate for every binary product worldwide.
02 · WFN EDITORIAL ANALYSIS
Why it matters
A percentage becomes more informative when the denominator is visible. Active clients differ from all registered users, while a client-level measure can differ from an account-level measure. Editors should preserve those distinctions rather than replacing them with a broad claim about traders.
The same discipline applies to aggregate losses. A total can show the scale of an outcome without revealing each person’s experience. It cannot establish the probability that a new customer will lose a particular amount or prove that all platforms produce identical results.
03 · WHAT TO CHECK NEXT
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Before using the data in a comparison, check whether the other sample uses matching periods and definitions. For current availability, verify the actual jurisdiction and product-intervention instrument. Rebranding an offer as a prediction service does not establish its legal classification; the terms and applicable rules still need examination.
