Restricted Jurisdictions

Ark Stone Trading ("the Company", Registration No. 2026-00480, licensed and registered in St. Lucia) operates strictly in accordance with international financial regulations, cross-border anti-money laundering (AML) statutes, and international economic sanctions regimes.

To maintain institutional integrity and ensure uncompromising compliance with global statutory standards, the Company enforces definitive territorial restrictions. We do not solicit, advertise to, onboard, or maintain accounts for natural persons, corporate entities, or beneficial owners residing in or operating from jurisdictions subject to comprehensive embargoes, regulatory retail derivative restrictions, or unmitigated operational risks.

Crucial Note: It is the sole responsibility of prospective clients to ascertain whether accessing foreign exchange (FX) and Contracts for Difference (CFD) trading platforms is legally permissible under the domestic statutes of their country of residence.

Ark Stone Trading enforces an absolute, non-negotiable prohibition on the provision of any financial services, trading infrastructure, or account facilities to individuals or entities located in, incorporated under, or physically operating from countries and territories subject to comprehensive embargoes.

This restriction directly mirrors mandates issued by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury, the European Union External Action Service (EU), and HM Treasury (UK OFSI), alongside Financial Action Task Force (FATF) High-Risk 'Blacklist' calls to action.

Additionally, this restriction applies to any individual or entity appearing on recognized Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) lists or asset freeze registries globally, regardless of their physical domicile.

Certain domestic financial regulatory authorities enforce strict restrictions or outright prohibitions on the cross-border solicitation and provision of over-the-counter (OTC) leveraged foreign exchange and retail Contracts for Difference (CFDs) by offshore or non-locally licensed entities.

Consequently, Ark Stone Trading does not actively solicit, market to, or accept retail client registrations from residents or citizens located within the following highly regulated jurisdictions:

Note on Institutional Exceptions: Institutional clients, licensed asset managers, or professional counterparties from certain regulated markets may be considered subject to strict bilateral compliance review and verifiable local regulatory exemption certificates.

Applicants residing in emerging financial markets, jurisdictions subject to FATF grey-list monitoring, or regions with specific currency remittance controls are categorized under our Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) framework.

While onboarding is not outright prohibited, account approval for residents of these jurisdictions is strictly conditional upon specialized legal screening, verifiable proof of wealth, stringent source-of-funds validation, and senior compliance sign-off:

Ark Stone Trading reserves the unilateral right to request supplementary certified documentation or reject applications from conditional review territories without providing substantive justification.

Circumvention Prohibition: The utilization of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), proxy servers, Tor networks, or remote desktop protocols to mask, falsify, or manipulate an applicant’s actual physical IP location to bypass restricted territorial controls is strictly forbidden.

Immediate Account Measures: Should internal monitoring systems detect that an existing client has relocated to a prohibited jurisdiction, or registered using fraudulent locational identifiers, Ark Stone Trading reserves the absolute right to:

• Immediately suspend trading privileges and switch account status to withdrawal-only.
• Unilaterally liquidate open market positions at prevailing execution market rates.
• Freeze financial balances where required by binding international sanctions laws.
• Permanently terminate the client agreement without recourse.

Ark Stone Trading retains the absolute right to amend this policy and update restricted lists at any time without prior consultation or public notification.