The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) today announced a €100,000 settlement with Cyprus investment firm (CIF) First Prudential Markets Ltd.

The settlement concerns the possible violation of article 42 of the Regulation (EU) No 600/2014, particularly of paragraph 5 of the CySEC’s Directive DI87-09.

More specifically, the investigation for which the settlement was reached involved assessing the company’s compliance, during the period March 2022 – August 2025, with the provisions concerning restrictions on the Contracts for Differences (CFDs).

The company has paid the amount of €100,000.

It is noted that all amounts payable from settlement agreements are considered revenue (income) of the Treasury of the Republic and do not constitute income of CySEC.

The company operates via two domains approved by CySEC: www.fpmarkets.eu and www.fpmarkets.com/eu.