Plus500 obtains Representative Office in Colombia
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19 August 2025
Plus500 Ltd.
("Plus500", the "Company" or together with its subsidiaries the "Group")
Plus500 expands to Latin America with new Representative Office in Colombia
New authorisation enables the Group to build presence in the Colombian OTC market
Plus500, a global multi‐asset fintech group operating proprietary technology-based trading platforms, is pleased to announce that it has obtained authorisation from the Colombian Financial Superintendence (SFC) to establish a new representative office in Colombia.
This authorisation represents Plus500's first strategic expansion into Latin America, further reinforcing the Group's global footprint and enhancing its ability to engage with customers in this fast-growing region. The new Colombia office will allow the Group to establish enhanced relationships with local stakeholders and to ultimately deliver a localised and more tailored service proposition to Colombian customers in the OTC market.
Building on this initial entry, the Group plans to expand its local proposition progressively by introducing an omni-channel suite of innovative products, strengthening customer engagement and supporting long-term growth.
David Zruia, Chief Executive Officer of Plus500, commented:
"We are delighted to have obtained authorisation to enter the Colombian market. This is another significant milestone reflecting our commitment to growing the Group's presence in new markets worldwide, while ensuring that we continue to operate in full compliance with local regulatory frameworks. This authorisation represents an important step in establishing our position in Latin America.
Plus500 remains focused on delivering long-term, sustainable growth by expanding into new territories, enhancing its technology-led trading platforms, developing innovative new products and services for customers and maintaining the highest regulatory standards."
For further details:
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Plus500 Ltd. |
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Elad Even-Chen, Chief Financial Officer Owen Jones, Head of Investor Relations |
+972 4 8189503 +44 (0) 7551 654208
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DGA Group |
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James Melville-Ross James Styles Methuselah Tanyanyiwa |
+44 (0)20 7038 7411
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About Plus500
Plus500 is a global multi-asset fintech group operating proprietary technology-based trading platforms. Plus500 offers customers a range of trading products, including OTC ("Over-the-Counter" products, namely Contracts for Difference (CFDs)), share dealing, as well as futures and options on futures.
The Group retains operating licences and is regulated in the United Kingdom, Australia, Cyprus, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, the Seychelles, the United States, Estonia, Japan, the UAE, the Bahamas and Canada and through its OTC product portfolio, offers more than 2,500 different underlying global financial instruments, comprising equities, indices, commodities, options, ETFs, foreign exchange and cryptocurrencies. Customers of the Group can trade its OTC products in more than 60 countries and in 30 languages.
Plus500's trading platforms are accessible from multiple operating systems (iOS, Android and Windows) and web browsers. Customer care is, and has always been, integral to Plus500. As such, OTC customers cannot be subject to negative balances. A free demo account is available on an unlimited basis for OTC trading platform users and sophisticated risk management tools are provided free of charge to manage leveraged exposure, and stop losses to help customers protect profits, while limiting capital losses.
Plus500 was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange (LON: PLUS) on 24 July 2013. It was admitted to the Equity Shares in Commercial Companies ("ESCC") Category of the Official List and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index and the STOXX Europe 600 Index. Website: www.plus500.com.
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