There has been a recent surge in the cases of “clone” entities, that is, scam enterprises that abuse the names, license numbers, and other business data such as address of regulated companies. Cboe Global Markets has been targeted by such scams, as indicated by an alert issued by Cboe.
Cboe has recently been made aware of a website – “www.cboex[.]vip” – through which an entity using the name “CboeX” has been marketing its platform and services to consumers.
Cboe says:
“Please be warned that any entity or person associated with this website is NOT connected or affiliated in any way with Cboe or its subsidiaries. Any assertion of such a connection or affiliation was and is false and misleading. Please note that we have inserted brackets around the dot to avoid hyperlinks as the www.cboex[.]vip website may contain malware”.
The company advises those with any questions to contact the Cboe Trade Desk.