International Securities & Commodities Alerts Network (I-SCAN) - Unknown (Misrepresentation of the trade name of a registered high-speed trader, such as “PDT Partners, LLC”)


Warning ID: 47560
National Competent Authority (NCA): Japan - Financial Services Agency
Date Published At NCA: 2025-11-27
Date Published At IOSCO: 2026-01-06
Last Updated: 2026-01-06
NCA URL: https://www.fsa.go.jp/ordinary/chuui/mutouroku/04.html
Commercial Name: Unknown (Misrepresentation of the trade name of a registered high-speed trader, such as “PDT Partners, LLC”)
Category: Unregistered/Unlicensed entity offering financial products or services
Additional Information: 1. Location of office or Address
Unknown

2. Content, etc. of Business
Indication on social media that the company conducts financial instruments business without the statutory registration in Japan

3. Notes
The company misrepresents on social media indicating “We handle securities offerings.”.
Furthermore, The company misrepresents itself as a registered financial instruments business operator on social media indicating such as “関東財務局長(高速)第41号”, which means “Kanto Local Finance Bureau (High-Speed) No. 41”, thereby fraudulently using the trade name of a registered high-speed trader, and the registration number issued by the Local Finance Bureau.
Although high-speed traders are not permitted to participate in IPO allocations, the company provides misleading explanations suggesting it participates in IPO share allocation.