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Vanuatu is a popular offshore forex broker jurisdiction, located off the coast of Australia, in the South Pacific. Vanuatu has traditionally been a popular tax haven for Australian and New Zealand-based forex brokers and asset managers. Forex brokers in Vanuatu are regulated by the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC).

Today, Vanuatu remains an easy place for forex brokers to operate, because it offers lower capital requirements and regulatory fees than many other countries. Besides, forex brokers in Vanuatu often offer the maximum trading leverage as high as 1:1,000.


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