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Australia
The three verdicts below apply to promoting platforms to people living in Australia. This is a directional summary, not legal advice.
Crypto exchange
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Workable as publishing. No cashback model.
US stock broker
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Stay inside the publisher carve-out. If the site becomes a sign-up funnel it falls under Corporations Act s.911A and needs an AFS licence.
Forex / CFD
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ASIC's CFD product intervention order (Instrument 2020/986, extended to 23 May 2027) caps leverage from 30:1 to 2:1 and bans inducements including bonuses, rebates and gifts to retail clients. The rebate model does not work here.