<h1>Regulatory approval: award recognition does not imply local regulatory approval; disclosures stress CFD risk and no financial advice.</h1> Vantage Markets was recognized with an award for being a regulated trading platform, while expressly stating that the award does not imply local regulatory approval in Ecuador. The firm is described as a multi-asset CFD broker and the release contains compliance-oriented disclosures: a risk warning that CFDs carry high risk due to leverage; a disclaimer that the content is not financial advice or an offer; and a prohibition on distribution where contrary to local law, with reliance at readers' own risk.