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# Restricted Jurisdictions — Account Application Eligibility

## MetroTrade is currently unable to accept account applications from residents or entities located in certain jurisdictions due to regulatory, compliance, and operational requirements.

If you reside in any of the jurisdictions listed below, you are not eligible to open an account with MetroTrade at this time. 

**Restricted Countries and Regions**

- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia)
- Belarus
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Cuba
- Ecuador
- Ethiopia
- Haiti
- Iran
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK”)
- Guyana
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Lao PDR
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mauritius
- Mali
- Malta
- Monaco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Russia
- Senegal
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan/Darfur
- Syria
- Crimea Region of Ukraine
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe

MetroTrade regularly reviews its jurisdiction eligibility policies to ensure compliance with global regulatory standards and risk management requirements. The list of restricted jurisdictions may change without prior notice.

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