it becomes a matter of exteme importance, whenever you are considering investing your money via a certain broker, to always keep an eye on which country such broker operates in. Knowing that your broker operates in countries such as the US, Switzerland and the rest of Europe (safe for Malta) can generally be seen as some sort of guarantee — not a definite one, but still one worth looking for — of a solid legislative background, meaning that your money is less likely to suddenly “disappear” into their hands