Totally agree, Thy are scam, in Volatility Index, I am trading with them when they have link binary.com., yes here you can trade forex, metal, stock and bitcoin, but please keep far away from volatility index., its ruin your all money because this is totally controlled by them, such options why they don’t provide in forex market? because forex market they have no control.
- False Advertising: Constant Volatility & RNG
Claim: Deriv falsely advertises fixed volatility and RNG-based pricing.
Reality: Deriv’s own documentation confirms that synthetic indices use a cryptographically secure RNG and are designed for specific volatility levels .
Takeaway: This claim is false—Deriv is transparent about how these instruments are built.
- Indices Move One Direction Too Long
Claim: VIX‑10 has moved in a single direction for 15 months.
Reality: Synthetic indices can trend for long periods, but moving in just one direction for 15 months straight is extremely unlikely. Such claims are likely exaggerated .
Takeaway: Not realistic—markets (even synthetic) don’t behave in such a one-sided manner over long periods.
- Near‑Zero Price Behavior
Claim: Once price hits near-zero on high-volatility indices, it stays flat.
Reality: Deriv’s indices maintain a minimum fluctuation structure based on RNG within volatility parameters. They won’t collapse to zero or stay entirely flat .
Takeaway: Unlikely—if you observe this, consider alternative explanations such as platform issues or misinterpretation.
- Not Truly Random
Claim: Charts are too smooth to be RNG‑driven.
Reality: Deriv admits that the RNG algorithm is seeded for predictable volatility and smoothness—it’s not chaotic randomness but structured RNG .
Takeaway: This claim misunderstands how structured RNG works—so it’s misleading.
- Manipulation by Crowd Position
Claim: Deriv changes price direction based on majority positions.
Reality: There’s no public order data on Deriv’s synthetic indices. There’s no evidence showing the platform reverses price based on trades .
Takeaway: Purely speculative and unproven.
- Hiding Volume/Sentiment
Claim: Deriv keeps this data hidden to mislead traders.
Reality: Transparency is by design—these synthetic indices do not have real order books or volume, so no data exists .
Takeaway: This is not deceptive, it’s a limitation of the product.
- Concerted Market One‑Way Pushes
Claim: Deriv structures long one-way moves to trap traders.
Reality: Trend behavior in synthetic indices is expected by design but not engineered to hide reversals—to trap traders arbitrarily.
Takeaway: This draws on misunderstanding rather than evidence.
- Regulator Failure
Claim: Regulators haven’t stopped Deriv’s alleged wrongdoing.
Reality: Deriv is regulated (by e.g., Vanuatu, Malta). Synthetic indices fall under non-asset CFD regulation, not real market manipulation laws .
Takeaway: Regulators permit these products. No indication of corruption here.
- 25 Years of Deception
Claim: Deriv has scammed traders for decades and avoided accountability.
Reality: The platform (formerly Binary.com) launched in 1999. They’ve remained open, no major regulatory penalties observed. Traders losing money is typical CFD risk, not automatic fraud .
Takeaway: Not supported—claim stems from confusion between CFD risk and deliberate fraud.
| 1. Volatility & RNG claims |  True |
Deriv is transparent |
|---|---|---|
| 2. 15-month trend |  Highly unlikely |
Likely exaggeration |
| 3. Flat near-zero price | Unlikely |
Check product behavior |
| 4. RNG charts unnatural | Misunderstood RNG’s role |
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| 5. Crowd-based manipulation | No evidence |
Pure speculation |
| 6. Hidden sentiment/volume | True |
By product design |
| 7. Engineered traps | No proof |
Just normal index structure |
| 8. Regulator failure | False claim |
They’re regulated legally |
| 9. 25-year scam | Unsupported |
High trader loss rates, not fraud |
Is Deriv a form of gambling?
Short answer: It depends on how you use it.
The reality:
- Yes, Deriv offers high-risk products.
Multipliers, Accumulators, Options, and even Synthetic Indices are all designed to be high-risk/high-reward trading tools. If you don’t understand how they work or if you use them emotionally, it becomes very much like gambling.
Gambling is when you place money on something without a clear strategy, knowledge, or control—just hoping to win.
But…
- If used wisely, it becomes a form of high-level speculation or trading.
Many traders use Deriv professionally, just like any other broker. They apply logic, technical analysis, risk management, and capital control. In this case, it’s not gambling—it’s calculated risk.
But aren’t we trading against the company?
Yes, in the case of Synthetic Indices, you are trading against Deriv’s internal pricing engine. That’s why transparency becomes a key concern. Deriv says the synthetic markets are based on RNGs (Random Number Generators), and their movement is simulated—not linked to real-world supply/demand.
This creates three main issues:
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No volume or order book = no visibility.
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Price manipulation suspicion = very common among losing traders.
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Conflict of interest = the broker profits from your losses.
So, what’s the solution?
Use small lots and test the market behavior.
Avoid emotional trades or revenge trades.
Stick to clear logic and strategy (not guesses).
Consider trading only traditional markets (forex, commodities, stocks) on Deriv’s MT5 if you don’t trust synthetic markets.
Conclusion:
True: Deriv’s products can feel like gambling to careless traders.
True: It’s a company that profits when you lose, especially in synthetic markets.
But not 100% gambling: With knowledge and discipline, it can be a trading tool.
Caution: Don’t trade money you can’t afford to lose.
That’s correct. In synthetic deriv is the market, each $ you take away from the market is $ taken away from them. My advice, trade real indexes.
250 is now at 14. The volatility now is super low.