I know the SEC in Thailand regulates securities, and there are criminal penalties if one does not register as a securities broker. However, what do they really consider a security and would make a fuss about?

If I try to find a few investors for my business venture, am I considered a securities trader? Would the Thai SEC even care about something like this, or is this too under the radar for them, and their interest is with actual traders and sellers of stocks, bonds, commodities, and commonly-traded financial securities?

In the US, offering any type of investment offering, even in a start up business, is considered a regulated security offering, but the SEC in the US offers safe habor exemptions and clearly defines them. I can't find anything similar on the SEC website in Thailand.

Is your business venture a public company? If you are just looking for investors for you private company, I don't think its an issue.

My venture is a private company, and I am not selling stocks or interest in any sort of public offering.