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CITIC Futures: SFC licence recorded for CITIC Futures

Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in futures contracts

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Holder
CITIC Futures Co.,Ltd
Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in futures contracts

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Our check

What we checked

Nobody has adjudicated this licence yet. It is recorded here as claimed, not as confirmed.

Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Dealing in futures contracts
The authority

About SFC

Securities and Futures Commission is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Hong Kong.

Full name
Securities and Futures Commission
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
1989
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
189 firms
Regulates
forex, Stocks, Derivatives, Securities, Futures
Licences it issues
Type 3 Leveraged FX, Type 1 Dealing in Securities
Typical cost of a licence
HKD 500000+
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

SFC's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation schemeNo mandatory insurance (but strict fund segregation)
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeSFC Complaints / FDRC
  • Maximum leverage1:13
This describes the authority's regime, not how CITIC Futures applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against CITIC Futures. A licence is issued to a legal company, so the companies below are what you would search a corporate register for.

Broker
CITIC Futures Co.,Ltd
Based in
China
Wikilix score
45.3the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • CITIC Futures International Company LimitedHong Kong · Reg. 2201231 · Feb 6, 2015
  • CITIC Futures Co., LtdChina · Reg. 914400001000206237 · Mar 30, 1993
Provenance

Where this record came from

Every date below has already happened. We do not publish a promised next-update date, because we do not schedule per-licence re-checks.

Last checked by Wikilix
Never — nobody has looked this entry up yet
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
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Also on record

Other licences CITIC Futures holds

One other licence is on record for CITIC Futures.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
CITIC Futures provides customer support with live chat available during business hours and support in English. Contact addresses are located in Shenzhen and Shanghai, China. Specific phone numbers or email addresses for support are not detailed in the context.
Yes — CITIC Futures Co., Ltd requires Know-Your-Customer (KYC) verification (identity and address documentation) for opening an account.
According to WIKILIX data, CITIC Futures offers a maximum leverage of up to 20. The China Financial Futures Exchange regulator specifies a highest leverage of 7, while the Hong Kong SFC regulator allows up to 13, indicating leverage may vary by jurisdiction.
Clients can use bank transfers, including the Faster Payment System (FPS) in Hong Kong, and cheque deposits for funding their accounts. Bank transfers typically take a few business days, while FPS transfers are often processed within hours or the same day if initiated early. Withdrawals must be made from the client's own bank accounts, with no third-party or cash withdrawals accepted.
CITIC Futures Co., Ltd. offers the “Esunny Epolestar v9.3” trading and data-client platform with futures & options functionality.
CITIC Futures is regulated by the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) in China and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong. It holds licenses for dealing in futures contracts and operates under onshore regulation with government oversight. Deposit insurance covers up to CNY 500,000 per depositor in China, and strict fund segregation applies in Hong Kong.
CITIC Futures holds this SFC licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
Nobody at Wikilix has looked this entry up on the SFC register yet, so treat it as claimed rather than confirmed. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
Wikilix rates SFC tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
CITIC Futures has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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