FCAUnited KingdomTier 1Licence number
610534
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- Held by CMS
- Licence type and regime
- Investment Advisory License
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At a glance
Regulation on record for CMS
Counts of what is on record, not a rating. Each figure describes the register entries Wikilix holds and the checks it has run against them.
- Licences on record
- 2
- Issuing authorities
- 2
- From tier-1 or tier-2 authorities
- 2
- Found on an official register
- 0
CMS has 2 licences on record with Wikilix, issued by 2 authorities across 2 jurisdictions. 2 of them were issued by tier-1 or tier-2 authorities — the regimes with the strictest capital, reporting and client-money rules. None has yet been located on an issuing authority’s own register, so every entry here should be read as claimed rather than confirmed.
Jurisdictions
Licence record
Licences on record
Every licence on record for CMS, strongest authority first.
2 records
- FCAUnited KingdomTier 1
SFCHong KongTier 1Licence number
AAI650
View licence record- Licence holder
- Held by CMS
- Licence type and regime
- Dealing in futures contracts
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Protection
What this licence protects
FCA's own rules for the firms it authorises.
- Compensation schemeUp to £85000 (FSCS)
- Client money kept separate
- Negative balance protection
- Complaints routeFinancial Ombudsman Service
- Maximum leverage1:30
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the licences held by CMS
Answered from the register entries on this page.
Most Popular Questions
CMS provides customer support via live chat during business hours and email at online@cmschina.com.hk. The support is available in English, and the company is located at 48/F., One Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong.
According to WIKILIX data, the maximum leverage offered by CMS is 500. This is higher than the leverage limits set by its regulators, which are 13 by the SFC and 30 by the FCA.
CMS supports deposits and withdrawals via bank transfer and online banking through institutions like Standard Chartered Bank and China Merchants Bank Hong Kong Branch. Deposits and withdrawals are processed within hours, and there are no specified fees for these transactions.
Not specified in the provided context.
China Merchants Securities International Company Limited is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. Both regulators are government authorities with high transparency and investor protection standards. However, the broker is marked as a suspicious clone on WIKILIX, so users should exercise caution.
CMS has 2 licence records with Wikilix, issued by 2 authorities across 2 jurisdictions. A licence on record means an authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
CMS holds licence records issued by FCA, SFC. Each authority’s own record — its tier, jurisdiction and client-protection rules — is linked from this page.
2 of the licence records held by CMS come from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (2 tier-1, 0 tier-2). Those regimes set the strictest capital, reporting and client-money requirements.
Not yet. None of the 2 licence records held by CMS has been located on an issuing authority’s register, so each should be read as claimed rather than confirmed. Every record links to the official register so you can check it yourself.
CMS has licence records in United Kingdom, Hong Kong. A licence applies in the jurisdiction that issued it; it does not by itself cover clients elsewhere.