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Futu: SFC licence AZT137

Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Securities and Futures Commission AZT137

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Holder
Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited
Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong

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What we checked

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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 number
AZT137
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 Futu applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited
Based in
Hong Kong
Wikilix score
49.3the 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.

  • Futu Securities International (HONG KONG) LimitedHong Kong · Reg. 1730455 · Apr 17, 2012
  • Futu VB Holdings LimitedHong Kong · Reg. 2730676 · Jun 8, 2020
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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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Futu provides customer support in English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Support is available during business hours via phone and live chat, with contact details including a phone number and social media channels.
Yes, Futu supports cryptocurrency deposits for professional investors only. Supported cryptocurrencies include BTC, ETH, and USDT with minimum deposit amounts of 0.0002 BTC, 0.001 ETH, and 10 USDT respectively, which are converted to fiat currency within the platform.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with Futu Securities International is 1500 USD. This requirement helps ensure clients meet the broker's account funding standards.
Futu offers several deposit and withdrawal methods including local bank transfers, FPS instant transfers, e-DDA automatic deductions, and offshore telegraphic transfers. Deposits and withdrawals generally have no fees, but bank fees may apply. Withdrawal processing times vary from instant to a few business days depending on the method.
Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a government-regulated authority. The broker follows strict fund segregation rules but does not have mandatory client fund insurance. It operates under licenses for Type 3 Leveraged FX and Type 1 Dealing in Securities.
Licence AZT137 was issued by Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
Futu 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.
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