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GUOYUAN: SFC licence APW833

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

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Securities and Futures Commission APW833

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Holder
GUOYUAN INTERNATIONAL
Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in securities

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Our check

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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What the authority publishes

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Licence number
APW833
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Dealing in securities
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 GUOYUAN applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
GUOYUAN INTERNATIONAL
Based in
Hong Kong
Wikilix score
73.6the 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.

  • GUOYUAN FUTURES (HONG KONG) LIMITEDHong Kong · Reg. 1135074 · May 23, 2007
  • GUOYUAN SECURITIES BROKERAGE (HONG KONG) LIMITEDHong Kong · Reg. 1063429 · Jul 31, 2006
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 GUOYUAN holds

One other licence is on record for GUOYUAN.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, GUOYUAN INTERNATIONAL prohibits clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries from trading. This aligns with regulatory and compliance requirements enforced by the Hong Kong regulator.
GUOYUAN INTERNATIONAL offers trading in regulated financial instruments including forex, stocks, derivatives, securities, and futures. These instruments are regulated under the licenses granted by the Hong Kong SFC.
GUOYUAN INTERNATIONAL offers customer support with live chat available during business hours and email support at gyam@gyzq.com.hk. Support is provided in English, and multiple phone numbers are available for contact.
GUOYUAN INTERNATIONAL offers a maximum leverage of 1. This is relatively low compared to other brokers and reflects the regulatory environment in Hong Kong.
GUOYUAN INTERNATIONAL supports bank transfers and cheque deposits for funding accounts. Bank transfers typically take 1-3 business days and may incur bank or intermediary fees, while cheque deposits require a minimum of HK$10,000 and take longer due to clearing and postal delays.
GUOYUAN INTERNATIONAL is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, a tier 1 government regulator. It holds licenses for dealing in futures contracts and securities, with strict fund segregation but no mandatory client fund insurance. The broker operates under high transparency and offers complaint mechanisms through the SFC.
Licence APW833 was issued by Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
GUOYUAN 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.
GUOYUAN has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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