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Hafoo Securities: HKGX licence ATR761

Issuing authority
Hong Kong Gold Exchange
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in securities

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RecordModified Jul 27, 2026

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Hong Kong Gold Exchange ATR761

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

Holder
Hafoo Securities
Issuing authority
Hong Kong Gold Exchange
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in securities

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What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
ATR761
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Dealing in securities
The authority

About HKGX

Hong Kong Gold Exchange is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Hong Kong.

Full name
Hong Kong Gold Exchange
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
2025
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
47 firms
Licences it issues
Exchange membership for bullion dealers; spot gold & silver trading; futures
Typical cost of a licence
Membership application (~USD 5k) plus capital
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Medium

HKGX is classed as an offshore regime. An offshore registration can be entirely legitimate, but it typically means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.

Protection

What this licence protects

HKGX's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Complaints routeArbitration committee & mediation
  • Maximum leverage1:20
This describes the authority's regime, not how Hafoo Securities applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against Hafoo Securities. Wikilix holds no separate company records for this holder, so we cannot say which legal company the register issued it to.

Broker
Hafoo Securities
Based in
Hong Kong
Wikilix score
17.3the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix records Hafoo Securities as operating beyond the scope of its authorisation. That is a finding about the firm, not about this licence — the register’s own wording above is what states this entry’s standing.

Provenance

Where this record came from

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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
Customers can contact Hafoo Securities via live chat during business hours or by phone at (00852) 2111-2681 and 400-920-1822. Support is available in English, and the broker's office is located at Room 3203, 32/F, Admiralty Centre Tower 1, 18 Harcourt Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong.
Hafoo Securities offers a maximum leverage of 300.
The minimum deposit amount at Hafoo Securities is 10,000 HKD.
Hafoo Securities supports local Hong Kong bank transfers, international bank transfers, credit/debit cards, and electronic wallets for deposits and withdrawals. Local bank transfers are generally fee-free and processed within a few business days, while international transfers may incur fees and delays. Credit/debit card withdrawals are limited to the initial deposit amount.
Hafoo Securities is regulated by the Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX), which is a government-regulated entity. The broker holds a license for dealing in securities and operates under medium transparency with arbitration and mediation complaint mechanisms. It is subject to international sanctions and serves the Hong Kong and Mainland China markets.
Licence ATR761 was issued by Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
Hafoo Securities holds this HKGX 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 HKGX 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 HKGX tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, HKGX is classed as an offshore regime. That can be a legitimate registration, but it usually means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.
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