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HANTEC FINANCIAL: FSA licence SD164

Issuing authority
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Seychelles

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RecordModified Sep 10, 2026

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The Seychelles Financial Services Authority SD164

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Holder
Hantec Markets (V) Company Limited
Issuing authority
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Seychelles

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What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
SD164
The authority

About FSA

The Seychelles Financial Services Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Seychelles.

Full name
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
2013
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
143 firms
Regulates
Stocks, Fund
Licences it issues
Securities Dealer – Principal & Agency
Typical cost of a licence
USD 10000-20000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Low

FSA 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

FSA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Complaints routeFSA Enquiries
  • Maximum leverage1:1000
This describes the authority's regime, not how HANTEC FINANCIAL applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Hantec Markets (V) Company Limited
Based in
Vanuatu
Operating
15-20 years
Wikilix score
50.3the 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.

  • Hantec Markets LimitedUnited Kingdom · Reg. 06819047 · Jun 16, 2010
  • Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty LimitedAustralia · Reg. 129943086 · Aug 27, 2008
  • Hantec (NZ) Company LimitedNew Zealand · Reg. 1695994 · Oct 3, 2005
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 HANTEC FINANCIAL holds

2 other licences are on record for HANTEC FINANCIAL.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, Hantec Financial prohibits clients from certain countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, and other FATF-sanctioned jurisdictions. These restrictions are in place to comply with international regulatory and sanction requirements.
Hantec Financial offers a maximum leverage of up to 400:1. This leverage applies to its trading accounts, allowing traders to control larger positions with a smaller amount of capital. The exact leverage may vary depending on the regulatory jurisdiction.
Yes, Hantec Financial requires KYC and AML compliance for verification. This is necessary to comply with regulatory standards and to support deposit and withdrawal processes. Verification helps ensure the safety and legality of client transactions.
Deposits via credit/debit cards, bank transfers, and e-wallets have no fees at Hantec Financial. Withdrawals incur a 3.5% fee and typically process within 2-5 business days, sometimes under 2 hours depending on the account or region. Minimum deposit is $10 for cent accounts and minimum withdrawal is $20.
Hantec Financial offers MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 as its trading platforms. Both platforms support desktop versions and provide advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities. These platforms are widely used for Forex and CFD trading.
Hantec Financial is regulated by the Australia Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) and other regulators in Vanuatu and Seychelles. It does not have mandatory client fund insurance but ensures strict segregation of client funds. According to WIKILIX, ASIC is a tier 1 regulator with high transparency and complaint mechanisms.
Licence SD164 was issued by The Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA), the financial authority for Seychelles.
HANTEC FINANCIAL holds this FSA 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 FSA 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 FSA tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, FSA 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.
HANTEC FINANCIAL has 2 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 2 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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