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HYCM: DFSA licence recorded for HYCM

Issuing authority
Dubai Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Licence type
Retail Forex License

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by Dubai Financial Services Authority. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Aug 3, 2026

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Dubai Financial Services Authority No number on the register

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

Holder
HYCM Capital Markets S.R.L.
Issuing authority
Dubai Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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Our check

What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 2
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Last checked
Never

Nobody at Wikilix has looked this licence up on the official register yet. Everything above comes from the record as supplied; treat it as a claim until you have checked it yourself.

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Retail Forex License
The authority

About DFSA

Dubai Financial Services Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United Arab Emirates.

Full name
Dubai Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Strength
Tier 2Well-established regimes with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than tier 1.
Established
2004
Firms we track under it
9 firms
Regulates
Stocks, Options, Derivatives, Futures
Licences it issues
Cat 3A/3B Brokerage Licence
Typical cost of a licence
USD 50000-100000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

DFSA'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 routeDFSA Complaints
  • Maximum leverage1:150
This describes the authority's regime, not how HYCM applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
HYCM Capital Markets S.R.L.
Based in
United Kingdom
Wikilix score
61.7the 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.

  • HYCM Capital Markets (UK) LimitedUnited Kingdom · Reg. 02878581 · Dec 8, 1993
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 HYCM holds

One other licence is on record for HYCM.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, HYCM does not offer services to residents of the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. This is in compliance with international regulations and sanctions.
HYCM offers a maximum leverage of up to 500:1. This high leverage is available to clients depending on the regulatory jurisdiction and the type of account they hold.
Yes, HYCM requires a minimum deposit of 20 USD. This applies across various funding methods including credit/debit cards and e-wallets.
HYCM supports various deposit and withdrawal methods including bank wire transfer, credit/debit cards, and e-wallets like Skrill and Neteller. Cryptocurrency deposits are also available. Processing times vary from hours for e-wallets to days for bank transfers.
HYCM offers MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) as trading platforms. MT4 is popular for Forex and CFDs with features like advanced charting and automated trading, while MT5 supports multi-asset trading with advanced analytics and faster execution.
HYCM is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom and the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) in the United Arab Emirates. The FCA provides client fund insurance up to £85,000 under the FSCS, while the DFSA ensures strict fund segregation without mandatory insurance.
HYCM holds this DFSA 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 DFSA 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 DFSA tier 2: a well-established regime with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than a tier-1 authority.
HYCM has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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