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IMC: SFC licence ANR402

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

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Securities and Futures Commission ANR402

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Holder
IMC
Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in futures contracts

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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
ANR402
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Dealing in futures contracts
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 IMC applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
IMC
Based in
Netherlands
Wikilix score
63.2the 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.

  • IMC Asia Pacific LimitedHong Kong · Reg. 1052103 · Jun 14, 2006
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
Yes, IMC does not accept clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. These restrictions are in place due to regulatory and compliance requirements.
IMC provides customer support via live chat during business hours and email at contact.hongkong@imc.com. The support is available in English, and the broker also offers phone support with an international number.
IMC supports multiple funding methods including bank transfer, credit and debit cards, e-wallets, cryptocurrency, and wire transfer. Deposit minimums start at 100 USD, and withdrawal fees vary by method, with bank and wire transfers typically charging around 25 USD. Processing times range from instant for cards and e-wallets to several business days for bank and wire transfers.
IMC offers trading in forex, stocks, derivatives, securities, and futures. The broker supports a variety of regulated financial instruments suitable for different trading preferences.
IMC is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a tier 1 global regulator. It holds a license for dealing in futures contracts and operates under strict fund segregation rules, although there is no mandatory client fund insurance. The broker is prohibited from serving clients in the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries.
Licence ANR402 was issued by Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
IMC 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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