SFCHong KongTier 1Licence number
ADW991
View licence record- Licence holder
- Held by KGI
- Licence type and regime
- Dealing in futures contracts
Not checkedUpdated
At a glance
Regulation on record for KGI
Counts of what is on record, not a rating. Each figure describes the register entries Wikilix holds and the checks it has run against them.
- Licences on record
- 1
- Issuing authorities
- 1
- From tier-1 or tier-2 authorities
- 1
- Found on an official register
- 0
KGI has one licence on record with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. One of them was issued by a tier-1 or tier-2 authority — the regimes with the strictest capital, reporting and client-money rules. None has yet been located on an issuing authority’s own register, so every entry here should be read as claimed rather than confirmed.
Issuing authorities
Jurisdictions
Licence record
Licences on record
Every licence on record for KGI, strongest authority first.
1 record
- SFCHong KongTier 1
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the licences held by KGI
Answered from the register entries on this page.
Most Popular Questions
KGI Asia prohibits clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. The broker primarily serves clients in Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, and some global regions.
Yes, KGI Asia offers customer support in English. Support is available via phone, live chat during business hours, and email, with multiple contact numbers listed for Hong Kong offices.
KGI Asia offers a maximum leverage of 10:1. This leverage level applies to the instruments they provide, which include forex, stocks, derivatives, securities, and futures.
KGI Asia supports multiple funding methods including bank transfers, cheque deposits, PPS for Hong Kong dollars, cash deposits at Singapore branches, EFT in HKD, and telegraphic transfers in USD. Withdrawal fees and processing times vary depending on the method and currency.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with KGI Asia is 10,000 HKD. This requirement applies across their supported funding methods, which include bank transfers and cheque deposits among others.
KGI Asia is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a tier 1 onshore regulator. The broker adheres to strict fund segregation rules but does not have mandatory client fund insurance. WIKILIX data confirms KGI Asia holds licenses for dealing in futures contracts and securities.
KGI has one licence record with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. A licence on record means an authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
KGI holds licence records issued by SFC. Each authority’s own record — its tier, jurisdiction and client-protection rules — is linked from this page.
One of the licence records held by KGI comes from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (1 tier-1, 0 tier-2). Those regimes set the strictest capital, reporting and client-money requirements.
Not yet. None of the one licence record held by KGI has been located on an issuing authority’s register, so each should be read as claimed rather than confirmed. Every record links to the official register so you can check it yourself.
KGI has licence records in Hong Kong. A licence applies in the jurisdiction that issued it; it does not by itself cover clients elsewhere.