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ADMIS Singapore Pte. Limited
RegulatedHong KongEst. 2008FCA
Regulation
License
Spread
84.4Score
Ten firms headquartered in Hong Kong hold the top WIKILIX scores among the companies we track that carry a clean regulatory status. ADMIS leads at 84.4, ahead of DA International at 79.5 and WOCOM at 77. All ten hold a licence from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong's tier-1 regulator, and every one is registered in the territory rather than only marketing to it.
| # | Broker | Score | Licences on record | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADMIS | 84.4 | FCA, SFC | 2008 |
| 2 | DA International | 79.5 | SFC, NFA | 2011 |
| 3 | WOCOM | 77.0 | SFC | 1970 |
| 4 | Sanfull Securities | 73.6 | SFC | 1968 |
| 5 | CMBC Capital | 73.6 | SFC | 1998 |
| 6 | Zhongtai International | 73.6 | SFC | 2011 |
| 7 | Value Partners Group | 72.7 | SFC | 2004 |
| 8 | CLC | 72.7 | SFC | 2011 |
| 9 | Holly International Financial | 72.7 | SFC | 2011 |
| 10 | Interactive Brokers (Hong Kong) | 72.5 | SFC, FCA, ASIC and 8 more | 1996 |
Why these ten, and in this order
The ranking is the WIKILIX score, highest first. Where two firms share a score, the one with the earlier recorded opening date sits above the other, which is why Sanfull Securities (recorded 1968) ranks ahead of CMBC Capital and Zhongtai International at 73.6. The score weighs a firm's regulatory record, its operating history and how much we can verify about it, so it rewards a long, clean licence trail over marketing reach.
Two conditions sit in front of the ranking. A firm has to be headquartered in Hong Kong, and it has to carry a clean status rather than a warning. That second rule does real work here. Of the 116 Hong Kong firms scoring 50 or above, only 64 carry a clean status; the other 52 sit under a warning, most often a suspicious-clone label, and were left out even where their score ran high. Interactive Brokers' Hong Kong arm is the one globally familiar name that clears both bars, and it holds licences from eleven authorities including the SFC, the FCA and ASIC.
What an SFC licence means, and what it does not
The SFC authorises and supervises firms dealing in securities and futures from Hong Kong. A licence puts a firm on the SFC public register, binds it to conduct and capital rules, and gives clients a named regulator to turn to. It does not grade a firm, and it does not promise a good result on any trade. Several names here, among them Value Partners Group and Holly International Financial, are asset managers and securities houses rather than retail margin shops, so the leverage figures we hold for them read low or blank. Read each firm for what it actually does before setting it against a contract-for-difference broker.
Who you will not find here
This is a list by head office, not by who accepts Hong Kong clients. Plenty of brokers that market hard to Hong Kong traders are run from Australia, Cyprus, the United Kingdom or Singapore, so they belong on a regulator list or their own home list, not this one. A Hong Kong address also cannot tell you whether any of these ten will open an account for you from where you live. A few checks close that gap:
- Confirm the firm's SFC licence number on the SFC public register before you move any money.
- Check which legal entity your account agreement names, since a Hong Kong parent often books clients through a separate offshore arm.
- Read the firm's onboarding terms for the countries it accepts, because domicile says nothing about that.
- Match the product to the firm: a futures house like WOCOM is a different tool from a multi-asset broker like Interactive Brokers.
10brokers on this list
Researched & ranked by the Wikilix team
- #2
DA International
RegulatedHong KongEst. 2011SFC
RegulationLicenseSpread79.5Score - #3
Wocom Group
RegulatedHong KongEst. 1970SFCRegulationLicenseSpread77.0Score - #4
Sanfull Securities Limited
RegulatedHong KongEst. 1968SFCRegulationLicenseSpread73.6Score - #5
CMBC CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
RegulatedHong KongEst. 1998SFCRegulationLicenseSpread73.6Score - #6
ZHONGTAI FINANCIAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
RegulatedHong KongEst. 2011SFCRegulationLicenseSpread73.6Score - #7
Value Partners Group Limited
RegulatedHong KongEst. 2004SFCRegulationLicenseSpread72.7Score - #8
CLC
RegulatedHong KongEst. 2011SFCRegulationLicenseSpread72.7Score - #9
Holly International Financial Holdings Limited
RegulatedHong KongEst. 2011SFCRegulationLicenseSpread72.7Score - #10
Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited
RegulatedHong KongEst. 1996MISA
RegulationLicenseSpread73.5Score
WIKILIX rechecks each firm's status and licences on a rolling basis, so this order can shift when a score moves or a firm gains or drops a licence. What you see reflects the records we hold on 12 August 2026. A clean status is not an endorsement; it means only that we hold no active warning against the firm today.
If you actually want a broker that will take on a Hong Kong resident rather than one merely based in Hong Kong, a regulator list is the better starting point. Our top ASIC-regulated brokers and the ranking of brokers based in Australia both cover firms many Hong Kong traders end up using. To verify anything above, the SFC public register lists every licensed corporation and its conditions. Confirm a licence at the source before you deposit, every time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions
Answers from the Wikilix research team about this ranking.
Most Popular Questions
Of the 116 Hong Kong headquartered firms scoring 50 or above, 52 carry a warning status rather than a clean one, most often a suspicious-clone flag. That is why the clean pool this top 10 draws from is only 64. A warning is WIKILIX's own recorded label and a prompt to check the firm carefully, not a court finding.
That is not something this list can tell you. WIKILIX records where a firm is based and which licences it holds, not the countries it onboards from. A Hong Kong head office says nothing about whether a firm will open an account for a resident of another country. Check the broker's own onboarding terms, and confirm the SFC licence number before depositing.
Two reasons. The list is ordered strictly by WIKILIX score, so a familiar name with a lower score sits below firms you may not recognise. And any firm carrying a warning flag was removed however high it scored: several high-scoring Hong Kong names sit under a suspicious-clone or scam label and are excluded on purpose. The result favours a clean record over reputation.
Among the ten, Sanfull Securities carries the earliest recorded opening date, 1968, followed by WOCOM in 1970. Across the wider clean-status pool the dates run older still, with HSBC recorded at 1865 and J.P. Morgan's Hong Kong presence at 1799. Recorded opening dates are what WIKILIX holds, and they can predate a firm's current licence.
The Securities and Futures Commission licenses and supervises firms dealing in securities and futures from Hong Kong. A licence places a firm on the SFC public register, binds it to conduct and capital rules, and gives clients a named authority to complain to. It does not rate a firm's quality or guarantee any trade. Every broker on this list holds one.
Not necessarily. This list ranks firms headquartered in Hong Kong, not brokers judged best for people trading from Hong Kong. Those are different questions: many brokers popular with Hong Kong traders are based in Australia, Cyprus or the United Kingdom and are licensed to accept clients there. Use this page to see who is based in the territory, then check each firm's own terms for who it onboards.
ADMIS, at 84.4, the top score among clean-status firms based in Hong Kong. It holds an SFC licence in Hong Kong and an FCA licence in the United Kingdom. DA International follows at 79.5 and WOCOM at 77. Scores blend a firm's licence record and operating history, so they can move when either changes.
Ten. They are the highest-scoring firms headquartered in Hong Kong that hold a clean status with WIKILIX, drawn from a pool of 64 that clear both bars. The wider set of Hong Kong domiciled firms scoring 50 or above runs to 116, but 52 of those carry a warning flag and were excluded. The ten shown are ordered by WIKILIX score.