NFAUnited StatesTier 1Licence number
0425918
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- Held by Straits Financial
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At a glance
Regulation on record for Straits Financial
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
- 4
- Issuing authorities
- 4
- From tier-1 or tier-2 authorities
- 3
- Found on an official register
- 3
Straits Financial has 4 licences on record with Wikilix, issued by 4 authorities across 4 jurisdictions. 3 of them were issued by tier-1 or tier-2 authorities — the regimes with the strictest capital, reporting and client-money rules. We located 3 of 4 on the issuing authority’s own register.
One licence comes from an authority classed as offshore. An offshore regime can be a legitimate registration, but it typically carries lower capital requirements and no compensation scheme.
Issuing authorities
Jurisdictions
Licence record
Licences on record
Every licence on record for Straits Financial, strongest authority first.
4 records
- NFAUnited StatesTier 1
MASSingaporeTier 1Licence number
PS20200666
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- Held by Straits Financial
- Licence type and regime
- Retail Forex License
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SFCHong KongTier 1Licence number
BHT974
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- Held by Straits Financial
- Licence type and regime
- Dealing in futures contracts
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BAPPEBTIIndonesiaTier 3Licence number
No number recorded
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- Held by Straits Financial
- Licence type and regime
- Offshore
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- NFA registerOpen register
- MAS registerOpen register
- SFC registerOpen register
Protection
What this licence protects
NFA's own rules for the firms it authorises.
- Compensation schemeUp to USD 500000 (SIPC)
- Client money kept separate
- Complaints routeNFA Arbitration
- Maximum leverage1:47
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the licences held by Straits Financial
Answered from the register entries on this page.
Most Popular Questions
Yes, Straits Financial offers customer support in English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Live chat is available during business hours, and contact can also be made via phone or email.
According to WIKILIX data, Straits Financial offers a maximum leverage of up to 20:1 under the regulation of MAS in Singapore and up to 13:1 under the SFC in Hong Kong, depending on the jurisdiction and instrument.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with Straits Financial is USD 100. This applies across most funding methods including credit cards and e-wallets.
Straits Financial supports deposits and withdrawals via bank transfer, credit cards, e-wallets, other licensed brokers, CME, and cash deposits. Bank transfers typically take 2-3 business days for deposits and up to 5 business days for withdrawals, with a withdrawal fee of USD 40.
Straits Financial Group is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Both regulators are tier 1 and government-authorized, ensuring high transparency and strict fund segregation, although there is no mandatory client fund insurance.
Straits Financial has 4 licence records with Wikilix, issued by 4 authorities across 4 jurisdictions. A licence on record means an authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
Straits Financial holds licence records issued by NFA, MAS, SFC, BAPPEBTI. Each authority’s own record — its tier, jurisdiction and client-protection rules — is linked from this page.
3 of the licence records held by Straits Financial come from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (3 tier-1, 0 tier-2). Those regimes set the strictest capital, reporting and client-money requirements.
We located 3 of the 4 licence records held by Straits Financial on the issuing authority’s own register. Every entry has been looked up. An unchecked entry is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
Straits Financial has licence records in United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia. A licence applies in the jurisdiction that issued it; it does not by itself cover clients elsewhere.