PRIME CDEX

PRIME CDEX Broker Overview

PRIME CDEX is a Hong Kong broker brand. The company named as its operator, PREMIER Q SECURITIES LTD (Hong Kong company number 0194199), was incorporated in 1987 and is now called KuCoin HK Limited. Between them, this company and two sister companies hold three licences from Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

PRIME CDEX Regulation and License

All three SFC licences were confirmed as active on the SFC's public register on 21 October 2026:

• AAU948: Type 1 (dealing in securities, since 1 November 2004) and Type 4 (advising on securities, since 27 June 2016), held by KuCoin HK Limited, the company named as PRIME CDEX's operator.
• AHA296: Type 2 (dealing in futures contracts, since 26 September 2016) and Type 5 (advising on futures contracts, since 12 August 2021), held by the sister company KuCoin Commodity Futures Limited.
• BGX384: Type 9 (asset management, since 12 December 2016), held by the sister company KuCoin Asset Management Limited.

Is PRIME CDEX Regulated?

Yes, the companies behind PRIME CDEX are regulated by the SFC, but only for securities, futures contracts and asset management. None of them holds the SFC's Type 3 licence for leveraged foreign exchange trading.

PREMIER Q SECURITIES LTD, now KuCoin HK Limited

Hong Kong company 0194199 is listed in the Hong Kong company records as KuCoin HK Limited, incorporated on 24 July 1987, as checked by WIKILIX on 21 October 2026. Formerly Premier Q Securities Limited and then Prime Cdex Securities Limited, it took its current name on 5 September 2025, so Prime Cdex Securities Limited is a former name of this company rather than a separate firm.

The two sister licensees have changed names twice. Prime Cdex Futures Limited and Prime Cdex Asset Management Limited became Magic Compass Futures Limited and Magic Compass Asset Management Limited on 18 April 2024, then KuCoin Commodity Futures Limited and KuCoin Asset Management Limited on 19 August 2025.

Is PRIME CDEX Safe?

Clients of PRIME CDEX's licensed companies have the protection of SFC supervision, including its client-asset segregation rules, but only for business done with one of those companies within the activities its licence covers. As of 21 October 2026, the SFC register showed no licensing conditions and no public disciplinary action against KuCoin HK Limited in the past five years. The asset management licence, BGX384, does not extend to retail share or futures trading.

PRIME CDEX Review and Assessment

PRIME CDEX's standing rests on three active SFC licences, but the brand name no longer matches the register, where all three licensed companies now carry KuCoin names. Before opening or funding an account under the PRIME CDEX name, check that the company named in your client agreement is one of these three licensed companies, under its current name, and that the product you want falls within that company's licence.