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UTRADE: SFC licence AHY424

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 AHY424

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Holder
UOB Kay Hian (Hong Kong) Ltd
Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in futures contracts

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What we checked

Nobody has adjudicated this licence yet. It is recorded here as claimed, not as confirmed.

Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Last checked
Never

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What the authority publishes

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Licence number
AHY424
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 UTRADE applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
UOB Kay Hian (Hong Kong) Ltd
Based in
Hong Kong
Wikilix score
60.4the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix has flagged UTRADE as a suspected clone of another firm. That is a finding about the firm, not about this licence — the register’s own wording above is what states this entry’s standing.

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • SHARP POINT LIMITEDHong Kong · Reg. 0758176 · May 6, 2020
  • UOB KAY HIAN FUTURES (HONG KONG) LIMITEDHong Kong · Reg. 0314038 · Jun 11, 1991
  • UOB KAY HIAN (HONG KONG) LIMITEDHong Kong · Reg. 0272116 · Feb 27, 1990
  • 大華繼顯（香港）有限公司 UOB KAY HIAN (HONG KONG) LIMITEDHong Kong · Feb 15, 2005
Provenance

Where this record came from

Every date below has already happened. We do not publish a promised next-update date, because we do not schedule per-licence re-checks.

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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Also on record

Other licences UTRADE holds

One other licence is on record for UTRADE.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
Yes, UOB Kay Hian does not accept clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. Additionally, some funding methods have regional restrictions, such as no clients from the USA and EEA for bank transfers.
UOB Kay Hian offers customer support via phone at +852 2136 1818 and live chat during business hours. Support is available in English, and email support can be reached at clientservices@uobkayhian.com.hk. The broker's office is located at 6/f Harcourt House, 39 Gloucester Road, Hong Kong.
No deposit fees are specified for UOB Kay Hian's funding methods. However, cheque withdrawals may incur a handling fee of HKD 200 if a cheque image is not provided. Other withdrawal fees are not detailed in the provided context.
UOB Kay Hian supports several funding methods including bank transfer, electronic Direct Debit Authorization (eDDA), Faster Payment System (FPS), cheque deposits, GIRO, and PayNow for SGD deposits in Singapore. Minimum deposit amounts start at 150 USD, and withdrawals require a minimum of 300 USD.
The maximum leverage offered by UOB Kay Hian (Hong Kong) Ltd is 50. This leverage level applies to their trading accounts, allowing traders to control larger positions relative to their capital.
UOB Kay Hian (Hong Kong) Ltd is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, a tier 1 onshore regulator. The broker holds licenses for dealing in futures contracts and securities. Although there is no mandatory client fund insurance, strict fund segregation is enforced to protect client assets.
Licence AHY424 was issued by Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
UTRADE 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.
UTRADE has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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