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FSA licence Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 2938

Holder
Gungin
Jurisdiction
Japan
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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RecordModified Aug 11, 2026

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Financial Services Agency Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 2938

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Issuing authority
Financial Services Agency
Jurisdiction
Japan
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
Japan
Last checked
Never

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What the authority publishes

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Licence number
Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 2938
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Retail Forex License
The authority

About FSA

Financial Services Agency is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Japan.

Full name
Financial Services Agency
Jurisdiction
Japan
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
2000
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
141 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Derivatives, Commodity
Licences it issues
Type I Financial Instruments Business
Typical cost of a licence
JPY 50000000+
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

FSA'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 routeFINMAC
  • Maximum leverage1:25
This describes the authority's regime, not how Gungin applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Gungin Securities Co.,Ltd.
Based in
Japan
Wikilix score
58.1the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Recorded companies

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

  • Gungin Securities Co.,Ltd.Japan · Reg. 6070001031858 · Feb 16, 2016
Provenance

Where this record came from

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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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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, Gungin restricts clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. Their geographical coverage mainly includes Japan and parts of Asia, with limited global client access.
Gungin follows standard KYC and AML procedures as required by Japanese financial regulations.
Gungin Securities offers trading in various regulated financial instruments including Forex, bonds, stocks, funds, derivatives, and commodities. These instruments are authorized under their retail forex license issued by the Japanese FSA.
Yes, Gungin offers customer support in English and provides live chat support during business hours. Additional contact options include phone support with an international number available for clients.
According to WIKILIX data, Gungin operates under the Japanese FSA regulation, which limits the highest leverage to 25:1. This leverage cap is consistent with regulatory requirements to manage trading risks for retail clients.
Gungin supports bank transfers via Gunma Bank, credit/debit cards through Gungin Card Co., Ltd., and possibly e-wallets or cashless payments. Bank transfers are instant with no fees, while card and e-wallet processing times are typically within hours. All methods comply with standard KYC/AML regulations in Japan.
Licence Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 2938 was issued by Financial Services Agency (FSA), the financial authority for Japan.
Gungin holds this FSA 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 FSA 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 FSA tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
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