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FSS licence recorded for GFI

Holder
GFI
Jurisdiction
South Korea
Licence type
Financial Service

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RecordModified Sep 10, 2026

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Financial Supervisory Service No number on the register

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

Issuing authority
Financial Supervisory Service
Holder
GFI
Jurisdiction
South Korea
Licence type
Financial Service

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Our check

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 2
Jurisdiction
South Korea
Last checked
Never

Nobody at Wikilix has looked this licence up on the official register yet. Everything above comes from the record as supplied; treat it as a claim until you have checked it yourself.

A licence record describes what an authority published. It is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
The register

What the authority publishes

Printed as the register prints it. A field that is missing here is one nobody has recorded, not one the register leaves blank.

Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Financial Service
The authority

About FSS

Financial Supervisory Service is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is South Korea.

Full name
Financial Supervisory Service
Jurisdiction
South Korea
Strength
Tier 2Well-established regimes with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than tier 1.
Established
1999
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
7 firms
Licences it issues
Financial Investment Business Licence
Typical cost of a licence
USD 100000+
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

FSS's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation schemeNo mandatory insurance (but strict fund segregation)
  • Complaints routeDisputes Mediation Committee
  • Maximum leverage1:25
This describes the authority's regime, not how GFI applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
GFI
Based in
United States
Wikilix score
60.7the 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.

  • GFI SECURITIES LLCUnited States · Reg. LLC_02892863 · Sep 28, 2018
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.
Wikilix records what an authority published. It does not issue or endorse authorisations.
Also on record

Other licences GFI holds

3 other licences are on record for GFI.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
GFI prohibits services in countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries depending on the regulator. These restrictions are in place to comply with local laws and international sanctions. Availability may vary by region due to these regulatory limitations.
Yes, GFI provides customer support with availability during business hours via live chat. They also offer support through phone and email, with contact details including a general info email and a dedicated support email. Support is available in English, and social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are also used for communication.
GFI offers a maximum leverage of 1 for its trading conditions. However, its regulators have different highest leverage limits, such as 25 by the FSS in South Korea, 30 by the FCA in the UK, and up to 50 by the SEC and FINRA in the USA.
GFI supports various funding methods including bank transfers, credit/debit cards, e-wallets like PayPal and Skrill, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and regional options like China UnionPay and Southeast Asia bank transfers. Processing times range from instant to a few business days, and fees vary by method, with some methods charging percentage fees on deposits and withdrawals.
GFI is regulated by multiple authorities including the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) in South Korea, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the USA, and FINRA in the USA. These regulators provide onshore licenses and ensure compliance with financial standards. GFI operates under strict regulatory frameworks with high transparency levels.
GFI holds this FSS 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 FSS 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 FSS tier 2: a well-established regime with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than a tier-1 authority.
GFI has 3 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 2 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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