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NFA licence 0425918

Holder
Straits Financial
Jurisdiction
United States
Last checked
Aug 3, 2026

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by National Futures Association. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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National Futures Association 0425918

Wikilix read the NFA register on Aug 3, 2026. This is what it said.

Issuing authority
National Futures Association
Holder
Straits Financial Group
Jurisdiction
United States
Effective
Mar 16, 2011
Register status
Active

Checked Aug 3, 2026

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wikilix.com/licenses/national-futures-association/straits-financial/0425918Fields on file 8 / 11

Open Straits FinancialAbout NFA
Our check
Checked

What we checked

We found this licence on the issuing authority's own register.

Wikilix check
Confirmed on the register
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
United States
Last checked
Aug 3, 2026
Register says
Active

Finding

Straits Financial LLC is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a futures commission merchant and swaps firm, and is an approved member of the National Futures Association under NFA ID 0425918, with forex dealer member designation. Futures commission merchant registration dates from 16 March 2011, swaps firm approval from 2 May 2013 and forex dealer member approval from 2 October 2024. The firm reports its capital and customer segregated funds to the NFA monthly. The register shows no NFA and no CFTC actions. Client protection: High. US futures commission merchants face strict customer segregation, minimum net capital and monthly financial reporting, with CFTC and NFA enforcement and access to CFTC reparations for customer disputes.. Effective: 16 Mar 2011.

Exhibit

Register screenshot, captured Aug 3, 2026
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 number
0425918
Register status
Active
Effective from
Expires
No expiry shown
The authority

About NFA

National Futures Association is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United States.

Full name
National Futures Association
Jurisdiction
United States
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
1982
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
2 firms
Regulates
Forex, Options, Futures
Licences it issues
RFED / FCM / IB Membership
Typical cost of a licence
USD 150000+
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
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
This describes the authority's regime, not how Straits Financial applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Straits Financial Group
Based in
Hong Kong
Wikilix score
80.9the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix has flagged Straits Financial as a scam. 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.

  • STRAITS FINANCIAL GROUP PTE. LTD.Singapore · Reg. 201011823M · Mar 21, 2017
  • STRAITS FINANCIAL SERVICES PTE. LTD.Singapore · Reg. 201023452M · Nov 3, 2010
  • STRAITS FINANCIAL (HONG KONG) LIMITEDHong Kong · Reg. 2004396
Provenance

Where this record came from

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Official source
The issuing authority’s registerPublished by the authority, not by Wikilix.
Last checked by Wikilix
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
Evidence held
A screenshot of the register entry is on file.
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Also on record

Other licences Straits Financial holds

3 other licences are on record for Straits Financial.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

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.
Licence 0425918 was issued by National Futures Association (NFA), the financial authority for United States.
Straits Financial holds this NFA licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
We located this entry on the NFA register. Note that confirming a register ENTRY is not the same as confirming a live licence — the register’s own wording on this page is what states its current standing.
Wikilix rates NFA tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
This page links straight to the NFA register. Search it for 0425918, and for the name Straits Financial rather than the trading brand.
Straits Financial has 3 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 3 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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