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SFC licence ARN800

Holder
APC
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Financial Service

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Securities and Futures Commission ARN800

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

Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Holder
APC
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Financial Service

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What we checked

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

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
ARN800
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Financial Service
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 APC applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against APC. Wikilix holds no separate company records for this holder, so we cannot say which legal company the register issued it to.

Broker
APC
Based in
United Kingdom
Wikilix score
52.0the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence
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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Also on record

Other licences APC holds

3 other licences are on record for APC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
APC offers a maximum leverage of up to 2000. This high leverage level allows traders to control larger positions with a smaller amount of capital, but specific leverage limits may vary depending on the regulatory jurisdiction and account type.
Yes, APC provides customer support in English with availability during business hours via live chat, phone, email, and social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Contact details include phone number +963 952705188 and email addresses info@apcprime.com and support@arab-platform.com.
APC supports deposits via bank transfer, credit/debit cards, e-wallets, local payment methods, and wire transfers. Minimum deposits vary by account type, starting from $10 for cents accounts, $15 for standard accounts, and $300 for ECN accounts. Wire transfers require a minimum deposit of $250 and typically take 2-3 business days to process.
APC offers the MetaTrader 5 platform, which supports desktop and web trader versions. MetaTrader 5 is a multi-asset platform known for advanced analytics, faster execution, and algorithmic trading tools.
APC is regulated by multiple authorities including the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Saint Lucia, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). These regulators provide varying levels of investor protection and oversight, with the FCA and SFC being tier 1 regulators offering higher transparency and client fund insurance.
Licence ARN800 was issued by Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
APC 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.
APC has 3 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 3 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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