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SFC licence AFE504

Holder
Ark Securities
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in securities

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Securities and Futures Commission AFE504

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

Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Holder
Ark Securities (Hong Kong) Limited
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in securities

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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 1
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
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.

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
AFE504
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Dealing in securities
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 Ark Securities applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Ark Securities (Hong Kong) Limited
Based in
Hong Kong
Wikilix score
73.6the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix has flagged Ark Securities 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.

  • Ark Securities (Hong Kong) LimitedHong Kong
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 Ark Securities holds

One other licence is on record for Ark Securities.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Ark Securities prohibits clients from certain countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. The broker serves clients primarily in Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, and some global clients, complying with regulatory restrictions set by the SFC.
Ark Securities provides customer support via phone and live chat during business hours. The support email is cs@gisf.hk, and support is available in English. The broker’s contact address is in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Ark Securities does not charge commissions on trades, and information about spreads is not specified in the provided context. The broker’s trading conditions indicate no commission structure but do not detail spread types or average spreads.
Ark Securities offers a maximum leverage of 1 according to the provided trading conditions. This is significantly lower than typical forex leverage levels. The broker is regulated by the SFC, which imposes strict leverage limits.
Ark Securities supports deposits via bank transfer, cheque, and promissory note. Bank transfers typically process within 1-2 business days, while cheque deposits may take several days to clear. Withdrawals by bank transfer incur a fixed fee of HKD 150 plus actual bank charges, and cheque withdrawals may have administrative fees if the amount is below a certain threshold.
Ark Securities (Hong Kong) Limited is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong. The SFC is a tier 1 onshore regulator with high transparency and strict fund segregation, although there is no mandatory client fund insurance. According to WIKILIX, Ark Securities holds licenses for dealing in securities and futures contracts.
Licence AFE504 was issued by Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
Ark Securities 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.
Ark Securities has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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