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SFC licence BFW669

Holder
BANDS
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in futures contracts

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Securities and Futures Commission BFW669

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Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Holder
BANDS
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in futures contracts

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Open BANDSAbout SFC
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

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
BFW669
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Dealing in futures contracts
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 BANDS applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
BANDS
Based in
Hong Kong
Wikilix score
45.5the 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.

  • BANDS Financial LimitedHong Kong · Jan 1, 2015
  • BANDS Risk Management LimitedHong Kong
  • BANDS (Shanghai) Investment Management Co., Ltd.China
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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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
According to WIKILIX data, BANDS offers trading in a variety of regulated financial instruments including forex, stocks, derivatives, securities, and futures. These instruments are covered under their SFC license in Hong Kong.
Yes, BANDS offers customer support via phone and live chat during business hours. Support is available in English and Simplified Chinese. The broker also provides contact details including an email address and a LinkedIn page for additional communication.
BANDS offers a maximum leverage of up to 500. This leverage level applies to the instruments they provide, which include forex, stocks, derivatives, securities, and futures. The leverage is regulated under the SFC guidelines applicable in Hong Kong.
BANDS supports deposits and withdrawals via credit/debit cards, bank/wire transfers including SEPA, e-wallets like Skrill and Neteller, and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and USDT. Deposit minimums can be as low as 1 USD for crypto and 5 USD for cards. Withdrawal fees and processing times vary by method, with some withdrawals processed instantly and others taking several days.
BANDS is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a tier 1 onshore regulator. The broker follows strict fund segregation rules but does not have mandatory client fund insurance. According to WIKILIX, BANDS holds a license for dealing in futures contracts and adheres to high transparency and regulatory standards.
Licence BFW669 was issued by Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
BANDS 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.
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