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SFC licence AQF520

Holder
CLC
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 AQF520

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

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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
AQF520
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 CLC applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
CLC
Based in
Hong Kong
Wikilix score
72.7the 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 CLC holds

One other licence is on record for CLC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
CLC prohibits clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries from trading. The broker primarily serves clients in Hong Kong, the Asia-Pacific region, and some global clients.
CLC is authorized to offer trading in forex, stocks, derivatives, securities, and futures. These instruments are regulated under its licenses issued by the Hong Kong SFC.
CLC offers customer support via live chat during business hours and email support at corporate@clchk.com. Support is provided in English, and the broker can be contacted by phone at +85231531128.
The minimum deposit amount required to open an account with CLC is 2000 USD. This threshold applies to new clients wishing to start trading with the broker.
CLC offers a maximum leverage of 100 according to its trading conditions. This leverage level applies to its trading accounts and instruments, providing traders with significant exposure relative to their capital.
CLC is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a tier 1 government regulator. The broker operates with strict fund segregation but does not have mandatory client fund insurance. CLC holds licenses for dealing in futures contracts and leveraged forex trading.
Licence AQF520 was issued by Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
CLC 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.
CLC has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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