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SFC licence AWD036

Holder
DFZQ
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 AWD036

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

Issuing authority
Securities and Futures Commission
Holder
Oriental Financial Holdings Hong Kong Limited
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Licence type
Dealing in futures contracts

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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
AWD036
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 DFZQ applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Oriental Financial Holdings Hong Kong Limited
Based in
Hong Kong
Wikilix score
63.2the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence
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
DFZQ prohibits clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries from accessing its services. These restrictions comply with international sanctions and regulatory requirements.
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong sets the highest leverage at 1:13 for regulated brokers like DFZQ. This limit aims to reduce risk exposure for retail clients.
Yes, DFZQ requires identity verification and proof of address before funding accounts, as well as additional AML documentation for withdrawals. These steps comply with regulatory standards in Hong Kong to prevent fraud and money laundering.
DFZQ supports deposits and withdrawals via bank transfer, e-wallets, credit/debit cards, and some third-party payment platforms regulated in Hong Kong. Deposit processing times range from instant to a few days, while withdrawals may take 1-5 business days depending on the method and compliance checks.
According to WIKILIX data, DFZQ offers trading in forex, stocks, derivatives, securities, and futures. These instruments are regulated under the broker's licenses issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
Oriental Financial Holdings Hong Kong Limited (DFZQ) is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, a tier 1 global regulator. The broker holds licenses for dealing in futures contracts and adheres to strict fund segregation rules, although there is no mandatory client fund insurance.
Licence AWD036 was issued by Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
DFZQ 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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