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SFC licence AAW177

Holder
Meta 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 AAW177

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

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

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Open Meta SecuritiesAbout 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
AAW177
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 Meta Securities applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

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

Wikilix has flagged Meta 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.

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 Meta Securities holds

One other licence is on record for Meta Securities.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Meta Securities prohibits clients from certain countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. The broker primarily serves clients in Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, and some global clients.
Meta Securities provides customer support via live chat during business hours and maintains an office in Hong Kong. Support is available in English, and the broker's contact address is 48/F, Room 4806–07, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Meta Securities offers trading in a range of regulated financial instruments including forex, stocks, derivatives, securities, and futures. These instruments are regulated under the SFC licenses held by the broker.
Meta Securities offers a maximum leverage of up to 30:1. This leverage level is regulated under the SFC guidelines applicable in Hong Kong.
Meta Securities supports various funding methods including bank transfers, credit cards (Visa and MasterCard), and e-wallets such as Skrill, PayPal, and Neteller. Deposits are generally processed instantly for cards and e-wallets, while bank transfers take 1-5 business days. Withdrawals must be made to the original deposit method, with some fees applicable depending on the method.
Meta Securities Limited is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, which is a tier 1 onshore regulator. The broker holds licenses for dealing in securities and futures contracts. Although there is no mandatory client fund insurance, strict fund segregation is enforced to protect clients.
Licence AAW177 was issued by Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the financial authority for Hong Kong.
Meta 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.
Meta Securities has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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