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CIMA licence 1455005

Holder
LION
Jurisdiction
Cayman Islands
Licence type
Market Making(MM)
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Aug 27, 2026

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The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority 1455005

Wikilix read the CIMA register on Aug 27, 2026. This is what it said.

Issuing authority
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Holder
Lion Brokers Limited
Jurisdiction
Cayman Islands
Licence type
Market Making(MM)
Effective
Aug 23, 2018
Register status
active

Checked Aug 27, 2026

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wikilix.com/licenses/the-cayman-islands-monetary-authority/lion/1455005Fields on file 9 / 11

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Our check
Checked

What we checked

We found this licence on the issuing authority's own register.

Wikilix check
Confirmed on the register
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
Cayman Islands
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026
Register says
active

Finding

Confirmed on the CIMA register as Lion Brokers Limited (Securities - Full (verbatim register Type) - a full Securities Investment Business licence, the top of CIMA's three securities tiers, not a registered person). Reference Number: the harvested register row prints Reference Number "1455005", which equals the licence number "1455005" held for this broker in BROKER CONTEXT (licence id 1278, regulator CIMA). Corroborated by exact legal entity name: the register's Name "Lion Brokers Limited" equals our DB's fullName "Lion Brokers Limited" in the Cayman Islands jurisdiction.

Exhibit

Register screenshot, captured Aug 27, 2026
The register

What the authority publishes

Printed as the register prints it. A field that is missing here is one nobody has recorded, not one the register leaves blank.

Licence number
1455005
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Market Making(MM)
Register status
active
Effective from
Expires
No expiry shown
The authority

About CIMA

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Cayman Islands.

Full name
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Jurisdiction
Cayman Islands
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
1997
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
1 firm
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Options, Derivatives, Commodity, Securities, Futures
Licences it issues
Securities Investment Business Licence
Typical cost of a licence
USD 30000-50000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Medium

CIMA is classed as an offshore regime. An offshore registration can be entirely legitimate, but it typically means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.

Protection

What this licence protects

CIMA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Client money kept separate
  • Complaints routeCIMA Complaints
  • Maximum leverage1:500
This describes the authority's regime, not how LION applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Lion Brokers Limited
Based in
Cayman Islands
Wikilix score
58.1the 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.

  • Lion Futures Limited(Hong Kong)Hong Kong · Reg. 2379525 · May 20, 2016
  • Lion Brokers Limited(Hong Kong)Hong Kong · Reg. 2301547 · Oct 29, 2015
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.

Official source
The issuing authority’s registerPublished by the authority, not by Wikilix.
Last checked by Wikilix
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
Evidence held
A screenshot of the register entry is on file.
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Also on record

Other licences LION holds

One other licence is on record for LION.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Lion Brokers Limited requires standard KYC verification, including a government-issued ID, proof of address (such as a utility bill or bank statement), and checks for sanctions or restricted countries. The broker also performs ongoing AML monitoring and may request additional documents to verify the source of funds.
Lion Brokers Limited offers trading in various regulated financial instruments including forex, stocks, derivatives, securities, and futures. These instruments are covered under their licenses issued by regulators in Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands.
According to WIKILIX data, Lion Brokers Limited offers a maximum leverage of up to 400. This leverage level applies to their trading accounts, but specific leverage may vary depending on the instrument and regulatory restrictions.
Lion Brokers does not charge fees for deposits via credit/debit cards or e-wallets, but bank or intermediary fees may apply for bank transfers. Withdrawal fees are not officially disclosed, and some users have reported unexpected withdrawal fees and delays, especially in Asia.
Lion Brokers Limited supports deposits via bank transfer, credit/debit cards, e-wallets, and local payment methods. Deposits by credit/debit cards and e-wallets are usually instant or within a few hours, while bank transfers take 1 to 3 business days. Cryptocurrency deposits are not supported.
Lion Brokers Limited is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). The SFC is a tier 1 regulator with high transparency and strict fund segregation, while CIMA is an offshore regulator with medium transparency. Lion Brokers holds licenses for futures contracts and market making activities.
Licence 1455005 was issued by The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), the financial authority for Cayman Islands.
LION holds this CIMA licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
We located this entry on the CIMA register. Note that confirming a register ENTRY is not the same as confirming a live licence — the register’s own wording on this page is what states its current standing.
Wikilix rates CIMA tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, CIMA is classed as an offshore regime. That can be a legitimate registration, but it usually means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.
This page links straight to the CIMA register. Search it for 1455005, and for the name LION rather than the trading brand.
LION has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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