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FINRA licence recorded for AMTD

Holder
AMTD
Jurisdiction
United States
Licence type
Financial Service

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RecordModified Aug 4, 2026

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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority No number on the register

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

Issuing authority
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Holder
AMTD Group Company Limited
Jurisdiction
United States
Licence type
Financial Service

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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
United States
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

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

Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Financial Service
The authority

About FINRA

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United States.

Full name
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Jurisdiction
United States
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
2007
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
0 firms
Licences it issues
Broker‑Dealer (SRO) Membership
Typical cost of a licence
USD 150000+
Public register
No public register published
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

FINRA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeUp to USD 500000 (SIPC)
  • Complaints routeFINRA Arbitration
  • Maximum leverage1:50
This describes the authority's regime, not how AMTD applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
AMTD Group Company Limited
Based in
Hong Kong
Wikilix score
79.0the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix has flagged AMTD 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.

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • AMTD Group Company LimitedHong Kong · Reg. F0014251 · Mar 19, 2017
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 AMTD holds

2 other licences are on record for AMTD.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
AMTD restricts clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries as per its regulatory requirements. Its geographical coverage includes Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, and some global clients. Specific restrictions may vary depending on the jurisdiction and regulatory rules.
AMTD offers customer support with live chat available during business hours and email support at enquiry@amtdgroup.com. The support is provided in English.
AMTD's highest leverage is reported as zero in the trading conditions, but its regulators in Hong Kong and the United States allow leverage up to 13 and 50 respectively.
AMTD supports multiple funding methods including bank transfers, credit/debit cards, e-wallets like FPS, Alipay, WeChat Pay, cryptocurrency, and mobile app transfers via Airstar Bank. Processing times vary from instant to a few days depending on the method. Minimum and maximum deposit and withdrawal amounts differ by method and currency, with no specified fees for deposits or withdrawals.
AMTD Group Company Limited holds licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong and is regulated by the SFC, SEC, and FINRA in the United States. The SFC enforces strict fund segregation but does not mandate client fund insurance, while FINRA and SEC provide SIPC insurance up to $500,000 per customer.
AMTD holds this FINRA 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 FINRA 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 FINRA tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
AMTD has 2 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 2 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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