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VFSC licence 40318

Holder
HANTEC FINANCIAL
Jurisdiction
Vanuatu
Licence type
Retail Forex License

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by Vanuatu Financial Services Commission. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Sep 10, 2026

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Vanuatu Financial Services Commission 40318

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

Issuing authority
Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Holder
Hantec Markets (V) Company Limited
Jurisdiction
Vanuatu
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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Open HANTEC FINANCIALAbout VFSC
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 4
Jurisdiction
Vanuatu
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
40318
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Retail Forex License
The authority

About VFSC

Vanuatu Financial Services Commission is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Vanuatu.

Full name
Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Jurisdiction
Vanuatu
Strength
Tier 4Minimal supervision. A registration here says little about client protection.
Established
1993
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
45 firms
Regulates
Forex, Stocks, Options, Derivatives, Securities, Futures
Licences it issues
Dealer in Securities Licence
Typical cost of a licence
USD 5000-10000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Low

VFSC 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

VFSC's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Complaints routeVFSC Complaints
  • Maximum leverage1:997
This describes the authority's regime, not how HANTEC FINANCIAL applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Hantec Markets (V) Company Limited
Based in
Vanuatu
Operating
15-20 years
Wikilix score
50.3the 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.

  • Hantec Markets LimitedUnited Kingdom · Reg. 06819047 · Jun 16, 2010
  • Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty LimitedAustralia · Reg. 129943086 · Aug 27, 2008
  • Hantec (NZ) Company LimitedNew Zealand · Reg. 1695994 · Oct 3, 2005
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 HANTEC FINANCIAL holds

2 other licences are on record for HANTEC FINANCIAL.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Yes, Hantec Financial prohibits clients from certain countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, and other FATF-sanctioned jurisdictions. These restrictions are in place to comply with international regulatory and sanction requirements.
Hantec Financial offers a maximum leverage of up to 400:1. This leverage applies to its trading accounts, allowing traders to control larger positions with a smaller amount of capital. The exact leverage may vary depending on the regulatory jurisdiction.
Yes, Hantec Financial requires KYC and AML compliance for verification. This is necessary to comply with regulatory standards and to support deposit and withdrawal processes. Verification helps ensure the safety and legality of client transactions.
Deposits via credit/debit cards, bank transfers, and e-wallets have no fees at Hantec Financial. Withdrawals incur a 3.5% fee and typically process within 2-5 business days, sometimes under 2 hours depending on the account or region. Minimum deposit is $10 for cent accounts and minimum withdrawal is $20.
Hantec Financial offers MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 as its trading platforms. Both platforms support desktop versions and provide advanced charting, automated trading, and multi-asset trading capabilities. These platforms are widely used for Forex and CFD trading.
Hantec Financial is regulated by the Australia Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC) and other regulators in Vanuatu and Seychelles. It does not have mandatory client fund insurance but ensures strict segregation of client funds. According to WIKILIX, ASIC is a tier 1 regulator with high transparency and complaint mechanisms.
Licence 40318 was issued by Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC), the financial authority for Vanuatu.
HANTEC FINANCIAL holds this VFSC 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 VFSC 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 VFSC tier 4, the lowest band. A registration here says little on its own about client protection.
Yes, VFSC 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.
HANTEC FINANCIAL has 2 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 2 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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