Hantec Markets Limited
Financial Services Commission, Mauritius (FSC) · Reference C114013940 1
Investment dealer
Stated by Hantec Markets. The FSC Mauritius register has not been accessible to us.
Claimed by the firm, not yet verified
Hantec Markets
Hantec Markets is a CFD broker whose international website, hmarkets.com, is run by Hantec Markets Holdings Limited of Hong Kong. International clients deal with Hantec Markets Limited of Mauritius (FSC), and the holding company also owns an FCA-authorised UK company and an ASIC-licensed Australian company, which presents itself as Hantec Markets Australia and trades as Hantec Financial.
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Verified licences
| Regulator | Licence | Legal entity | Register status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) | 502635 | Hantec Markets Limited | Authorised Checked 26 Oct 2026 | Register entry for Hantec Markets Limited (opens in a new tab) 2 |
| Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) | AFSL 326907 | Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty Limited | Authorised Checked 26 Oct 2026 | Register entry for Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty Limited (opens in a new tab) 3 |
Each licence was matched on the regulator’s own register on the date shown. Unverified claims are listed under Regulation and legal entities.
Assessment summary
Hantec Markets’ UK and Australian licences match the FCA’s and ASIC’s records; we could not check the Mauritius licence of the company that serves its international clients. UK filings name the Hong Kong holding company and two shareholders who each hold between a quarter and a half of the UK company, and its audited accounts show client money held under the FCA’s rules. The Australian company keeps client money in a segregated trust account, gives retail clients negative balance protection and access to AFCA. International clients of the Mauritius company have weaker terms: their money may be passed to brokers or counterparties abroad, negative balance protection is discretionary and capped at USD 10,000, there is no compensation scheme and complaints can only be taken to the regulator. The website presents that protection, and an insurance cover we could only see for 2024 to 2025, as broader than the documents show. Brazil’s CVM ordered a company presenting itself as responsible for hmarkets.com to stop offering services in 2022, and Japan’s FSA warned the Mauritius and Hong Kong companies in October 2026.
Key positives
- Ultimate ownership can be identified 14911
Companies House registers Yu Lap Tang and Nader Nurmohamed as each holding more than a quarter of the UK company, whose audited accounts name Hantec Markets Holdings Limited of Hong Kong as its immediate and ultimate parent and say there is no ultimate controlling party. The website names the same holding company as parent of the Mauritius company, and the Australian PDS says it owns the Australian company.
- Authorisations are current and unrestricted 23
The two licences we could check are current, with no suspension or restriction shown.
- Costs are disclosed before account opening 7252627
The charges page sets out spreads, commissions by account, the 0.6% currency conversion fee and swaps, the Mauritius terms a USD 5 monthly inactivity fee after six months, and the Australian FSG the spread, rollover and dormant account charges.
- Withdrawal terms are disclosed 71617
The international funding page says withdrawals carry no broker fees, can be processed in as little as five minutes and use bank, wire, card and local methods, and the terms set the conditions, such as proof of address. The Australian page lists its methods but gives no processing times.
- The client agreement is available before sign-up 7929
The Mauritius terms and the Australian PDS, FSG and terms can be read without an account; we read the Mauritius terms from an archived copy because the site blocks automated requests.
Key concerns
- Brazil’s CVM orders Hantec Capital Group Holdings Limited, presented as responsible for hmarkets.com, to stop offering services in Brazil 1831
Reduced the enforcement dimension by 5 points (moderate severity, 4.7 years before the review, counted at half weight).
- Warned by Japan’s Financial Services Agency for soliciting derivatives business without registration 19
Reduced the enforcement dimension by 2 points (low severity, 0.1 years before the review).
- Client-facing entities appear on the regulator’s register 123
Partly met We matched Hantec Markets Limited (UK) on the FCA’s list and Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty Limited in ASIC’s licensee data. We could not check the FSC Mauritius licence of the company that serves international clients.
- Marketing claims are accurate and attributable 156131415
Not met The site tells clients that Balance Guard keeps their balance from going below zero, while the policy caps it at USD 10,000 and lets Hantec decline or withdraw it, and says their equity is “protected” and insured up to USD 500,000, while the cover pays only above a USD 20,000 retention and the certificate we could read expired in August 2025. It also claims six licences for “the Hantec brand” that include those of other Hantec businesses. Awards are named with the bodies that gave them.
- Regulatory claims on the website are accurate 1356
Partly met The ASIC licence matches the register, but we could not confirm the FSC Mauritius licence. hmarkets.com counts six licences for “the Hantec brand”, including Vanuatu, Seychelles and Hong Kong Gold Exchange licences that hantec.com shows are held by companies of the separate Hantec Financial co-brand and a bullion company, not by the companies serving Hantec Markets clients.
Breakdown by dimension
Each dimension is scored from its criteria, then weighted. Dimensions without enough evidence are left out and the remaining weights are rescaled. Open a dimension to see every criterion, our rationale and the sources.
Regulatory status and licence verification 26% of score Whether the firm’s licences exist, are current and cover what it offers.
- Partly met
- Met
- Partly met
Permissions cover the services offered 234
ASIC’s data shows the Australian company authorised to issue and make a market in derivatives and foreign exchange contracts for retail clients, and the UK accounts say the UK company is authorised to deal in and arrange investments. The FCA’s list does not show permissions, and we could not see the Mauritius permissions on a register.
- Partly met
Regulatory claims on the website are accurate 1356
The ASIC licence matches the register, but we could not confirm the FSC Mauritius licence. hmarkets.com counts six licences for “the Hantec brand”, including Vanuatu, Seychelles and Hong Kong Gold Exchange licences that hantec.com shows are held by companies of the separate Hantec Financial co-brand and a bullion company, not by the companies serving Hantec Markets clients.
- Partly met
Clients can tell which regulated entity serves them 178
hmarkets.com names the Mauritius company, its regulator and licence, and the Australian site names the Australian company and its AFSL. But the international site also calls Hantec Markets a trading name of Hantec Group, uses the same name for the UK and Mauritius companies, and does not say which clients the FCA-authorised UK company serves.
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Corporate transparency and ownership 13% of score Whether you can find out who owns and runs the firm.
- Partly met
Legal entity details are published 137910
The Mauritius terms give the company’s name and address, and the Australian documents its ACN and address, which match ASIC’s data. The website does not publish the Mauritius company’s registration number, which we found only in GLEIF’s record, and calls it Hantec Markets Ltd. while its terms call it Hantec Markets Limited.
- Met
Ultimate ownership can be identified 14911
Companies House registers Yu Lap Tang and Nader Nurmohamed as each holding more than a quarter of the UK company, whose audited accounts name Hantec Markets Holdings Limited of Hong Kong as its immediate and ultimate parent and say there is no ultimate controlling party. The website names the same holding company as parent of the Mauritius company, and the Australian PDS says it owns the Australian company.
- Partly met
Group structure is explained 156912
The website and the institutional site Hantec Prime say Hantec Markets Holdings Limited is the holding company of the UK and Mauritius companies, and the Australian PDS says it owns the Australian company. But the site also calls Hantec Markets a trading name of Hantec Group and claims licences of other Hantec businesses, and does not explain how these are related.
- Partly met
- Partly met
Financial statements are available 4
The UK company files audited accounts, most recently for 2025. We found no financial statements for the Mauritius company that serves international clients or for the Australian company, and the Hong Kong group accounts are not published.
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Client fund protections and disclosed safeguards 13% of score What protects client money if something goes wrong.
- Partly met
Client money segregation is disclosed 479
The UK company holds £8.62 million of client money in segregated accounts under the FCA’s rules, and the Australian company holds client money in a segregated trust account that it does not use for hedging. The Mauritius terms segregate client money but let it be passed to an intermediate broker, settlement agent or counterparty abroad, where it may be treated differently on insolvency.
- Partly met
Retail clients have negative balance protection 91314
Retail clients of the Australian company have negative balance protection. For the Mauritius company it is a policy for eligible clients only, capped at USD 10,000 per account, which Hantec may decline, suspend in a force majeure event or withdraw without notice. We did not see the UK company’s client terms.
- Partly met
An investor compensation scheme applies 2715
As an FCA-authorised firm, the UK company’s eligible clients may claim from the FSCS. The Mauritius terms say no statutory compensation scheme applies, and none is named for Australian clients. The excess of loss insurance shown on the site pays on insolvency only above a retention of at least USD 20,000 per claimant, and the only certificate we could read ran to August 2025.
- Partly met
- Met
Withdrawal terms are disclosed 71617
The international funding page says withdrawals carry no broker fees, can be processed in as little as five minutes and use bank, wire, card and local methods, and the terms set the conditions, such as proof of address. The Australian page lists its methods but gives no processing times.
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Enforcement and substantiated adverse findings 13% of score Regulator warnings, enforcement actions and final legal findings on record.
Starts at 100 and loses points for each substantiated adverse finding by severity and age. Allegations, complaints and clone warnings never count. Total deducted: 7 points.
- Met
Warning lists and enforcement records have been searched 181920
We searched FCA, CySEC, CVM, KNF, ASIC and Japan FSA records and the Indian and Malaysian alert lists, and ran web searches. We found the CVM’s 2022 order about hmarkets.com and the Japan FSA’s October 2026 warning; FCA warnings about Hantec Funds and copies of Hantec Markets’ details concern other firms.
- Enforcement action
- Regulator warning
Warned by Japan’s Financial Services Agency for soliciting derivatives business without registration 19
1 Oct 2026. Reduced the enforcement dimension by 2 points (low severity, 0.1 years before the review).
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Complaint handling and documented resolutions 8% of score How the firm handles complaints, and what independent records show.
- Partly met
A complaints procedure is published 721
The Australian company publishes a complaints procedure with contact details, acknowledgement within one business day and a response within 30 days. For the Mauritius company the terms only say to write to the compliance officer and that the policy is available on request.
- Partly met
Independent dispute resolution is available 79212223
Australian clients can go to AFCA, and the Financial Ombudsman Service covers the UK company. Clients of the Mauritius company can only complain to the FSC, which is the regulator and not an independent dispute body, and Hantec Markets is not a member of the Financial Commission.
- Not determined
Independent complaint outcomes show no adverse pattern 22
The ombudsman published no decisions about Hantec Markets Limited in the last three years, and we found no published decisions of other dispute bodies.
- Not determined
Complaint data is disclosed 24
We found no complaint statistics published by Hantec Markets, and its UK company is below the thresholds for the FCA’s and the ombudsman’s firm-level tables. AFCA publishes complaint figures for the financial firms that are its members, but its data site refused our requests, so we could not check the Australian company.
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Trading terms and operational transparency 8% of score Whether costs, execution and risks are disclosed before you sign up.
- Met
- Met
An order execution policy is published 91328
The Mauritius execution policy says the company deals as principal and is the execution venue, prices from liquidity providers with a mark-up and sets out the execution factors, and a conflicts of interest policy is published; the Australian PDS and hedging policy explain that the company is counterparty and hedges some trades with liquidity providers.
- Met
- Partly met
Leverage and margin terms are disclosed 7925
The Australian PDS applies ASIC’s retail leverage limits with a margin call at 80% and forced liquidation at 50%. The international account pages give maximum leverage of 1:500, but neither they nor the Mauritius terms give a margin call or stop-out level.
- Met
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Public disclosures and communication 4% of score Whether public claims hold up and the firm communicates openly.
- Not met
Marketing claims are accurate and attributable 156131415
The site tells clients that Balance Guard keeps their balance from going below zero, while the policy caps it at USD 10,000 and lets Hantec decline or withdraw it, and says their equity is “protected” and insured up to USD 500,000, while the cover pays only above a USD 20,000 retention and the certificate we could read expired in August 2025. It also claims six licences for “the Hantec brand” that include those of other Hantec businesses. Awards are named with the bodies that gave them.
- Partly met
An address and working contact channels are published 7891030
The international contact page gives no address, only chat, email and a Geneva telephone number, and the Mauritius terms give two different telephone numbers, one in London. The Mauritius address matches GLEIF’s record, and the Australian address on the site matches its documents, though the PDS names www.hantec.com/au as the website and a different telephone number.
- Met
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
On-site office verification 5% of score What our visit confirmed in person: a real, staffed office of the assessed entity, not a ghost address.
We have not checked this firm’s office in person, so this dimension scores zero. We check offices through our on-site verification programme.
- Not met
Real office at the stated address, not a ghost address
- Not met
Office of the assessed entity
- Not met
Staffed and operating
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
On-site assessment and platform testing 10% of score What our on-site checks and 30-day platform testing found.
We have not completed an on-site assessment of this firm, so this dimension does not count and its weight is shared among the others.
- Not determined
Company identity
- Not determined
Regulatory claims
- Not determined
Office visit
- Not determined
Account opening
- Not determined
Platform usability
- Not determined
Costs and disclosures
- Not determined
Customer support
- Not determined
Deposits and withdrawals
- Not determined
Trading functions
- Not determined
Complaints process
Criteria and their weighting are explained in the methodology.
Regulation and legal entities
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Hantec Markets Limited
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · Reference 502635 2
First authorised on 16 June 2010.
Authorised Verified on register, 26 Oct 2026
Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty Limited
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) · Reference AFSL 326907 3
General advice and dealing in non-cash payment products, derivatives and foreign exchange contracts, and making a market in foreign exchange contracts and derivatives, for retail and wholesale clients
Licence start date 27 August 2008.
Authorised Verified on register, 26 Oct 2026
Hantec Markets Holdings Limited
No licence recorded for this entity.
Hantec Capital Group Holdings Limited
No licence recorded for this entity.
Dated findings
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Regulator warning Active
Warned by Japan’s Financial Services Agency for soliciting derivatives business without registration 19
In October 2026 Japan’s Financial Services Agency warned Hantec Markets Limited, of Ebène, Mauritius, and Hantec Markets Holdings Limited, of Hong Kong, for soliciting over-the-counter derivatives trading over the internet without registration in Japan, under the service name “Hantec”. The list, updated on 23 October 2026, gives the month only; we use 1 October 2026.
Enforcement action Concluded
Brazil’s CVM orders Hantec Capital Group Holdings Limited, presented as responsible for hmarkets.com, to stop offering services in Brazil 1831
On 17 February 2022 Brazil’s securities regulator said Hantec Capital Group Holdings Limited presented itself as responsible for the website hmarkets.com and, through partnerships with people in Brazil, sought to raise money from Brazilian residents for securities investments without authorisation. By Ato Declaratório 19.562 of 15 February 2022 it ordered the company to stop offering securities intermediation services, directly or indirectly.
Company response
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Assessment history
| Review date | Result | Methodology | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | Trust score 77 out of 100 Sound | 1.2 | Current |
Corrections and updates
No corrections have been made to this profile.
Sources
- 1 Hantec Markets website: home page and footer (Internet Archive copy, 8 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)
hmarkets.com is behind a Cloudflare check, so we read the Internet Archive’s copy of 8 October 2026. The footer says the site is owned and operated by Hantec Markets Holdings Limited (Hong Kong 2800583, Unit 4609, 46/F Cosco Tower, 183 Queen’s Road Central), the holding company of Hantec Markets Limited and Hantec Markets Ltd., and that Hantec Markets Ltd. is authorised by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius as an investment dealer (licence C114013940); it also says “Hantec Markets is a trading name of Hantec Group”. The FAQ says Hantec Markets is regulated by the FSC Mauritius and that “the Hantec brand also holds several licenses”, from ASIC, the Vanuatu FSC, “Financial Services Authority (FSA)” and the Hong Kong Gold Exchange. The page advertises 500:1 leverage, “6 Regulations”, 200k+ clients, negative balance protection, segregated client funds and equity “insured up to $500,000”, and carries a general risk warning without a share of losing accounts. It names no FCA licence.
- 2 Financial Services Register: investment firms list (CSV), data as at 25 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Shows Hantec Markets Limited (FRN 502635, LEI 213800BKZJJXCMAN9Z43), first authorised on 16 June 2010, with status Authorised. The list does not show permissions.
- 3 Australian Financial Services Licensee dataset (October 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Lists AFSL 326907 held by Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty Limited (ABN 54 129 943 086), Sydney NSW 2000, from 27 August 2008, authorising general advice and dealing in non-cash payment products, derivatives and foreign exchange contracts, including issuing them, and making a market in foreign exchange contracts and derivatives, for retail and wholesale clients.
- 4 Hantec Markets Limited: full accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Filed on 25 September 2026, approved on 15 April 2026 and audited by Fisher, Sassoon & Marks, which found that they give a true and fair view. The company acts as principal to clients in foreign exchange and CFDs and hedges client trades; turnover was £6.19 million (broking commission £2.90 million and management service fees from group companies £3.29 million), with an operating loss of £7,726 and net assets of £5.51 million. It held £8.62 million of client money in segregated accounts under the FCA’s client asset rules. Its immediate and ultimate parent is Hantec Markets Holdings Limited of Hong Kong, and there is no ultimate controlling party. Its offices are leased from a related party.
- 5 Hantec Markets: about us (Internet Archive copy, 6 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Copy taken on 6 October 2026. Says Hantec Markets is part of the Hantec Group, founded in 1990, that “the Hantec brand is regulated in six global jurisdictions”, and gives a history in which Hantec secured ASIC regulation in 2008 and Hantec Markets FSC regulation in Mauritius in 2015, with offices in Nigeria, Thailand, Chile and Cancún. It lists awards with the awarding events (Global Forex Awards, Forex Expo Dubai, UF Awards APAC) and names no directors or managers.
- 6 Hantec Financial website (hantec.com): group companies’ licences (opens in a new tab)
Says “Hantec Financial is a co-brand shared by a group of entities”: Hantec Markets (V) Company Limited (Vanuatu FSC 40318), Hantec Markets (Australia) PTY Ltd (AFSL 326907), Hantec Bullion Limited (Hong Kong Gold Exchange member 163) and Hantec (Seychelles) Services Limited (FSA SD164). These are the ASIC, VFSC, FSA and Hong Kong Gold Exchange licences that hmarkets.com attributes to “the Hantec brand”.
- 7 Hantec Markets Limited (Mauritius) terms and conditions, version 3.0 of 4 August 2025 (Internet Archive copy, 16 July 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Copy of the PDF taken on 16 July 2026. Terms of Hantec Markets Limited, Suite 201, 2nd Floor, The Catalyst, 40 Silicon Avenue, Cybercity, Ebène, authorised by the FSC Mauritius (licence C114013940); the cover gives the telephone number +41 22 551 0215 and clause 2.1.1 gives 020 7036 0888. The company is counterparty to all trades as principal. Client money is segregated but may be held outside Mauritius or passed to an intermediate broker, settlement agent or counterparty outside Mauritius, where it may be treated differently on insolvency. There is no statutory compensation scheme. Complaints go to the compliance officer, with the internal policy “available on request”, and then only to the FSC. Changes take effect at least 10 business days after notice. A monthly inactivity fee of USD, EUR or GBP 5 applies after six months without activity, and withdrawals are not allowed until proof of address is accepted.
- 8 Hantec Markets Australia website: home, about and regulations pages (opens in a new tab)
The site, titled Hantec Markets Australia, says Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd, trading as Hantec Financial (ACN 129 943 086), is “a Hantec Group member” regulated by ASIC under AFSL 326907 and is the issuer of the products in its PDS. It gives Level 11, 56 Pitt St, Sydney and the telephone number +61 2 8017 8018, offers MetaTrader 4 only, and carries a risk warning that CFDs can lose substantially more than the initial investment.
- 9 Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd product disclosure statement, version 1.19.3 (14 September 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Gives Suite 1103, 56 Pitt Street, Sydney, the website www.hantec.com/au and the telephone number +61 2 8017 8099, and says the company is wholly owned by Hantec Markets Holding Limited. It issues the products as principal and market maker and hedges most client trades. Client money is held in a pooled, segregated trust account and retail clients’ money is not used for hedging or as capital. Retail clients have negative balance protection and ASIC’s product intervention leverage limits; margin call is at 80% and forced liquidation at 50%. Complaints are answered within 30 days and can then go to AFCA.
- 10 GLEIF: LEI record 213800VQGLB8FKFQJF32 (Hantec Markets Limited, Mauritius) (opens in a new tab)
Hantec Markets Limited, registered in Mauritius as C127483 on 12 January 2015, previously named Hantec Global Ltd, at Suite 201, The Catalyst, 40 Silicon Avenue, Ebène, care of Legacy Capital Co Ltd. The record reports no consolidating parent and no known person as ultimate parent.
- 11 Companies House: Hantec Markets Limited (06819047) (opens in a new tab)
Incorporated on 13 February 2009; registered office 93 Gloucester Place, London W1U 6JQ since 2 March 2026. Active directors: Colin James Barrett, Bashir Nurmohamed and Chi Bun Tang; Richard Cohen resigned on 18 September 2026. Persons with significant control since 30 January 2023: Yu Lap Tang (resident in Hong Kong) and Nader Nurmohamed (resident in the UAE), each holding more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares; Bashir Nurmohamed held that position from 2017 to 2023.
- 12 Hantec Prime: institutional services website (opens in a new tab)
The institutional site, linked as “Institutional” from hmarkets.com, offers prime liquidity from Hantec Markets to brokers and other institutions and carries the same footer naming Hantec Markets Holdings Limited, Hantec Markets Limited and Hantec Markets Ltd. (FSC Mauritius C114013940).
- 13 Hantec Markets: Hantec policies (Internet Archive copy, 5 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Copy taken on 5 October 2026. The execution policy says the Mauritius company deals with clients as principal and is the execution venue, sources currency prices from third-party liquidity providers and adds a mark-up; a conflicts of interest policy is published. The negative balance protection policy is open to “Eligible Clients” only, clears losses beyond net deposits up to a maximum of USD 10,000 per account, may be nullified in a force majeure event, and may be declined, altered or withdrawn at Hantec’s discretion without prior notice.
- 14 Hantec Markets: Hantec Balance Guard (Internet Archive copy, 6 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Copy taken on 6 October 2026. Says Balance Guard is negative balance protection built into Global, Pro and Cent accounts, applied automatically and free, so that “your balance is protected from going below zero”. It does not mention the USD 10,000 cap or the discretion set out in the policy.
- 15 Excess of loss policy: evidence of cover for Hantec Markets Limited (Internet Archive copy, 28 November 2025) (opens in a new tab)
Copy taken on 28 November 2025; the current link on cms.hmarkets.com is behind the Cloudflare check. Evidence of an excess of loss policy written by Arch for Hantec Markets Limited at the Mauritius address, for 19 August 2024 to 18 August 2025, paying on an insolvency event up to USD 500,000 per claimant after a retention of at least USD 20,000 per claimant, subject to the policy’s exclusions. It confers no rights on its holder.
- 16 Hantec Markets Australia: funding and safety of funds (opens in a new tab)
Lists bank transfer, SWIFT, a payment gateway and Visa and Mastercard, and names Westpac, CommBank and ANZ as the banks for SWIFT and bank transfer deposits, with details shown after logging in to the client portal. It gives no withdrawal fees or processing times.
- 17 Hantec Markets: funding your account (Internet Archive copy, 9 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Copy taken on 9 October 2026. Says deposits and withdrawals carry no broker fees (payment providers may charge), withdrawals can be processed in as little as five minutes, methods include bank and wire transfers and cards with local methods by region, and withdrawals may stay pending for extra verification. Links an insurance policy for equity of up to USD 500,000 that “does not cover any trading losses”.
- 18 CVM alerta para atuação irregular de Hantec Capital Group Holdings Limited como corretora de valores mobiliários (opens in a new tab)
Market alert published on 17 February 2022: Hantec Capital Group Holdings Limited presented itself as responsible for the website hmarkets.com and, through partnerships with people in Brazil, sought to raise money from Brazilian residents for securities investments without CVM authorisation. By Ato Declaratório 19.562 the CVM ordered it to stop offering securities intermediation services, directly or indirectly.
- 19 Names of unregistered overseas firms warned by the Financial Services Agency (updated 23 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Lists Hantec Markets Limited (Suite 201, The Catalyst, 40 Silicon Avenue, Cybercity, Ebène, Mauritius) and Hantec Markets Holdings Limited (Unit 4609, Cosco Tower, Hong Kong), warned in October 2026 for soliciting over-the-counter derivatives trading over the internet without registration in Japan; the service named is “Hantec”. The list gives the month only. The update of 25 September 2026 did not include them.
- 20 Searches of FCA, CySEC, CVM, KNF, ASIC and Japan FSA records and the Indian and Malaysian alert lists for Hantec Markets (opens in a new tab)
On 26 October 2026 we searched the FCA’s list of investment firms and its warnings, CySEC’s 1,173 board decisions, the CVM’s declaratory acts, KNF’s lists, ASIC’s licensee data, the Japan FSA’s list of warned unregistered firms (23 October 2026), the Securities Commission Malaysia and Bank Negara Malaysia alert lists and the RBI alert list (19 November 2025) for Hantec Markets, Hantec Global, hmarkets.com and hantecmarkets.com, and ran web searches for actions by the FCA, ASIC, the FSC Mauritius, Consob and others. We found the CVM’s 2022 order and the Japan FSA’s 2026 warning. The FCA’s warnings about Hantec Funds (hantecfunds.com) and firms copying Hantec Markets’ details concern other firms.
- 21 Hantec Markets Australia: complaints procedure (opens in a new tab)
Policy adopted on 1 October 2021 under ASIC’s internal dispute resolution rules: complaints by telephone (+61 2 8017 8099), email or post to Level 11, 56 Pitt Street, acknowledged within one business day and answered in writing within 30 calendar days, with the right to escalate to AFCA.
- 22 Ombudsman decisions: Hantec Markets Limited, October 2023 to October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
The ombudsman lists Hantec Markets Limited as a business it covers and published no decisions about it between 26 October 2023 and 26 October 2026.
- 23 Financial Commission: is Hantec Markets a member? (opens in a new tab)
The Financial Commission, a private dispute resolution organisation, says Hantec Markets is not a member, so it cannot review complaints against it and its clients are not covered by its compensation fund.
- 24 FCA firm-level complaints data 2025 H2 and Financial Ombudsman business complaints data (July 2025 to March 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Neither dataset includes Hantec Markets Limited; both publish firm-level figures only above minimum complaint volumes.
- 25 Hantec Markets: Hantec Global account (Internet Archive copy, 6 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Copy taken on 6 October 2026. Gives a minimum deposit of USD 10, floating spreads from 0.1 pips, commission from zero, maximum leverage of 1:500, no deposit or withdrawal fees, negative balance protection “included” and fund insurance of up to USD 500,000. No margin call or stop-out level is given.
- 26 Hantec Markets: trading costs and charges (Internet Archive copy, 6 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Copy taken on 6 October 2026. Says the costs are the spread and, depending on the account, a commission, plus a currency conversion fee of 0.6% and overnight swap charges, with worked examples.
- 27 Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd financial services guide, version 1.5.8 (14 September 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Sets out the spread, rollover interest, currency conversion and a dormant account fee of $25 a year after 12 months without trading, says the company makes a market as principal, and refers unresolved complaints to AFCA.
- 28 Hantec Markets Australia: hedging policy, version 2.1 (28 June 2024) (opens in a new tab)
Says the company is counterparty to every transaction, hedges some client trades back to back with liquidity providers and checks their standing; the list of current counterparties is blank. Gives the address Suite 3, Level 11, 56 Pitt Street.
- 29 Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd terms and conditions, version 1.2.9 (14 September 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Client terms of the Australian company. Clause 18 lets it amend the terms by notice, binding the client ten days after the notice or on the client’s next contract, whichever is earlier; clients who do not consent may end the agreement.
- 30 Hantec Markets: contact us (Internet Archive copy, 9 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Copy taken on 9 October 2026. Offers live chat, email, a contact form and the telephone number +41 22 551 0215; the page gives no postal or office address.
- 31 CVM declaratory acts (stop orders) dataset (opens in a new tab)
Records Ato Declaratório 19.562 of 15 February 2022 against Hantec Capital Group Holdings Limited, published in the official gazette on 17 February 2022. It has no other entry for a Hantec name.
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