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HFM (formerly HotForex)

On the desk for one reason: multi-entity structure. 7 register lines are on this file, spread across 7 legal entities in 7 jurisdictions, 1 of them with a top-tier regulator.


On the wire

4 items · 0 notices

Every figure below was read off a regulator register or the firm's own filing.

Register entries as filed
  • 01
    register entry

    FCA entry 801701 for HF Markets (UK) Ltd

    Source: hfm.com

  • 02
    register entry

    CySEC entry 183/12 for HF Markets (Europe) Ltd

    Source: hfm.com

  • 03
    register entry

    FSCA entry 46632 for HF Markets SA (Pty) Ltd

    Source: hfm.com

  • 04
    register entry

    DFSA entry F004885 for HF Markets (DIFC) Ltd

    Source: dfsa.ae

Entity by entity

7 lines
Register lines on file for HFM (formerly HotForex). A blank number is a number the desk could not read on a source; it is not a zero.
RegulatorJurisdictionEntity as registeredNumberTierSource
FCAUnited KingdomHF Markets (UK) Ltd801701T1hfm.com
CySECCyprusHF Markets (Europe) Ltd183/12T2hfm.com
FSCASouth AfricaHF Markets SA (Pty) Ltd46632T2hfm.com
DFSAUnited Arab Emirates (DIFC)HF Markets (DIFC) LtdF004885T2dfsa.ae
CMA KenyaKenyaHFM Investments Ltd155T2hfm.com
FSA SeychellesSeychellesHF Markets (Seychelles) LtdSD015T3hfm.com
Registered IBC, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (not a financial licence)Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHF Markets (SV) Ltd22747 IBC 2015T3hfm.com

Tier is the desk's shorthand for the supervising regime, not a quality score: T1 a top-tier statutory regulator, T2 a mid-tier one, T3 an offshore registration.

Commercial detail on the record

Minimum to open$0
EUR/USD spread as publishednot verified
Leverage as advertisedup to 1:2000 (offshore entities); 1:30 retail under FCA/CySEC
PlatformsMT4 · MT5 · HFM app
Account booksCent · Premium · Pro · Pro Plus · Zero · Top-up Bonus

What the record says

On the wire: HF Markets (SV) Ltd is an International Business Company registration in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, not a financial services licence.

Recorded by the desk: HF Markets (Europe) Ltd is a member of the Cyprus Investor Compensation Fund.

Not verified

3 fields

The desk left these blank rather than fill them from secondary sources. They stay on the file as open questions and will be filled the day a primary source carries them.

Other open files

The whole desk

This file reports what regulators and the firm have published. It is not a review, not a rating and not advice to open or close an account anywhere.