Institution record
CES
CES Forex (HK) Limited
- Source score
- —
- Warnings
- 0
- Comments
- 0
Licence records
Licences within our coverage (institutions licensed in offshore financial centres) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.
| Regulator | Licence no. | Status | Licensed entity | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SFCTier-1 Securities and Futures Commission | ACI995 | Regulated | CES Forex (HK) Limited | 2005-03-04 |
Peer regulatory & risk comparison
Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing CES against peer institutions in our institutions licensed in offshore financial centres dataset.
| Institution | Primary regulators | Regulated / total | Risk classification | Source score | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CES (this record) | SFC | 1 / 1 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Blackwell Global | SCBSFCFCA+3 | 5 / 6 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Hash | BMAFSACR+3 | 6 / 6 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| AETOS | FSAFSCVFSC+2 | 5 / 5 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Deriv | BVIFSCVFSCLabuan+2 | 5 / 5 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Mohicans Markets | VFSCMISAFSC+2 | 4 / 5 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
CES: institutional due diligence FAQ
Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.
What is CES's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?
In our imported dataset, CES (legal entity reference: CES Forex (HK) Limited) holds 1 recorded licence entry, of which 1 carries a "regulated" status and 1 are marked regulated or registered: SFC (Securities and Futures Commission) — licence ACI995, status: regulated, Tier-1. Institutional due diligence requires verifying that the exact legal entity on your counterparty agreement matches the licensed entity name and registration number on the official SFC public register.
Which of CES's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?
CES is tracked under our institutions licensed in offshore financial centres coverage scope based on its institutional service profile (CFDs, Precious metals, Stock indices, Forex) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 1 recorded licence (SFC) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.
What is CES's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?
CES carries a "risk level not supplied" classification in the source dataset (composite numeric scores are not supplied for this record). The record flags 0 regulatory warning or complaint counts. Because these figures reflect imported source fields rather than primary audit findings, compliance teams should review primary enforcement bulletins directly.
What operational due diligence steps apply to CES's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?
Before allocating capital or executing trades with CES, institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (ebshk.com) against regulator-approved domains to guard against clone firms; (2) verify whether any of the 0 recorded warning/complaint entries or 0 user comments involve withdrawal restrictions or scope violations; and (3) confirm the dispute-resolution ombudsman tied to SFC.
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