1. Hong Kong gold platform merchants must be registered with the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission (SFC). The Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission (SFC) is the legal regulatory agency for Hong Kong’s financial industry. The Hong Kong Gold and Silver Exchange does not exercise the right to legal supervision. . In addition, regular international spot gold margin transactions in Hong Kong are generally conducted through member companies of the Hong Kong Gold and Silver Trade Fair. It is important to note here that among the members of the Hong Kong Gold and Silver Trade Fair, only Class A and Class C members are qualified to trade spot gold, and members of other classes are not qualified to trade spot gold.
2. Fund management. At present, the funds for regular international spot gold margin transactions in Hong Kong are generally handed over to Hang Seng Bank of Hong Kong, HSBC of Hong Kong (or domestic banks that cooperate with them) through third-party custody. Such as Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) management.
3. Regarding the issue of gold withdrawal, if the gold platform company you encounter is not domestic, or the platform provider is not supervised by the relevant local regulatory agencies, then you need to be more vigilant. It is very likely that the platform provider is illegal. of.
4. Spreads and commissions. Regular international spot gold margin transactions on the Hong Kong Gold Platform are generally charged with a spread of 0.5 and a commission of US$50/lot.
Be careful if the commission is too low or the margin leverage is too large