Hantec Markets at a glance
Hantec Markets is a long-established broker offering forex, indices, commodities and share CFDs on MT4 and MT5, with FCA and FSCA regulation and a strong presence across Asia and Europe.
Hantec Markets reports a founding year of 2010 and a head office in Hong Kong. It lists 4 regulators and 3 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
Hantec Markets has a long-established group structure with FCA regulation in the UK, FSC regulation in Mauritius and additional Hantec Group regulated entities in Australia, Vanuatu, Seychelles and Jordan. The principal risk consideration is entity selection, because the level of regulatory protection and permitted leverage differs materially across jurisdictions.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
Hantec Markets operates through 4 legal entities, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by no regulator we could map to a public register.
Licence check: Not independently checked. This broker has submitted its details. BrokerBazaar has not yet independently checked them. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
Hantec Markets states that it accepts clients from UK, South Africa, Mauritius, Hong Kong. Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: Forex, Gold, Precious Metals, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, Cryptocurrencies. Platforms: MT4, MT5, Hantec App. Account types: Standard, ECN, Pro.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Regulated, MetaTrader, Multi-Asset.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is $10. Spreads start from From 0.1 pips and commission is None (standard) · $0.00 (raw). Maximum leverage is 1:500, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: available (conditional). Swap type: not specified. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: Bank Transfer, Wire Transfer, Visa, Mastercard and region-dependent payment methods. Withdrawal methods: Bank Transfer, Wire Transfer and region-dependent payment methods.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Yes. Scalping allowed: Yes. Algorithmic trading allowed: Yes. News trading allowed: Yes. Hedging: not specified. These conditions were compiled from public information and have not yet been confirmed by the broker.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account. Check that regulator's rules on its register.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: info-mu@hmarkets.com. Phone: +230 489 7888. For Hantec Markets Ltd Mauritius, complaints can be made to Customer Support and escalated to the specialist team. Written complaints can be sent to Hantec Markets Limited, Level 2, Suite 201, The Catalyst, 40 Silicon Avenue, Ebene, Mauritius, or by email to the complaints/contact email. Hantec states that complaints are acknowledged within five business days and it endeavours to resolve them within 28 days. Where further investigation is required, the maximum response period may be eight weeks, with progress updates provided.
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: FCA and FSCA regulated entities
- Strength: Long operating history
- Strength: MT4 and MT5 support
- Strength: Strong Asian presence
- Limitation: Offshore entity for many clients
- Limitation: Fewer proprietary tools
- Limitation: Spreads vary by region
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
Hantec Markets is most relevant to traders looking for: Regulated, MetaTrader, Multi-Asset.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
Hantec Markets change history
Every published fact change, with the previous value and the date it took effect. Each entry says whether the broker made the change itself or our editors checked it against an official source. Regulation and licence claims are always checked by an editor.
No fact changes recorded for Hantec Markets yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about Hantec Markets
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. No independent licence check date is recorded yet. External ratings: Trustpilot 4.8/5; WikiFX 8.54/10; Forex Peace Army 2.182/5; Google Play Store N/A/5; Apple App Store 5/5.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We have no commercial relationship with Hantec Markets. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.