Reason for this visit

The Hong Kong forex market is an international market developed after the 1970s. Since the removal of foreign exchange control in Hong Kong in 1973, there has been a large inflow of international capital and the number of financial institutions operating foreign exchange business has continued to increase. The foreign exchange market has become more and more active, and it has developed into an international forex market. The Hong Kong forex market is an invisible market with no fixed trading venue. Traders conduct foreign exchange transactions through various modern communication facilities and computer networks. Hong Kong's geographical location and time zone conditions are similar to those of Singapore, making it very convenient to trade with other international foreign exchange markets. Participants in the Hong Kong forex market are mainly commercial banks and financial companies. There are three types of forex brokers in this market: local brokers, whose business is limited to Hong Kong; international brokers, who expanded their business to the Hong Kong foreign exchange market after the 1970s; international brokers that developed in Hong Kong, whose business has expanded to foreign exchange markets abroad. In order to help investors or practitioners have a more comprehensive understanding of forex dealers in Hong Kong, the survey team is going there to conduct on-site visits.

On-site visit

This time the survey team visited the dealer AUSFOREX in Hong Kong, China, with the specific address at 5/F Kam Sang Building, 257 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

Based on the above address, the survey team came to the destination of this survey. AUSFOREX's office is located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, a long-developed business district, which is accessible by MTR and various public transportation. The surrounding environment is clean and well-traveled. There are also stores, restaurants, markets, residences and hotels for all kinds of businesses. The destination is a professional office building with a large number of law firms, surveyors' firms, accountants' firms, etc. inside the building. The surveyors did not find the name of AUSFOREX on the directory of building, so they went upstairs for a further visit.

According to the address disclosed by the dealer, the unit found on the 5th floor by the surveyors is an accounting firm. At the same time, there is another consulting firm sharing this office. The surveyors did not find the name of AUSFOREX or other relevant information at the entrance and therefore they confirmed that the dealer's office does not exist there.

Conclusion

The survey team went to Hong Kong, China to visit the dealer AUSFOREX as planned, and found no office at its regulatory address. It was supposed that the dealer might just use that address to register its company, or there was no offline exhibition place. Please be prudent when trading with this broker.

Disclaimer

The content is for informational purpose only, and shall not be taken as final order for making choice.