LION Information

LION is a financial company registered in Cayman Islands and started its business since 2015. With its dual headquarters in Hong Kong and Singapore, the company expands its global presence to USA, Dubai, Malaysia, Vietnam and so on.

Its business scope mainly focus on trading in forex, securites and futures, and product number is said to be more than 10000 kinds. There's an education center with “Lion School” where traders can get “news flash” for market trends analysis and financial calendar to reach the latest market updates.

The broker is decently regulated by two authorities: SFC (Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong) and MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore), assuring some level of credibility and reliability in these countries.

However, the broker also holds an offshore license from CIMA (Cayman Islands Monetary Authority) and an exceeded license from SFC (Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong), which should raise traders' attentions about potential risks.

Pros and Cons

Is LION Legit?

LION is officially regulated by SFC (Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong) and MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore), with a licenses numbering at BID234 and BID234 respectively.

However, the broker also holds an SFC exceeded license and a CIMA offshore license, imparing its liability.

Regulated Country	Regulator	Regulatory Status	Regulated Entity	License Type	License Number
	SFC	Regulated	Lion Futures Limited	Dealing in futures contracts	BID234
	MAS	Regulated	LION INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.	Retail Forex License	CMS101140
	CIMA	Offshore	Lion Brokers Limited	Market Making (MM)	1455005
	SFC	Exceeded	Lion International Securities Group Limited	Dealing in securities	BHY491

What Can I Trade on LION?

LION boasts more than 10000 securites, 100+ futures and 100+ forex for global clients.

Securities:

• Lion A-shares Stock Connect: Offers leveraged investments up to 2.5 times through Total Return Swap (TRS) derivatives, ensuring client privacy and low financing costs.
• Hong Kong and U.S. Equities: The T+0 same-day selling enables immediate trading for enhanced flexibility.

Futures:

Enables direct access to top international exchanges with a safe and standardized market, traders can access millisecond data updates.

Forex:

Traders can enjoy spread from as low as 0 pip with forex trading, STP-ECN trading model and flexible leverage options, with no commission from deposits and withdrawals.

Trading Platform

LION provides two trading platforms: LionBrokersElite for securities and CFDs; LionBrokers for futures. Traders need to download different apps for different products.

Both platforms are downloadable from Windows, macOS, iOS and Android devices. Traders can approach real-time monitoring of their transactions and financial instrument trends with these platforms.

General Information & Regulation

Founded in 2002, FXMarket is an international professional stock index broker with headquarters in London, UK and offices in the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and St.Vincent, providing one-stop trading services including precious metals, commodities, stock indices, Hong Kong and U.S. stocks, bonds, and digital currencies. FXMarket (QIMI FX MARKET LTD) is an important part of FXMarket Group's globalization strategy in East and Southeast Asia. As a sub-brand of the Group, the QIMI stock index since its inception is the focus on the layout of the Asia-Pacific region and customer development to explore the various needs of Chinese customers around the world. The FX Market platform currently holds an authorized representative license from ASIC (license number: 001282243) and a general financial license from NFA (license number: 0527475), as well as being regulated offshore by the St. Vincent's Financial Conduct Authority.

Market Instruments

FXMarket offers financial instruments including index futures, stock CFDs, metals, commodities, and digital currencies.

Minimum Deposit

FXMarket has three types of accounts: the Standard (minimum deposit of $100), the VIP (minimum deposit of $5,000), and the ECN (minimum deposit of $20,000). The initial deposit of $100 is quite affordable for most regular traders.

FXMarket Leverage

Forex leverage is available from 1:50 to 1:1000 for standard accounts, 1:50 to 1:400 for VIP accounts, and 1:50 to 1:200 for ECN accounts.

FXMarket Spreads

FXMarket claims that spread on EURUSD amounts to 1 pip on its platform, but other fees like commissions are not fully disclosed.

Trading Platforms

FXMarket offers traders the most popular MT4 trading platform available today, as well as MT4 PC, MT4 Mobile, MT4 Web, and My FXBook automated trading. FXMarket MT4 forex trading accounts, linked to a variety of world-class Forex trading platforms, allow you to trade forex anytime, anywhere, whenever the market is open. All FXMarket trading platforms support real-time bi-directional links to MT4, and all MT4 trading platforms are updated simultaneously, meaning that you can place, close, pending and modify all orders in real-time, whether from your computer via client-side, browser, or cell phone, or iPad.

Deposit & Withdrawal

FXMarket supports a variety of deposit methods for traders. Traders can pay via domestic banks, international bank transfers, WeChat, Alipay, Cloudflare, online credit cards, and savings cards. The currencies available for internet banking transfers are USDT and RMB, and bank wire transfers (international SWIFT) are available in USD, EUR, GBP, and JPY. The single transaction limit for WeChat/Alipay/Cloud Flash Pay is US$100 - US$2,000. With regard to withdrawals, the deposit platform does not charge any fees (excluding international wire transfers and wallet payments). There are three free withdrawal opportunities per month for a single account for those who submit RMB withdrawal requests via the China UnionPay channel.