Securities and Futures Ordinance

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The Securities and Futures Ordinance is Hong Kong’s principal securities and derivatives law that regulates financial markets, intermediaries, and investment products to protect investors and maintain market integrity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hong Kong statute
derivatives law
administeredBy Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau
Securities and Futures Commission
aimsTo align Hong Kong regulation with international standards
consolidate regulation of securities and futures markets
contains provisions on client asset protection
provisions on disclosure of inside information
provisions on disclosure of interests in listed corporations
provisions on financial resources requirements for intermediaries
provisions on prospectus and offering documentation for certain products
covers collective investment schemes
derivatives
futures contracts
regulated investment products
securities
enactedBy Legislative Council of Hong Kong
establishes authorization regime for investment products
civil market misconduct tribunal procedures
licensing regime for intermediaries
market misconduct regime
offences for disclosure of false or misleading information inducing transactions
offences for false trading
offences for insider dealing
offences for market manipulation
offences for price rigging
grantsPower disciplinary powers
investigatory powers
power to impose licensing conditions
power to make subsidiary legislation
power to seek court orders and injunctions
grantsPowerTo Securities and Futures Commission
jurisdiction Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China
legalSystem common law
ordinanceNumber Cap. 571
primaryPurpose maintain market integrity
protect investors
reduce systemic risk in financial markets
regulate securities and futures markets in Hong Kong
region Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
linked to: Hong Kong, China
regulates asset managers
automated trading services providers
clearing houses
corporate finance advisers
futures dealers
futures exchanges
investment advisers
leveraged foreign exchange traders
securities dealers
securities margin financiers
stock exchanges
replaced Futures Trading Ordinance (Cap. 38)
Leveraged Foreign Exchange Trading Ordinance (Cap. 451)
Securities Ordinance (Cap. 333)
other pre‑existing securities and futures legislation in Hong Kong
shortName SFO

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Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong legalBasis Securities and Futures Ordinance
Companies Ordinance (Hong Kong) relatedTo Securities and Futures Ordinance (Hong Kong)
linked to: Securities and Futures Ordinance