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Hantec Markets in South Africa — review, licence and costs
Score (6 of 6 axes scored)
ranked against full-basis brokers
- Reviews25%75
- Round-turn cost20%100
- Safety20%10
- Payouts15%60
- Track record10%85
- Platforms10%50
Numbered by weight: axis 1 counts for most.
Key facts (6 facts)
- Onboarding entity
- Hantec Markets Ltd
- Founded
- 2009
- Retail leverage
- 500ZA
- Round turn
- 3 USDZA
- Currencies
- USD, EUR, GBP, NGN; no ZAR.
- Swap-free account
- yes
"group" marks a figure the broker publishes for the group rather than for this country. It is shown because the broker states it, and it is not ranked, averaged or used to sort.
Licence check
Open an account with Hantec MarketsThe broker's own website. Not a partner link — we earn nothing from it.
Who actually onboards you
- Entity that onboards South Africa residents
- Hantec Markets Ltd
- Local standing
- Offshore-regulated only; no direct FSCA authorisation. No FSCA warning verified, but no local investor protection.
- Licence as the register states it
- No FSCA licence; served under FSC Mauritius C114013940 (offshore). FSCA(ZA) flag: NOT locally authorised.
- Leverage for this entity
- Up to 1:500 (offshore); Global up to 1:1000 per broker site.
- The firm behind it
- Hantec Group, Hong Kong-rooted, founded 1990; group licences FCA UK, FSC Mauritius, ASIC Australia, JSC Jordan.
- What we hold against it
- FCA at group level but ZA retail via red-tier FSC Mauritius; NOT FSCA-regulated — key flag for SA traders.
Leverage by entity
The licence belongs to the firm; a leverage figure belongs to one entity. Only the entity that onboards South African residents enters the score.
Scale from 1:10 to 1:3000, logarithmic.
Client protection
- Local entity onboards youOffshore-regulated only; no direct FSCA authorisation. No FSCA warning verified, but no local investor protection.
- Negative balance protectionstated by the broker
- Regulator warning on filenone found
— means the broker does not state it in any source we captured. It is not read as “no protection” and it is not scored.
Price against South Africa market median(priced from 80 of 103)
Medians run over the 80 of 103 brokers that publish a price for South Africa, never over the whole base. A spread without its commission is not a price and is not counted.
Accounts
Account types the broker names for this country: Global/Standard, Pro, Cent, min deposit from USD 10. The figures below are the broker's own and do not differ by account in any source we captured.
Swap-free account terms
Terms read from the account page on 01.10.2026. The cap on open positions is not published.
Where Hantec Markets sits in the South Africa base(103 brokers)
Round-turn cost, USD (80 of 103 priced)
Median 7 USD · range 1-20 · this broker 3 USD · 23 of 103 brokers do not publish it
Minimum deposit, USD (49 of 103 priced)
Median 50 USD · range 0-1000 · this broker 10 USD · 54 of 103 brokers do not publish it
Retail leverage (72 of 103 with a South Africa figure)
Median 1:500 · range 20-5000 · this broker 1:500 · 31 of 103 brokers do not publish it
Withdrawal time published (103 brokers)
Payouts(2 methods)
| Method | Deposit, h | Fee, USD | Min, USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cards | 24 | 0 | 50 |
| Bank wire | 24 | 0 | 50 |
Deposit and withdrawal methods (2 methods · 0 local rails)
Cards, bank wire;
- Cards
- Bank wire
- Account currency
- USD, EUR, GBP, NGN; no ZAR.
- Fee declared
- 2 of 2 methods
- Withdrawal back to
- the funding method
Where it does not serve(6 countries)
From the client agreement, clause 2.3. A country missing from a translated page is not read as “served”.
Platforms and markets(6 platforms)
- MT4
- MT5
- Hantec WebTrader
- Hantec Mobile
- Hantec Social
| Class | Count | Min spread |
|---|---|---|
| MT4 | — | 0.6 |
| MT5 | — | 0.6 |
| Hantec WebTrader | — | 0.6 |
| Hantec Mobile | — | 0.6 |
| Hantec Social | — | 0.6 |
| All instruments | 2650 | — |
184 further account types are named by their brokers but publish none of these figures, so they are not in the comparison: IC Markets Raw Spread MT4/MT5, IC Markets Raw Spread cTrader, Eightcap Standard, Eightcap Raw, Fusion Markets Classic account, Pepperstone Standard and 178 more.
Identical for every row: Leverage 500 ZA.
Reviews(1 platform · 25% of the score)
| Snapshot | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 02.10.2026 | 4.5 | — |
Share of reviewers in South Africa: — The platform does not publish it.
Pros and cons(5 for and 4 against, each tied to a figure on this page)
- Round turn 3 USD on the raw + commission basis, under the South Africa median 7
- Min deposit 10 USD, under the South Africa median 50
- Swap-free account available
- Round-turn cost 100 of 100, its strongest of 6 scored axes
- 5 platforms: MT4, MT5, Hantec WebTrader, Hantec Mobile
- No South Africa authorisation on file: the entity that onboards you is licensed elsewhere
- Withdrawal in 48 h, over the South Africa median 24
- The published 1:500 comes from the group's offshore entity, not from the South Africa one
- Safety 10 of 100, its weakest of 6 scored axes
Alternatives in South Africa(6 of 103 scored in South Africa)
- Round turn, USD
- 5ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 10ZA
- Leverage
- 500ZA
- Rank in this country
- #17
- Round turn, USD
- 6ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 0ZA
- Leverage
- 500ZA
- Rank in this country
- #34
- Round turn, USD
- 3ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 10 groupZA
- Leverage
- 3000ZA
- Rank in this country
- #15
- Round turn, USD
- 3.5ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 30ZA
- Leverage
- 3000ZA
- Rank in this country
- #47
- Round turn, USD
- 4.5ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 0ZA
- Leverage
- 500ZA
- Rank in this country
- #18
- Round turn, USD
- 4ZA
- Min deposit, USD
- 50ZA
- Leverage
- 1000ZA
- Rank in this country
- #13
Methodology(6 axes · formula v1.0)
Score = 2 + 3 × weighted mean of six axes scored 0–100. Range 2.0–5.0. An axis without data drops out and the remaining weights are renormalised; it is never scored zero or estimated. Group-wide figures never enter a South Africa score. Full methodology
| Axis | Weight | What is measured | Hantec Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews | 25% | Rating, volume and recency on one public review platform | 75 |
| Round-turn cost | 20% | Round turn on 1 lot EURUSD: spread plus commission, against the country median | 100 |
| Safety | 20% | Local authorisation, the entity that onboards you, any regulator warning | 10 |
| Payouts | 15% | Published withdrawal time, fees and the methods available in the country | 60 |
| Track record | 10% | Years since the firm was founded, from its own filings | 85 |
| Platforms | 10% | Which trading platforms the broker confirms for this country | 50 |
FAQ
- Does Hantec Markets accept residents of South Africa?
- No. Offshore-regulated only; no direct FSCA authorisation. No FSCA warning verified, but no local investor protection. Onboarding entity: Hantec Markets Ltd
- Is Hantec Markets licensed to serve clients in South Africa?
- No FSCA licence; served under FSC Mauritius C114013940 (offshore). FSCA(ZA) flag: NOT locally authorised. Checked on 09.07.2026.
- How much does one round turn cost at Hantec Markets?
- About 3.0 USD per standard lot on EUR/USD. The median across brokers measured for South Africa is 7.0 USD.
- What leverage does Hantec Markets offer to retail clients in South Africa?
- Up to 1:500. Up to 1:500 (offshore); Global up to 1:1000 per broker site.
- Which trading platforms does Hantec Markets support?
- MT4, MT5, Hantec WebTrader, Hantec Mobile, Hantec Social. Instruments: FX, precious metals, commodities, indices, stock CFDs.
- How can I withdraw money from Hantec Markets in South Africa?
- Cards, bank wire; SA-specific local rails (e.g. EFT/PayFast) not verified at review.
- What account types does Hantec Markets offer?
- Global/Standard, Pro, Cent; min deposit from USD 10.
- Does Hantec Markets offer a swap-free (Islamic) account?
- Yes. Hantec Markets offers a swap-free (Islamic) account to South Africa residents.
Taxes for a South African resident(1 rule)
- SARS taxes residents on worldwide income.https://hmarkets.com
Not tax advice. Check with SARS.