Legal company nameTiger Brokers (AU) Pty Limited · US Tiger Securities, Inc. · Tiger Brokers (HK) Global Limited · Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Year founded2014
Headquarters / registered countrySydney, Australia
Websitewww.itiger.com/au
Last checked09.10.2026
According to its official website, Tiger Brokers is an online brokerage group founded in 2014, listed on Nasdaq (TIGR), serving more than 10 million users and 2.4 million account holders worldwide. Its services in Australia are provided by Tiger Brokers (AU) Pty Limited, based in Sydney and holder of AFSL 300767; the site says it has more than 100,000 clients in Australia. Through the Tiger Trade mobile app and desktop platform, clients can trade ASX, US and Hong Kong shares and ETFs, China A-shares, US and Hong Kong options and US fractional shares; ASX trades are CHESS-sponsored. The site also offers margin lending in AUD, USD, HKD and CNH, short selling of US stocks, auto-invest and a demo account. Group entities listed include the SEC-registered US Tiger Securities, Inc. and TradeUP Securities, Inc. in the US, the SFC-licensed Tiger Brokers (HK) Global Limited in Hong Kong and the MAS-licensed Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.; the New Zealand entities are described as client money service providers. This information is the company's own statement.
PLATFORMSTiger Trade mobile app · Tiger Trade desktop platform
PRODUCTSASX, US and Hong Kong shares · ETFs · China A-shares · US and Hong Kong options · US fractional shares · Margin lending
Licences and regulation
ASIC (Australia)
Licence no.AFSL 300767
Licence holderTIGER BROKERS (AU) PTY LIMITED
ScopeAFS licence held since 29 Aug 2006. According to ASIC's record, authorised to give general advice on, deal in and hold in custody deposit products, derivatives, FX contracts, managed funds, margin lending and securities for retail and wholesale clients; personal advice to wholesale clients only.
StatusVerified
SEC (United States)
Licence no.SEC 8-65324 · CRD 120583
Licence holderUS Tiger Securities, Inc.
ScopeApproved in FINRA BrokerCheck as an SEC-registered broker-dealer and FINRA member; status date 14 May 2002, FINRA approval 18 Jan 2006, based in New York, 53 state registrations; 3 regulatory event disclosures.
StatusVerified
SEC (United States)
Licence no.SEC 8-36754 · CRD 18483
Licence holderTradeUP Securities, Inc.
ScopeApproved in FINRA BrokerCheck as an SEC-registered broker-dealer and FINRA member (formerly Marsco Investment Corporation); FINRA approval 17 Nov 1986, based in New York, 52 state registrations; 4 regulatory event disclosures.
StatusVerified
SFC (Hong Kong)
Licence no.BMU940
Licence holderTiger Brokers (HK) Global Limited
ScopeLicensed corporation in the SFC public register: Type 1 (dealing in securities) and Type 2 (dealing in futures contracts) active since 11 Jul 2018, Types 4 and 5 (advising) since 24 Aug 2022 and Type 9 (asset management) since 26 Mar 2024.
StatusVerified
MAS (Singapore)
Licence no.—
Licence holderTiger Brokers (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
ScopeThe company states that Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (company no 201810449W) holds a Capital Markets Services licence from the MAS. The record could not be verified because the MAS register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
User complaints
User reports found online are classified by topic. The charts show how reports are distributed; the reports are compiled from records on platforms that verify users and screen out fake reviews.
Period reviewed: July 2024 – October 2026
Withdrawal / payment: 1
Identity verification: 1
VERY LOW — COMPLAINT LEVEL
87% of institutions with complaint records received more complaints than this one.
BY TOPIC — Withdrawal / payment: Low · Identity verification: Medium
The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on the Tiger Brokers (Australia) Trustpilot page (2) as of 9 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the Tiger Brokers name are left out. Across the complaints, deposits not showing in the account during a platform outage and identity documents being rejected at account opening stand out.
Sources and verification history
Official company sourcesitiger.com/au — homepage, About, License, Commissions pages, footer
Regulator recordsASIC — Tiger Brokers (AU) Pty Limited, AFSL 300767 (AFS licensee dataset, data.gov.au, 7 Oct 2026) · FINRA BrokerCheck — US Tiger Securities, Inc. (CRD 120583), TradeUP Securities, Inc. (CRD 18483) · SFC — Tiger Brokers (HK) Global Limited, BMU940 (apps.sfc.hk)
Company registerABN 12 007 268 386 (ABN Lookup)
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX