The liquidity layer beneath every broker is full of firms we can never review the retail way — no account to open, no warning list to check. What can be done is what this section does: open a counterparty file. Licence read literally on the regulator's own terms, claims split into what a counterparty can test versus what only the venue measures, and every residual risk stated as a sourced fact. A file is evidence, not a verdict — and never a recommendation to route flow.
| Firm | Registered entity | Licence | Evidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drovix | Drovix (MU) Ltd | FSC Mauritius GB21026813 ↗ | 78/100 | Open file |
| Barclays FX | Barclays Bank PLC | FCA 122702 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Barclays Capital Inc.) 8-41342 ↗PRA ↗ | 98/100 | Open file |
| BNP Paribas FX (Global Markets) | BNP Paribas SA (FX via Global Markets); UK dealing via BNP Paribas London Branch | ACPR (ECB lead supervisor) ↗FCA (BNP Paribas London Branch) ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, BNP Paribas Securities Corp.) 8-32682 ↗ | 98/100 | Open file |
| Citi FX (Velocity) | Citigroup Inc. (FX via Citigroup Global Markets Limited, UK; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., US) | FCA (Citigroup Global Markets Limited) 124384 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.) 8-8177 ↗SEC (EDGAR, Citigroup Inc.) 0000831001 ↗ | 98/100 | Open file |
| Flow Traders | Flow Traders Ltd (Euronext Amsterdam: FLOW) | FCA 960434 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Flow Traders U.S. LLC) 8-68300 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Flow Traders U.S. Institutional Trading LLC) 8-69711 ↗ | 98/100 | Open file |
| Goldman Sachs FX (Marquee) | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (FX via Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, US; Goldman Sachs International, UK) | SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC) 8-129 ↗FCA (Goldman Sachs International) 142888 ↗FCA (Goldman Sachs International Bank) 124659 ↗SEC (EDGAR, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.) 0000886982 ↗ | 98/100 | Open file |
| HSBC Global FX | HSBC Bank plc | FCA 114216 ↗PRA ↗MAS (merchant bank / wholesale) ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.) 8-41562 ↗ | 98/100 | Open file |
| J.P. Morgan e-FX (Morgan Markets) | JPMorgan Chase & Co. (FX via J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, US; J.P. Morgan Securities plc → J.P. Morgan Europe Ltd, UK) | SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC) 8-35008 ↗FCA (J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 155240 ↗SEC (EDGAR, JPMorgan Chase & Co.) 0000019617 ↗ | 98/100 | Open file |
| MUFG FX | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (FX via MUFG Bank, Ltd.; MUFG Securities EMEA plc, UK; MUFG Securities Americas Inc., US) | FCA (MUFG Securities EMEA plc) 124512 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, MUFG Securities Americas Inc.) 8-43026 ↗JFSA (Japan Financial Services Agency) ↗ | 98/100 | Open file |
| Société Générale (SG Markets FX) | Societe Generale S.A. | ACPR ↗ECB (prudential supervision) ↗FCA (UK branch, Societe Generale London Branch) ↗ | 98/100 | Open file |
| UBS Neo (FX) | UBS AG | FINMA ↗FCA (UBS AG London Branch) 186958 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, UBS Securities LLC) 8-22651 ↗NYSE (UBS Group AG listed) ↗ | 98/100 | Open file |
| GBE Prime | GBE Global Ltd | FSA Seychelles SD176 ↗CySEC 240/14 ↗BaFin (branch registration) 10148129 ↗ | 97/100 | Open file |
| State Street Global Markets | State Street Corporation (trading arm State Street Global Markets; US broker-dealer State Street Global Markets, LLC) | SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, State Street Global Markets, LLC) 8-69862 ↗SEC (EDGAR, State Street Corporation) 000093751 ↗ | 95/100 | Open file |
| Deutsche Bank FX (Autobahn) | Deutsche Bank AG | BaFin + Deutsche Bundesbank ↗FCA (Deutsche Bank AG) 150018 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) 8-17822 ↗ | 92/100 | Open file |
| Nomura FX | Nomura Holdings, Inc. (FX via Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Japan; Nomura International plc, UK; Nomura Securities International, Inc., US) | FCA (Nomura International plc) 124422 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Nomura Securities International, Inc.) 8-15255 ↗JFSA (Japan Financial Services Agency) ↗SEC (EDGAR, Nomura Holdings, Inc.) 0001163653 ↗ | 92/100 | Open file |
| 360T (Deutsche Börse FX venue) | 360T AG (Frankfurt); affiliates: 360 Trading Networks UK Ltd., 360T Inc. (US SEF), 360T India PTE | BaFin ↗FCA 989320 ↗CFTC ↗ASIC ↗MAS ↗ | 91/100 | Open file |
| Finalto | Finalto Financial Services Limited | FCA 481853 ↗CySEC 264/15 ↗ASIC 424008 ↗MAS ↗BVI FSC SIBA/L/14/1067 ↗ | 91/100 | Open file |
| CMC Markets Institutional (CMC Connect / API Direct) | CMC Markets UK plc (institutional services; group parent CMC Markets Group plc, LSE: CMCX) | FCA 173730 ↗ | 90/100 | Open file |
| Galaxy Digital | Galaxy Digital Inc. (public company; SEC EDGAR CIK 1859392). US arms: Galaxy Digital Partners LLC (broker-dealer), Galaxy Digital Capital Management LP (investment adviser). UK: Galaxy Digital UK Limited. | FCA 1007925 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Galaxy Digital Partners LLC) 8-70001 ↗ | 89/100 | Open file |
| IMC Trading | IMC Financial Markets (group; US entity IMC FINANCIAL MARKETS per BrokerCheck, CRD 104143; UK entity IMC London Limited) | SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, IMC Financial Markets) 8-52600 ↗FCA (IMC London Limited) 1007808 ↗ | 89/100 | Open file |
| XTX Markets | XTX Markets Limited | FCA 949967 ↗FCA ↗ACPR (AMF-supervised) CIB 13283 ↗SEC/FINRA SEC 8-70009 (CRD 289846) ↗SEC/FINRA SEC 8-70532 (CRD 309266) ↗SEBI INZ000293058 ↗ | 88/100 | Open file |
| LSEG FX | London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG FX business; acquired Refinitiv 2021) | FCA 206017 ↗ | 87/100 | Open file |
| Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking FX | NATIXIS (RCS Paris 542 044 524; share capital EUR 6,339,247,192) | ACPR ↗ | 87/100 | Open file |
| Standard Chartered FX | Standard Chartered PLC (banking via Standard Chartered Bank) | FCA (Standard Chartered Bank) 114276 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Standard Chartered Securities North America LLC) 8-66397 ↗ | 87/100 | Open file |
| ThinkMarkets (Institutional solutions) | TF Global Markets (Aust) Pty Ltd | FCA 629628 ↗ASIC 424700 ↗FSA Seychelles SD060 ↗ | 86/100 | Open file |
| CLS Bank (CLSSettlement / CLSNet) | CLS Bank International (Edge Act corporation; parent CLS Group Holdings AG incorporated in Switzerland) | US Federal Reserve (Edge Act corporation; designated financial market utility under Dodd-Frank Title VIII) ↗ | 84/100 | Open file |
| FP Markets Institutional (FP Markets Partners) | First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd | ASIC 286354 ↗CySEC 371/18 ↗FSCA 50926 ↗FSA Seychelles SD130 ↗ | 83/100 | Open file |
| Tickmill Prime (institutional prime-of-prime) | Tickmill UK Ltd | FCA 717270 ↗CySEC 278/15 ↗FSA Seychelles SD008 ↗FSCA 49464 ↗ | 83/100 | Open file |
| Global Prime | FMGP Trading Group Pty Ltd | ASIC 385620 ↗VFSC 40256 (company number) ↗ | 82/100 | Open file |
| Cumberland (DRW) | Cumberland crypto business of DRW Holdings, LLC (ultimate parent per own policy page). Entities named on own page: Cumberland New York, DRW Global Markets Ltd (UK agent), Cumberland International Trading Ltd (BVI), Cumberland Global Limited (Cayman), Cumberland SG Pte. Ltd. | FCA (cryptoasset registration for UK agent DRW Global Markets Ltd) 746273 ↗NYDFS (virtual currency business licence, Cumberland New York) ↗BVI FSC (Securities and Investment Business Act licence, Cumberland International Trading Ltd) ↗CIMA (registration under Cayman Securities Investment Business Act, Cumberland Global Limited) ↗ | 81/100 | Open file |
| LMAX Global | LMAX Broker Limited | FCA 783200 ↗ | 81/100 | Open file |
| B2Prime | B2B Prime Services SC Ltd | CySEC 370/18 ↗FSA Seychelles SD 192 ↗FSC Mauritius C117017139 ↗DFSA F009446 ↗FSCA 54191 ↗SCB Bahamas SIA-F259 / DARE-DAB-034 ↗ | 80/100 | Open file |
| GCEX (GC Exchange) | GC Exchange Limited | FCA 828730 ↗Danish FSA (Finanstilsynet) ↗ | 80/100 | Open file |
| Exness (institutional / B2B entities Exness (UK) Ltd and Exness (Cy) Ltd) | Exness (SC) Ltd | FCA 730729 ↗CySEC 178/12 ↗FSA Seychelles SD025 ↗FSCA 51024 ↗FSC Mauritius GB20025294 ↗ | 79/100 | Open file |
| Interactive Brokers (institutional prime services) | Interactive Brokers LLC | SEC/FINRA CRD 36418 (SEC 8-47257) ↗FCA ↗Central Bank of Ireland C423427 ↗ASIC 453554 ↗SFC (HK) ↗MAS (Singapore) CMS100917 ↗CIRO (Canada) ↗ | 79/100 | Open file |
| Swissquote Bank (SQBLiquidity / institutional) | Swissquote Bank Ltd | FINMA ↗FCA ↗DFSA ↗SFC (HK) ↗MAS (Singapore) ↗CySEC ↗ | 79/100 | Open file |
| Virtu Financial | Virtu Financial, Inc. (US broker-dealer: Virtu Americas LLC) | SEC/FINRA CRD 149823 (SEC 8-68193) ↗Central Bank of Ireland ↗Central Bank of Ireland ↗FCA 987714 ↗FCA 572389 ↗SFC (HK) AHD810 ↗MAS (Singapore) CMS 100138-1 ↗ASIC 219582 ↗CIRO (Canada) ↗ | 79/100 | Open file |
| B2C2 | B2C2 OTC Ltd (UK, company 10102984); group incl. B2C2 Ltd (Cayman 1927413), B2C2 Europe S.à r.l. (Luxembourg RCS B265273), B2C2 USA Inc., B2C2 Asia Pte. Ltd. | FCA 810834 ↗CSSF (MiCA CASP authorisation; VASP registration from 2024) ↗ | 78/100 | Open file |
| FXCM Pro (Stratos Group) | Stratos Markets Limited | FCA 217689 ↗ASIC 309763 ↗ | 78/100 | Open file |
| Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking FX | Wells Fargo & Company; UK entity: Wells Fargo Securities International Limited; US arm: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | FCA 186745 ↗SEC/FINRA (broker-dealer) 8-65876 ↗ | 77/100 | Open file |
| Advanced Markets (AMGFX / Advanced Markets Group) | Advanced Markets (UK) Ltd | FCA 777739 ↗ | 76/100 | Open file |
| Dukascopy Bank (institutional / white-label liquidity) | Dukascopy Bank SA | FINMA ↗ | 76/100 | Open file |
| iSAM Securities (formerly IS Prime) | iSAM Securities (UK) Limited | FCA 629586 ↗SFC Hong Kong BOL486 ↗CFTC/NFA (CTA registration) ↗CIMA (Cayman, registered person) ↗ | 76/100 | Open file |
| Vantage Capital Markets LLP (VCM) | Vantage Capital Markets LLP | FCA 416697 ↗ | 75/100 | Open file |
| Citadel Securities | Citadel Securities LLC | SEC/FINRA CRD 116797 (SEC 8-53574) ↗SEC/FINRA CRD 281102 (SEC 8-69663) ↗ | 74/100 | Open file |
| Jump Trading (institutional market maker) | Jump Trading, LLC; affiliates Jump Trading Futures LLC, Jump Trading Europe B.V., Jump Trading International Ltd. | SEC/FINRA (broker-dealer) 8-52989 ↗ | 73/100 | Open file |
| Marex (Marex Financial) | Marex Financial | FCA 442767 ↗FCA ↗ | 71/100 | Open file |
| Scope Prime (Scope Markets institutional / Rostro Group) | MMCD Resources Ltd | CySEC 339/17 ↗FSA Seychelles ↗FSCA ↗FSC Mauritius ↗ | 65/100 | Open file |
| TopFX (institutional liquidity / prime brokerage) | TopFX Ltd | CySEC 138/11 ↗FSC BVI SIBA/L/23/1161 ↗ | 64/100 | Open file |
| LMAX Digital | LMAX Digital Broker Limited | GFSC FSC1342B ↗ | 55/100 | Open file |
| BNY Markets (iFlow) | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ('BNY'); UK entity: BNY Mellon Investment Management EMEA Limited | FCA 119196 ↗SEC/FINRA (broker-dealer) 8-13801 ↗ | 81/100 | Open file |
Institutional liquidity providers are not ranked against retail brokers and never appear on the register or blacklist: eligibility, protections and review method differ. Counterparty decisions belong to the institution's own due-diligence process.
The same rule as every register check on this site: the licence number is the anchor. If the number or the entity name cannot be pinned down, the file does not open.
What a counterparty can test (named venues, disclosed measurement boundaries, exportable TCA) goes in one drawer. What only the venue measures (LP counts, fill ratios) stays in the other, labelled as such.
Age, tier and self-measurement are not accusations — they are facts a counterparty carries into onboarding. Each residual in a file names its source, exactly like a warning does.
A file that cannot tell a counterparty what to test in UAT is a press release. Every file here closes with the plan: sandbox, own-traffic TCA, drop-copy coverage, mark-up agreed in the ISA.
A 2024-registered venue with a genuine tier-2 licence, an unusually falsifiable public file, and no investor compensation scheme behind client funds — every one of those facts sourced from the firm's own regulatory page.
Drovix (MU) Ltd · Ebene, Mauritius · FIX 4.4, FIX drop-copy (on request), REST API
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