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Vantage Capital Markets LLP (VCM) — institutional liquidity provider
This record reflects the current operational status and disclosures of Vantage Capital Markets LLP.
Licence, read literally
| Regulator | Licence number | Jurisdiction | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA | 416697 | UK | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
Tier classification follows the same scale as the retail register: tier-2 means real supervision and client-money segregation, without an investor compensation scheme — never misread it as tier-1 protection.
Residuals a counterparty carries
Unpublished trading venues
Vantage Capital Markets LLP has not published its trading venues.
Source: firm disclosures page
No founding year disclosed
The founding year of Vantage Capital Markets LLP is not stated on available pages.
Source: firm disclosures page
The claims ledger
Claims specific enough to be falsified — and the ones that remain the venue's own measurement.
Testable claims
- VCM is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (No. 416697); it provides wholesale broking services to institutional and professional clients and does not deal with any party classed as a Retail Client (https://vcmllp.com/legal-disclaimer/)
- Vantage Capital Markets LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in England and Wales No. OC308882, registered address 11th Floor, 30 Crown Place, London EC2A 4EB (own legal disclaimer)
- FCA register: Vantage Capital Markets LLP, reference number 416697, authorised for specific activities and product types (https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000MfP7lAAF)
- Services include wholesale brokerage and execution of cash and derivative products across equities, debt, listed derivatives and OTC products (https://vcmllp.com/)
Claims we cannot verify from outside
- 'Premier provider of broking services' positioning is the firm's own marketing characterisation
Perimeter and coverage
| Asset classes | Venues | Connectivity | Clients accepted | Explicitly refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash equities & blocks, Equity derivatives, Fixed income / bonds, Listed derivatives, OTC products, Securities financing & bond repo | Institutional and professional clients (wholesale broking) | Retail clients — own disclaimer: 'VCM does not deal with any party classed as a Retail Client' |
A firm that publishes its own negative space — who it refuses, where it is not licensed — is materially easier to diligence than one that doesn't. The refusal list is treated here as disclosure, not as a defect.