2026 · New category
Every retail broker in our review buys its liquidity from somewhere. This category reviews the somewhere: firms that brokers, funds and prop desks clear through. Because these are B2B counterparties we cannot open a funded account with, the method is an evidence audit — licences read on the regulator's own register, engineering claims specific enough to be falsified, and the disclosures a firm makes about what it is not.
Evidence scores run 0–100: licence verification, disclosure quality and the share of claims a counterparty can actually test.
| Provider | Registered entity | Licence | Venues | Evidence score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drovix | Drovix (MU) Ltd | FSC Mauritius GB21026813 ↗ | 4 data centres | 78 | Full report |
| Barclays FX | Barclays Bank PLC | FCA 122702 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Barclays Capital Inc.) 8-41342 ↗PRA ↗ | 5 data centres | 98 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 4 data centres | 98 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 4 data centres | 98 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 2 data centres | 98 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 4 data centres | 98 | Full report |
| HSBC Global FX | HSBC Bank plc | FCA 114216 ↗PRA ↗MAS (merchant bank / wholesale) ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.) 8-41562 ↗ | 4 data centres | 98 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 4 data centres | 98 | Full report |
| 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) ↗ | 5 data centres | 98 | Full report |
| Société Générale (SG Markets FX) | Societe Generale S.A. | ACPR ↗ECB (prudential supervision) ↗FCA (UK branch, Societe Generale London Branch) ↗ | 3 data centres | 98 | Full report |
| 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) ↗ | 4 data centres | 98 | Full report |
| GBE Prime | GBE Global Ltd | FSA Seychelles SD176 ↗CySEC 240/14 ↗BaFin (branch registration) 10148129 ↗ | 3 data centres | 97 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 4 data centres | 95 | Full report |
| Deutsche Bank FX (Autobahn) | Deutsche Bank AG | BaFin + Deutsche Bundesbank ↗FCA (Deutsche Bank AG) 150018 ↗SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.) 8-17822 ↗ | 0 data centres | 92 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 0 data centres | 92 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 2 data centres | 91 | Full report |
| Finalto | Finalto Financial Services Limited | FCA 481853 ↗CySEC 264/15 ↗ASIC 424008 ↗MAS ↗BVI FSC SIBA/L/14/1067 ↗ | 3 data centres | 91 | Full report |
| CMC Markets Institutional (CMC Connect / API Direct) | CMC Markets UK plc (institutional services; group parent CMC Markets Group plc, LSE: CMCX) | FCA 173730 ↗ | 4 data centres | 90 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 2 data centres | 89 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 1 data centres | 89 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 0 data centres | 88 | Full report |
| LSEG FX | London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG FX business; acquired Refinitiv 2021) | FCA 206017 ↗ | 5 data centres | 87 | Full report |
| Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking FX | NATIXIS (RCS Paris 542 044 524; share capital EUR 6,339,247,192) | ACPR ↗ | 2 data centres | 87 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 0 data centres | 87 | Full report |
| ThinkMarkets (Institutional solutions) | TF Global Markets (Aust) Pty Ltd | FCA 629628 ↗ASIC 424700 ↗FSA Seychelles SD060 ↗ | 0 data centres | 86 | Full report |
| 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) ↗ | 2 data centres | 84 | Full report |
| FP Markets Institutional (FP Markets Partners) | First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd | ASIC 286354 ↗CySEC 371/18 ↗FSCA 50926 ↗FSA Seychelles SD130 ↗ | 0 data centres | 83 | Full report |
| Tickmill Prime (institutional prime-of-prime) | Tickmill UK Ltd | FCA 717270 ↗CySEC 278/15 ↗FSA Seychelles SD008 ↗FSCA 49464 ↗ | 0 data centres | 83 | Full report |
| Global Prime | FMGP Trading Group Pty Ltd | ASIC 385620 ↗VFSC 40256 (company number) ↗ | 1 data centres | 82 | Full report |
| 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) ↗ | 0 data centres | 81 | Full report |
| LMAX Global | LMAX Broker Limited | FCA 783200 ↗ | 4 data centres | 81 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 0 data centres | 80 | Full report |
| GCEX (GC Exchange) | GC Exchange Limited | FCA 828730 ↗Danish FSA (Finanstilsynet) ↗ | 0 data centres | 80 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 0 data centres | 79 | Full report |
| 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) ↗ | 0 data centres | 79 | Full report |
| Swissquote Bank (SQBLiquidity / institutional) | Swissquote Bank Ltd | FINMA ↗FCA ↗DFSA ↗SFC (HK) ↗MAS (Singapore) ↗CySEC ↗ | 0 data centres | 79 | Full report |
| 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) ↗ | 0 data centres | 79 | Full report |
| 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) ↗ | 0 data centres | 78 | Full report |
| FXCM Pro (Stratos Group) | Stratos Markets Limited | FCA 217689 ↗ASIC 309763 ↗ | 0 data centres | 78 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 0 data centres | 77 | Full report |
| Advanced Markets (AMGFX / Advanced Markets Group) | Advanced Markets (UK) Ltd | FCA 777739 ↗ | 0 data centres | 76 | Full report |
| Dukascopy Bank (institutional / white-label liquidity) | Dukascopy Bank SA | FINMA ↗ | 0 data centres | 76 | Full report |
| iSAM Securities (formerly IS Prime) | iSAM Securities (UK) Limited | FCA 629586 ↗SFC Hong Kong BOL486 ↗CFTC/NFA (CTA registration) ↗CIMA (Cayman, registered person) ↗ | 0 data centres | 76 | Full report |
| Vantage Capital Markets LLP (VCM) | Vantage Capital Markets LLP | FCA 416697 ↗ | 0 data centres | 75 | Full report |
| Citadel Securities | Citadel Securities LLC | SEC/FINRA CRD 116797 (SEC 8-53574) ↗SEC/FINRA CRD 281102 (SEC 8-69663) ↗ | 0 data centres | 74 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 0 data centres | 73 | Full report |
| Marex (Marex Financial) | Marex Financial | FCA 442767 ↗FCA ↗ | 0 data centres | 71 | Full report |
| Scope Prime (Scope Markets institutional / Rostro Group) | MMCD Resources Ltd | CySEC 339/17 ↗FSA Seychelles ↗FSCA ↗FSC Mauritius ↗ | 0 data centres | 65 | Full report |
| TopFX (institutional liquidity / prime brokerage) | TopFX Ltd | CySEC 138/11 ↗FSC BVI SIBA/L/23/1161 ↗ | 0 data centres | 64 | Full report |
| LMAX Digital | LMAX Digital Broker Limited | GFSC FSC1342B ↗ | 0 data centres | 55 | Full report |
| 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 ↗ | 0 data centres | 81 | Full report |
Institutional liquidity providers are not ranked against retail brokers and cannot appear in the retail leaderboard: the eligibility, protections and review method differ. Counterparty decisions belong to the institution's own due-diligence process.
A young but unusually well-documented LP. The licence is a genuine tier-2 authorisation stated without inflation, the engineering claims are specific enough to be held to, and the disclosure of what the firm is NOT is cleaner than most tier-1 brands manage. Entry point for counterparties: sandbox first, scale on measured results.