LMAX Exchange Group launches LMAX Global, a new fully regulated FCA broker alongside the regulated LMAX Exchange
London, 3 January 2018 – LMAX Exchange Group, one of the UK’s fastest growing technology companies and the leading advocate of enhanced transparency and fairness in FX trading, welcomes MiFID II. To meet the regulatory changes under MiFID II, aimed at improving transparency in financial markets, the company has completed the transition of its MTF and Broker businesses into two distinct FCA regulated entities: LMAX Exchange and LMAX Global, both now part of the LMAX Exchange Group.
David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Exchange Group commented: “MiFID II’s underlying message is about fairness and transparency, which we wholeheartedly support. We have long been an advocate for complete transparency on trading costs and execution quality, and our exchange style execution model was designed specifically to treat all market participants equally regardless of status, size or activity levels. We welcome the introduction of MiFID II and we are pleased to assure customers that they will receive the same transparent, precise and consistent execution, with no ‘last look’ as standard.”
Under MiFID II, MTF and broker businesses must be operated as two distinct legal entities as an MTF operator is not allowed to execute client orders against proprietary capital or to engage in matched principal trading on its own MTF.
In accordance with the regulatory changes, LMAX Exchange Group has successfully transitioned the part of its business that serves brokers, money managers and non-institutional accounts to a new FCA regulated broker called LMAX Global, which offers clients global access to LMAX Exchange firm liquidity and unparalleled exchange quality execution. There are no changes to the customer experience, with account numbers, trading access and charges remaining exactly the same.
LMAX Exchange will continue to operate as an FCA regulated MTF serving institutional clients trading spot FX, precious metals and indices.
Clients of LMAX Global and LMAX Exchange will continue to have the same direct access to all LMAX Exchange markets globally, streaming no ‘last look’ liquidity and precise, consistent exchange quality execution within a regulated, rules-based trading environment.
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About LMAX Exchange
LMAX Exchange Group is a dynamic, visionary and award-winning financial technology company. Recognised as one of the UK’s fastest growing technology firms, LMAX Exchange is leading the transformation of the global FX industry to transparent, fair, precise and consistent execution. Operating one global marketplace for trading FX, metals, indices and commodities, LMAX Exchange delivers open access, transparency and a level playing field to all market participants.
LMAX Exchange Group offers all clients the ability to trade on LMAX Exchange central limit order book, driven by streaming no ‘last look’ limit-order liquidity from top tier banks and non-bank financial institutions. Servicing funds, banks, brokerages, asset managers and proprietary trading firms, LMAX Exchange offers an anonymous, regulated, rules-based trading environment, order execution in strict price/time priority, and access to real-time streaming market and trade data, enabling all market participants to control execution quality and total trading costs.
Offering a comprehensive range of instruments and ultra-low latency execution, LMAX Exchange operates a global FX exchange infrastructure with matching engines in London, New York and Tokyo.
LMAX Exchange - a unique vision for global FX.
FX industry excellence:
Winner: Best Anonymous Matching Platform – Profit & Loss Readers' Choice Awards | 2020 more
Winner: Best Execution Venue – Finance Magnates Awards | 2019 - 2013 more
Winner: Best FX Trading Venue (ECN/MTF) – WSL Awards | 2017 - 2013 more
Winner: Best Margin Sector Platform – Profit & Loss Readers' Choice Awards | 2017 - 2013 more
Winner: Best Infrastructure/Technology Initiative – WSL Institutional Trading Awards | 2014more
Crypto industry excellence:
Winner: Best Cryptocurrency Exchange – Finance Magnates Awards | 2020 more
Winner: Best Institutional Digital Asset Platform – Profit & Loss Readers' Choice Awards | 2020 more
Winner: Best Crypto solution provider – Finance Magnates Awards | 2018 more
Financial technology awards:
Winner: Best Trading & Execution Technology – HFM US Technology Awards | 2016 more
Winner: Best Overall Testing Project – The European Software Testing Awards | 2013 more
Winner: Best Trading System – Financial Sector Technology Awards | 2011 more
Winner: Innovative Programming Framework - Oracle Duke's Choice Awards | 2011 more
Business growth awards:
Winner: Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 | 2016 - 2015 more
Winner: Deloitte EMEA Technology Fast 500 | 2016 - 2015 more
Winner: Fastest Growing Tech Company in the UK – The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 | 2015 - 2013 more
Recognised as a Tech City Future Fifty company – Tech City UK Future Fifty | 2015more
LMAX Exchange Group is the holding company of LMAX Limited and LMAX Broker Limited.
LMAX Exchange is a trading name of LMAX Limited, which operates a multilateral trading facility, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (firm reference number 509778) and is a company registered in England and Wales (number 6505809).
LMAX Global is a trading name of LMAX Broker Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (firm reference number 783200) and is a company registered in England and Wales (number 10819525).