VENUE FILE · filed 2026-09 · last re-checked 2026-09
FXCM Pro (Stratos Group) — the liquidity layer, one venue at a time
FXCM Pro, under Stratos Markets Limited, provides institutional prime-of-prime FX/CFD liquidity, enhancing market structure with robust API distribution.
Stratos Markets Limited · 110 Bishopsgate, 17th Floor, London EC2N 4AY, UK (Stratos Group headquarters) · evidence score 78/100
Licence, read on the register
| Regulator | Licence number | Jurisdiction | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA | 217689 | UK | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
| ASIC | 309763 | Australia | 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.
The claims ledger
Claims specific enough to be falsified — and the ones that remain the venue's own measurement.
- 3testable claims
- 1venue-measured claims
- 0named data centres
- Stratos Markets Limited is authorised and regulated in the UK by the FCA, registration number 217689 — own site footer text on fxcm.com pages
- Stratos Trading Pty. Limited (trading as FXCM, AFSL 309763, ABN 31 121 934 432) is regulated by ASIC — own page fxcm.com/au/about-fxcm/global-broker
- FXCM Pro partnered with Your Bourse (2023) for ultra-low-latency execution including FIX provisioning — own press release
Claims we cannot verify from outside
- "new FIX session in less than 20 seconds" via Your Bourse partnership — own PR figure, not an independently measured SLA
Perimeter and coverage
| Asset classes | Venues | Connectivity | Clients accepted | Explicitly refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX spot, Metals, CFDs | FIX API, REST API | Institutional clients, Brokers, Hedge funds |
A firm that publishes its own negative space — who it refuses, where it is not licensed — is materially easier to assess than one that doesn't. The refusal list is treated here as disclosure, not as a defect.
What the desk watches next
The follow-up plan attached to this file — each item re-checked on a future pass, dated and kept falsifiable.
- Verification of self-measured execution times
- Limits of tier 1 licence scope