VENUE FILE · filed 2026-09 · last re-checked 2026-09
GCEX (GC Exchange) — the liquidity layer, one venue at a time
GCEX provides digital prime brokerage services for institutional clients, facilitating access to crypto, FX, and CFDs under robust FCA and Danish FSA regulations.
GC Exchange Limited · London, UK · evidence score 80/100
Licence, read on the register
| Regulator | Licence number | Jurisdiction | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA | 828730 | UK | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
| Danish FSA (Finanstilsynet) | not verified | Denmark | tier-2 | 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.
- 4testable claims
- 1venue-measured claims
- 0named data centres
- GC Exchange Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom (FRN 828730), incorporated in England and Wales (No. 11382809), registered address 75 King William Street, London EC4N 7BE (gc.exchange footer)
- GC Exchange A/S is authorised and regulated by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and as a Currency Exchange (FTID 45020); GC Exchange Fondsmæglerselskab A/S is authorised by the Danish FSA as an Investment Firm for FX and CFDs (FTID 8347) (gc.exchange footer)
- FCA register: GC Exchange Limited, reference number 828730, authorised for specific activities and product types (https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=0010X00004KPvBDQA1)
- GCEX is a trading name of GC Exchange Limited, GC Exchange Fondsmæglerselskab A/S, GC Exchange A/S and GC Exchange FZE; rolling spot FX and CFD accounts are provided by GC Exchange Limited, digital asset spot and FX services by GC Exchange A/S (gc.exchange footer)
Claims we cannot verify from outside
- 'Ultra-low latency' and liquidity-quality claims on gc.exchange are the firm's own marketing
Perimeter and coverage
| Asset classes | Venues | Connectivity | Clients accepted | Explicitly refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital assets (spot), Rolling spot FX, FX, CFDs | Institutional and professional clients only (own site), Brokers (dedicated solutions-for-brokers offering: own exchange / brokerage technology) | Retail clients (own disclaimer: 'not directed to Retail Clients') |
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.
- Self-measured latency claims
- Tier 2 license implications