VENUE FILE · filed 2026-09 · last re-checked 2026-09
LMAX Global — the liquidity layer, one venue at a time
LMAX Global, an FCA-regulated B2B liquidity provider, plays a crucial role in institutional FX/CFD markets with its extensive global exchange infrastructure.
LMAX Broker Limited · London, UK · evidence score 81/100
Licence, read on the register
| Regulator | Licence number | Jurisdiction | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA | 783200 | 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.
The claims ledger
Claims specific enough to be falsified — and the ones that remain the venue's own measurement.
- 4testable claims
- 1venue-measured claims
- 4named data centres
- LMAX Global is a trading name of LMAX Broker Limited, authorised and regulated by the FCA as an Investment Firm, FRN 783200 (UK company 10819525) — stated on lmax.com/global/uk
- Global exchange infrastructure based in Equinix LD4, NY4, TY3 and SG1, with downloadable per-venue instrument lists for London (LD4), New York (NY4), Tokyo (TY3) and Singapore (SG1)
- Prices for all LMAX liquidity pools with up to 20 levels of market depth; no 'last look'; VWAP prices for specified order size
- Site states services are not directed at residents of jurisdictions where FX and/or CFD trading is restricted or prohibited
Claims we cannot verify from outside
- 'Tighter spreads' and 'deep institutional liquidity in over 100 instruments' are the firm's own marketing characterisations (instrument count is their published figure)
Perimeter and coverage
| Asset classes | Venues | Connectivity | Clients accepted | Explicitly refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX spot, Metals, Equity indices, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Weekend FX | Equinix LD4 (London), Equinix NY4 (New York), Equinix TY3 (Tokyo), Equinix SG1 (Singapore) | Cross-connect at Equinix LD4/5, NY4, TY3 and SG1, Point of presence at Interxion, AWS Direct Connect, BeeksFX, BT Radianz, Colt, Internet / extranet & hosted service providers | Institutional clients seeking FX/CFD liquidity (brokers, 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 liquidity claims
- FCA licence tier implications for service scope