VENUE FILE · filed 2026-09 · last re-checked 2026-09
Tickmill Prime (institutional prime-of-prime) — the liquidity layer, one venue at a time
Tickmill Prime provides FCA-regulated prime-of-prime FX and CFD liquidity to institutional clients, enhancing market structure through tier-1 access.
Tickmill UK Ltd · London, UK · evidence score 83/100
Licence, read on the register
| Regulator | Licence number | Jurisdiction | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA | 717270 | UK | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
| CySEC | 278/15 | Cyprus | tier-2 | open source ↗ |
| FSA Seychelles | SD008 | Seychelles | tier-3 | open source ↗ |
| FSCA | 49464 | South Africa | 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
- Tickmill Prime is positioned as 'Prime of Prime FX and CFD liquidity' with FCA-regulated trust, Tier-1 liquidity access via FIX API and dedicated institutional onboarding (https://www.tickmill.com/tickmill-prime)
- Group licences page: Tickmill Ltd is regulated as a Securities Dealer by the Seychelles FSA, License number SD008; Tickmill Europe Ltd is authorised by CySEC, License number 278/15; Tickmill South Africa (Pty) Ltd holds FSCA FSP 49464 (https://www.tickmill.com/about/licences-and-regulation)
- FCA register: TICKMILL UK LTD, firm reference number 717270 (https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000001HjJatAAF; number also quoted in FCA clone-firm warnings)
- Tickmill UK Ltd registered office: First Floor, The Bengal Wing, 9A Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4YN (own footer)
Claims we cannot verify from outside
- 'Ultra-low-latency connectivity' and 'proven performance' claims on the Tickmill Prime page are the firm's own marketing
Perimeter and coverage
| Asset classes | Venues | Connectivity | Clients accepted | Explicitly refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX, Precious metals, CFDs | FIX API & custom API setups (own Tickmill Prime page), MT4/MT5 (bridge integration), Clustered architecture (own page) | Institutional clients (dedicated onboarding stated on own page) |
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 performance claims
- Impact of tier 2 and tier 3 licenses