STUDY RECORD · last re-checked 2026-09
Advanced Markets (AMGFX / Advanced Markets Group) — institutional liquidity provider
Advanced Markets (UK) Ltd is a FCA-regulated provider of wholesale prime-of-prime FX liquidity, established in 2018. It serves professional clients, including banks and hedge funds, but does not cater to retail clients. The firm operates under a tier 1 FCA licence, which allows it to offer services in the UK market.
Advanced Markets (UK) Ltd · 10 John Street, London WC1N 2EB, UK (Advanced Markets (UK) Ltd); group owned by Advanced Markets LLC, Charlotte, NC, USA · evidence score 76/100
Licence, read on the register
last checked September 2026
| Regulator | Licence number | Jurisdiction | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA | 777739 | 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.
What this record teaches
Reading skills, each anchored to something the firm actually published.
- 01 — Teaching pointAdvanced Markets operates under FCA tier 1 license, ensuring high regulatory standards.
- 02 — Teaching pointThey provide wholesale prime-of-prime FX liquidity to banks and professional clients only.
- 03 — Teaching pointRetail clients are explicitly refused service, adhering to strict client perimeter policies.
Claims ledger
Claims specific enough to be falsified — and the ones that remain the venue's own measurement.
Testable claims
- Advanced Markets (UK) Ltd is authorised and regulated by the FCA, Firm Reference Number 777739 (UK company 10671764, 10 John Street, London WC1N 2EB) — own site footer/legal text
- Standard Chartered Bank provides prime brokerage services to Advanced Markets entities — own press release on advancedmarkets.com
- Website owned by Advanced Markets LLC (US registration L08000063350, Charlotte NC) which itself 'does not solicit or provide any regulated activities' — own footer
- FCA-regulated since 2018 — own site text
Claims we cannot verify from outside
- None recorded in this file.
Perimeter and coverage
| Asset classes | Venues | Connectivity | Clients accepted | Explicitly refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX spot, CFDs | none published | FIX API, third-party platform/bridge integrations (MT4/MT5 per own partners section) | Banks, Brokers, Hedge funds, Professional clients / Eligible Counterparties | Retail clients (Professional or Eligible Counterparty only per own legal text), Jurisdictions under comprehensive sanctions or FATF high-risk 'Call for Action' lists (own policy) |
A firm that publishes its own negative space — who it refuses, where it is not licensed — is materially easier to diligence than one that doesn't. The refusal list is treated here as a disclosure, not a defect.
Self-check
Answer these before you consider the record read. If you cannot, re-read the licence and the claims ledger — the answers are all in what the firm published.
- What type of clients does Advanced Markets serve according to their policies?
- Which regulatory body oversees Advanced Markets (UK) Ltd's operations?