Name

Dinosaur Financial Group

Legal name

Dinosaur Financial Group, LLC

Website

https://dinogroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Brokerage & Commission: Institutional brokerage services across equities, fixed income, futures, and other asset classes, generating commission revenue on executed trades.
2. Prime Brokerage & Financing: Securities lending, repo, margin finance, and portfolio financing services. Revenue derived from interest spreads and financing fees on leveraged positions.
3. Investment Banking & Advisory: Capital raising (debt and equity, USD5M–150M range), M&A advisory, bond issuance, structured transactions, and balance sheet restructuring. Revenue from advisory fees and transaction commissions.
4. Asset & Wealth Management: Private wealth management and institutional asset management with customized investment plans and multi-asset diversification. Revenue from management fees.
5. FX Trading: Foreign exchange execution services across spot, forwards, swaps, NDFs, options, and deliverable currencies. Revenue generated through spreads and transaction fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dinosaur Financial Group is a full-service independent global investment firm that delivers institutional brokerage, prime brokerage, investment banking, asset and wealth management, and global FX trading. It executes trades, raises capital (USD5M–150M), provides advisory for M&A and structured transactions, and offers segregated custody, securities lending, repo, margin finance, and wealth advisory through its SEC/FINRA- and FCA-regulated entities across New York, London, Miami, and Madrid.

Product overview

Dinosaur Financial Group is a full-service independent investment firm operating as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering combines global investment banking and advisory services, full-service institutional brokerage, and responsive investment advisor services. The main product modules include: Prime Brokerage & Institutional Investment Services (securities lending, custody, margin finance), Investment Banking (capital markets, advisory, bond issuance), Asset Management & Wealth Advisory (private wealth and institutional management), Sales & Trading (fixed income, equity, FX, futures), and Global FX Trading. The group operates through subsidiaries including Dinosaur Financial Group LLC (FINRA-regulated, SEC-registered), Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited (FCA-regulated), and DCM Advisors LLC (SEC-registered RIA), enabling cross-border capital markets access across Hong Kong, New York, London, Miami, and Madrid.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prime Brokerage & Institutional Investment Services Comprehensive prime brokerage services including securities lending, repo, global custody, margin finance, and prime services designed to support fund growth and provide global market access for institutional clients.
• Investment Banking Full-service investment banking offering capital markets debt and equity raising (USD5–150M), M&A advisory, bond issuance, structured transactions, and balance sheet restructuring for public and private corporate clients.
• Asset Management & Wealth Advisory Private wealth management with customized investment plans and risk profiling for high-net-worth individuals, plus institutional asset management with multi-asset diversification across US Treasuries, commodity futures, and global equities.
• Sales & Trading Institutional sales and trading covering fixed income (high-grade and high-yield corporates, emerging markets, ABS), equity trading (cross-border arbitrage), foreign exchange, and futures, delivered with brokerage execution services.
• Global FX Trading Foreign exchange execution service with over 30 years of FX experience, specializing in emerging markets with emphasis on Latin American currencies, offering spot, forwards, swaps, NDFs, options and deliverable currencies via electronic and voice trading.
• DCM Advisors SEC-registered investment advisory subsidiary providing investment management services to private clients and institutions in the USA.
• Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited UK FCA-authorized and regulated merchant bank subsidiary specializing in institutional investing and finance with focus on emerging and frontier markets for clients in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
• Credit Strategies Business Credit strategies offering supporting clients active in overall credit markets, with a focus on convertibles, distressed debt, and special situations.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Quam Plus International Financial Limited (Quam Plus Financial Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Strategic partnership announced March 2, 2026 designed to create a cross-border capital markets platform spanning Hong Kong, New York, and London. Quam Securities gains expanded access to U.S. and European markets through DFG's regulatory infrastructure, while DFG strengthens its Asia-Pacific presence via Quam's regional expertise and client relationships. Both firms are members of Global Alliance Partners (GAP). The partnership supports capital raising, advisory, execution, and investment opportunities across multiple jurisdictions for institutional and qualified clients.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Oppenheimer Holdings: Mid-sized independent full-service investment bank and wealth manager with similar institutional brokerage, investment banking, and asset management capabilities. Comparable in scale and multi-product platform serving institutional and high-net-worth clients.
• B. Riley Financial: Independent diversified financial services firm offering investment banking, brokerage, asset management, and specialty lending. Comparable mid-market positioning with a similar mix of capital markets and wealth management.
• Canaccord Genuity Group: Independent global financial services firm offering investment banking, equities, and wealth management. Direct comparable in independent mid-market positioning and multi-product platform.
• Compagnie Financière Tradition: Independent interdealer broker with global presence including emerging markets focus. Comparable independent brokerage model with multi-jurisdictional footprint.
• INTL FCStone / StoneX: Global financial services firm offering execution, clearing, FX, securities financing, and asset management. Comparable diversified platform serving institutional and international broker clients.

Broad incumbents

• Piper Sandler: Mid-market investment bank with comparable investment banking, equities, and fixed income capabilities serving institutional clients. Larger and broader than DFG but operates in similar mid-market segment.
• Houlihan Lokey: Global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory, capital markets, and financial restructuring. Comparable mid-market investment banking focus though larger and more advisory-weighted.
• TP ICAP: Global interdealer broker with institutional brokerage and emerging markets expertise. Comparable in independent intermediary positioning and global fixed income/FX capabilities, though larger and more interdealer-focused.
• BGC Group: Global brokerage and financial services firm specializing in fixed income, FX, and commodities. Comparable institutional brokerage and interdealer capabilities though significantly larger.

Emerging players

• Compass Point Research & Trading: Independent mid-sized broker-dealer focused on small and mid-cap institutional research, sales, and trading. Comparable scale and emerging markets expertise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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