Forte Securities

What Forte Securities does

Forte Securities is an FCA-authorised independent inter-dealer broker founded in London in 2008, specialising in arranging and executing transactions in fixed income, equity derivatives, and FX for Professional Clients and Eligible Counterparties. The firm operates the Forte OTF (Organised Trading Facility) under UK MiFID II, providing a regulated multilateral trading venue with pre- and post-trade transparency, and organises coverage through four market desks: Fixed Income & Rates, Equities & Equity Derivatives, FX & Money Markets, and Structured Products. It serves 200+ institutional counterparties including investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds, sovereign and supranational entities, family offices, and UHNW individuals, with 90+ market professionals based across eight offices in London, Paris, Geneva, Monaco, Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney, and New York. Beyond core broking, Forte has expanded into four adjacent services — Custody, Asset Management, Private Markets, and Securitisation — which operate separately from the broking desks through affiliated regulated entities. The firm is privately held with no parent company or institutional investor backing disclosed. The revenue model is built on inter-dealer brokerage commissions earned on a matched-principal and agency basis, supplemented by fees from the ancillary service lines, with all pricing negotiated bilaterally on a per-transaction basis through counterparty documentation.

Name

Forte Securities

Legal name

Forte Securities Limited

Website

https://fortesecurities.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forte Securities is an FCA-authorised independent inter-dealer broker founded in 2008, arranging and executing fixed income, equity derivatives, and FX trades for 200+ institutional counterparties across eight global offices, and operating the Forte OTF under UK MiFID II.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Institutional Inter-Dealer Brokerage

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231), Securities and Commodity Exchanges (5232), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

OTC Derivatives Execution Platforms (SEF/OTF/Swap Execution) (FSAFANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Equity Index & Futures Derivatives (FSACADAF), FX Derivatives (Forwards, Options, NDFs) (FSACADAC)

Keywords

• Inter-dealer brokerage
• Fixed income trading
• Equity derivatives
• Institutional FX execution
• OTF trading venue

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Inter-dealer brokerage commissions: The firm arranges and executes transactions in fixed income, equities, equity derivatives, and FX on a matched principal and agency basis, earning commissions from institutional counterparties.
2. Group services (Custody, Asset management, Private markets, Securitisation): Additional services including safekeeping and settlement, discretionary portfolio management, access to private placements, and arranging asset-backed issuance. These operate separately from the broking desks, some through affiliated entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Forte Securities arranges and executes transactions in fixed income, equities, equity derivatives, and FX on a matched-principal and agency basis for Professional Clients and Eligible Counterparties. The firm operates the Forte OTF (Organised Trading Facility) under UK MiFID II and additionally provides custody, asset management, private markets, and securitisation services through affiliated regulated entities.

Product overview

Forte Securities operates a multi-product financial services platform centered on institutional inter-dealer broking and execution. The core offering is Broking & Execution, supported by the Forte OTF regulated venue. Beyond broking, the firm provides four ancillary services—Custody, Asset Management, Private Markets, and Securitisation—which operate separately from the broking desks through affiliated entities under their own regulatory permissions. The firm organizes coverage through four market desks: Fixed Income & Rates, Equities & Equity Derivatives, FX & Money Markets, and Structured Products, each covering developed and emerging markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Broking & Execution

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Marex: London-listed diversified broker with comparable fixed income, equity derivatives, and FX execution, plus asset management and securitisation — directly overlaps Forte's product platform and target institutional client base.
• StoneX: US-listed diversified broker with institutional execution in fixed income, derivatives, and FX plus clearing and securities services — comparable as a multi-product broker serving institutional and professional clients.
• BGC Group: US-listed inter-dealer broker (formerly BGC Partners) operating across rates, credit, FX, and equity derivatives with global institutional client coverage — direct competitor in matched-principal and agency brokerage.
• TP ICAP: Largest inter-dealer broker globally, listed in London, with very similar product coverage across fixed income, equity derivatives, FX, and emerging markets. Most directly comparable peer given shared business model and UK regulatory base.
• Tullett Prebon: Inter-dealer broker operating across rates, credit, FX, and equities with comparable institutional counterparty model; wholly owned by PEB Group following its 2023 combination with ICAP's voice brokerage business.
• Compagnie Financière Tradition: Swiss-listed inter-dealer broker with parallel product mix in fixed income, equities, derivatives, and FX across similar institutional counterparties. Closely comparable mid-sized independent broker.

Broad incumbents

• Jefferies Financial Group: Mid-tier full-service investment bank with significant fixed income and equity derivatives execution capabilities and a global institutional client base — broader than Forte but overlaps meaningfully in inter-dealer rates, credit, and equity derivatives.
• Virtu Financial: US-listed electronic market-maker and execution services firm with institutional fixed income, equities, and FX capabilities; broader technology-driven platform that overlaps Forte's execution business model.

Emerging players

• Aquis Exchange: Pan-European exchange and trading-venue operator with growing fixed income MTF ambitions; comparable in operating a regulated multilateral trading venue but at a smaller scale and more limited product set than Forte.
• WallachBeth Capital: Independent US agency broker-dealer providing institutional execution and capital markets services; comparable as a smaller independent broker serving institutional clients without a parent-bank conflict.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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