futurum bank

What futurum bank does

futurum bank AG is a Frankfurt am Main-based securities trading bank (Wertpapierhandelsbank) operating under BaFin supervision, providing institutional clients with execution services across equities, bonds, and exchange-listed products on national and international trading venues. Founded in 1983 and structured as a German Aktiengesellschaft (AG), the company serves a focused B2B client base consisting of domestic and foreign banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and fund societies, executing market orders, spread trades, block trades, and interest-preserving orders through a multi-venue connectivity stack.

The underlying technology architecture is built on partnerships rather than proprietary platform IP: futurum bank AG accesses execution venues via integrations with Tradeweb, MarketAxess, Tick, and AKJ, and outsources custody and asset servicing to CACEIS and BNY Mellon. Technology service delivery is supported by CONET and BearingPoint. No proprietary software platform, patents, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed; the bank's stated differentiators are experienced traders, short decision-making paths, independence, and BaFin-regulated compliance, including new MiCAR-related licensing that supports an expansion into institutional crypto-asset services under the futurum brand.

Revenue mechanics are transaction-fee based on securities execution, with no publicly disclosed pricing — consistent with a relationship-driven, per-transaction or per-client negotiation model in B2B institutional banking. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting institutional counterparties, supported by a physical presence near the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Bitcoin Group SE is disclosed as the company's strategic partner, and group-level revenue (a partial proxy rather than futurum bank AG-specific) was EUR 10.0 million in 2025, up from EUR 9.3 million in the prior year, while EBITDA compressed to EUR 0.5 million and a EUR 1.3 million net loss was reported due to planned transformation investments in a new trading platform. Customer logos are not individually disclosed, headcount is 11-50, and entity-level financials are not available, representing material data gaps for a full diligence profile.

Name

futurum bank

Legal name

futurum bank AG

Website

https://futurumbank.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

futurum bank AG is a Frankfurt-based, BaFin-supervised securities trading bank (Wertpapierhandelsbank) that executes equities, bonds, and exchange-product orders for institutional clients including banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and fund societies across European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Institutional Securities Brokerage

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional Spot Exchanges & Broker-Dealers (FSADAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Money Markets & Repo Trading Platforms (FSAFANAG)

Keywords

• Securities trading services
• Institutional brokerage
• Equities and bonds trading
• Exchange order execution
• Wertpapierhandelsbank services

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Securities Trading and Brokerage: The bank serves as a securities trading bank (Wertpapierhandelsbank) providing execution services for securities orders including market orders, spread trading, block trades, and orders preserving interest (interessewahrend). The company trades stocks, bonds, and other exchange products for institutional clients including domestic and foreign banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and fund societies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

futurum bank AG is a BaFin-supervised securities trading bank (Wertpapierhandelsbank) headquartered in Frankfurt am Main that provides institutional clients with fast and reliable execution of securities orders. The bank trades stocks, bonds, and other exchange products via direct access to national and international exchanges and trading systems, supporting market orders, spread trading, block trades, and interest-preserving (interessewahrend) orders.

Product overview

futurum bank AG operates as a securities trading bank offering a unified trading platform for institutional clients. The core product consists of securities trading services, specifically equities, bonds, and exchange products trading, executed through optimal access to national and international exchanges and trading systems. The bank serves domestic and foreign banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and fund companies with fast and reliable order execution including market orders, spread trading, block trades, and interest-preserving orders. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main near the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is supervised by BaFin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Securities Trading Services
• Equities Trading
• Bonds Trading
• Exchange Products Trading

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bitcoin Group SEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBitcoin Group SE is listed as a strategic partner. The company has expansion plans into institutional services under the futurum brand following MiCAR licensing. Bitcoin Group SE published its 2025 annual report showing revenue of EUR 10.0 million and maintains a strong equity ratio of 71.8%.
• Lax / Tax FirmminorOthersTax advisory partner providing tax services to the bank.
• BankenweltminorOthersRecruitment partner for staffing needs.
• Wide ResearchminorOthersResearch partner providing market research services.
• RCTminorOthersAudit partner providing financial audit services.
• GARminorOthersAudit partner providing financial audit services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ICF Bank AG: Frankfurt-based Wertpapierhandelsbank focused on institutional securities execution and trading services; directly comparable in size, regulatory status, and institutional customer overlap with futurum bank.
• Quirin Privatbank AG: Frankfurt-based German broker and advisory bank providing institutional trading and execution services — comparable in regulatory standing and institutional client orientation within the same market.
• Tradeweb Markets Inc. Electronic trading platform for fixed income, derivatives, and ETFs globally — directly comparable as one of futurum bank's key execution venues and a similar institutional-grade fixed-income execution franchise.
• MarketAxess Holdings: Operator of leading electronic trading platforms for fixed-income securities — comparable as a primary execution venue partner and a direct competitor for institutional bond trading flow.
• mwb fairtrade Wertpapierhandelsbank AG: Munich-based Wertpapierhandelsbank offering institutional brokerage and trading services across equities and bonds — directly comparable as a small-to-mid-cap German securities trading bank.
• Baader Bank AG: Munich-based German Wertpapierhandelsbank that provides institutional execution, brokerage, and trading services across equities, bonds, ETFs, and derivatives — a like-for-like institutional securities trading bank with overlapping customer set in DACH.
• equinet Bank AG: Frankfurt-based German securities trading bank providing execution, brokerage, and trading services to institutional clients — closely overlaps in business model and target customer base.
• Lang & Schwarz TradeCenter: Cologne-based German broker and exchange operator providing institutional and retail securities trading across German and international venues — a closely comparable small-to-mid institutional broker with similar multi-venue execution setup.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Bank AG: Germany's largest universal bank with deep institutional equities, fixed income, and trading operations — a broad incumbent competitor across the same institutional execution and trading services that futurum provides.
• HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG: Düsseldorf-based German subsidiary of HSBC providing institutional equities, fixed income, and asset servicing — comparable institutional securities execution franchise in Germany, though part of a much larger global group.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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