Who we are
Who we are
Forte Securities Limited is an independent, FCA-authorised inter-dealer broker, founded in London in 2008. The firm arranges and executes transactions for Professional Clients and Eligible Counterparties across fixed income, equities, equity derivatives and foreign exchange, and operates the Forte OTF under UK MiFID II. Today more than 90 market professionals serve over 200 institutional counterparties from eight offices worldwide.
What drives Forte
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What we stand for
Our values
Integrity
Proper conduct and client interest come ahead of short-term gain. In a regulated market, trust is the product.
Expertise
The firm earns its place through deep, specialist knowledge of complex and illiquid markets.
Independence
Being unconflicted and client-aligned is the firm’s core differentiator against bank-owned competitors.
What the firm does
Three connected activities
Broking & execution
Bespoke access to liquidity
Arranging and executing transactions in fixed income, equities, equity derivatives and FX for professional counterparties, sourcing liquidity across the firm’s network.
Regulated venue
The Forte OTF
Operation of an Organised Trading Facility under UK MiFID II, with pre- and post-trade transparency published to the firm’s public reporting portal.
Group services
Capabilities beyond broking
Custody, asset management, private markets and securitisation operate apart from the broking desks, some through affiliated entities under their own permissions.
Governance & regulation
Forte Securities Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 478424), and registered in England and Wales (No. 06498357), with compliance, risk and finance functions independent of the broking desks.
Forte operates across eight offices: London, Paris, Geneva, Monaco, Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney and New York, each staffed locally and supported by the group’s control functions.
Regulated across the group