Finance & markets brokers

FCA firms, SEC advisers, and MSB registrants

This category is 736,843 rows in the 3 Oct 2026, 21:23 PKT snapshot (index total 4,472,208). Three files a wider audience now hits:

• UK FCA Financial Services Register — 312,011 firm rows. Not all of them are forex brokers. Check the Firm Reference Number at https://register.fca.org.uk/. Explanation: FRN check and forex hub.
• SEC IAPD adviser reports — 24,059 rows from Investment Adviser information reports (Form ADV). Read status and disclosures at https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/. A CRD record is not a rating.
• FinCEN MSB public export — 32,360 registrant rows. There is no separate money-services category page. FinCEN states that inclusion in the MSB Registrant Search is not a recommendation, a certification of legitimacy, or an endorsement. Confirm the registration number at https://msb.fincen.gov/. An earlier OpenSanctions extract (16,610 rows) is a different file, not a second endorsement. State money-transmitter licenses are separate.

Cards further down are vertical samples. They are not a ranking and they do not add up to 736,843.

Verticals in this category

Offline firm-page counts by vertical (build-time). Only hubs with indexed firms are linked — per BrokerMafia silo rules.

• Forex Broker — FX / forex brokers offering spot, forward, and retail FX access. (8,103 indexed)
• Retail Forex Broker — Retail Forex Broker desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (8,103 indexed)
• Stock & Securities Broker — Registered broker-dealers executing equities and securities for clients. (3,273 indexed)
• Securities Ib — Securities Ib desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (3,273 indexed)
• Crypto Broker — Crypto brokers, CASPs, and VASPs arranging digital-asset transactions. (878 indexed)
• Crypto Exchange Broker — Crypto Exchange Broker desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (839 indexed)
• Prop Trading Firm — Proprietary trading firms deploying firm capital across markets. (405 indexed)
• Mica Casp — Mica Casp desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (349 indexed)
• ETF & Mutual Fund Broker — Fund distribution and ETF brokerage desks. (250 indexed)
• Structured Products Broker — Structured notes and exotic fixed-income product brokerage. (250 indexed)
• FX Prime Broker — Institutional FX prime brokerage and credit intermediation. (250 indexed)
• Retirement & IRA Broker — Retirement account and IRA brokerage platforms. (250 indexed)
• Equity Research Broker — Research-driven agency brokerage desks. (250 indexed)
• Equity Prop Firm — Equity and ETF proprietary trading firms. (250 indexed)
• Market Maker Broker — Market-making firms providing liquidity across venues. (250 indexed)
• Institutional Fx Broker — Institutional Fx Broker desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (250 indexed)
• Prop Firm Evaluator — Prop Firm Evaluator desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (250 indexed)
• Robo Advisor Broker — Robo Advisor Broker desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (250 indexed)
• Funded Trader Prop Firm — Prop firms offering funded-trader evaluation and capital allocation programs. (217 indexed)
• Futures Broker — Futures commission merchants and futures brokerage. (73 indexed)
• Commodity Futures Broker — Commodity futures and options brokerage. (73 indexed)
• Swap Dealer Broker — Swap Dealer Broker desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (73 indexed)
• Bond Broker — Corporate and government bond brokerage desks. (60 indexed)
• FX Prop Firm — FX proprietary trading and funded FX desks. (46 indexed)
• Dark Pool Broker — Dark-pool and ATS access brokerage. (40 indexed)
• Crypto Custody Broker — Qualified crypto custody and trust brokerage interfaces. (39 indexed)
• Bitlicense Vc Entity — Bitlicense Vc Entity desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (39 indexed)
• NFT & Digital Asset Broker — NFT and alternative digital-asset brokerage desks. (19 indexed)
• Futures Prop Firm — Futures-focused proprietary trading firms. (9 indexed)
• Wealth Management Broker — Wealth and private-client securities brokerage. (6 indexed)
• Private Equity Broker — Private equity placement and secondary brokerage. (6 indexed)
• Crypto Prop Firm — Crypto proprietary trading firms and desks. (5 indexed)
• Treasury Broker — Government treasury and sovereign debt brokerage. (4 indexed)
• CFD Broker — Contracts-for-difference brokers in permitted jurisdictions. (4 indexed)
• Municipal Bond Broker — US municipal securities brokerage. (3 indexed)
• HFT Prop Firm — HFT Prop Firm desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (3 indexed)
• Options Broker — Options trading brokerage across equity and index options. (2 indexed)
• Prime Brokerage — Prime brokers serving hedge funds and institutional clients. (2 indexed)
• Discount Broker — Low-commission online securities brokerage. (2 indexed)
• Multi-Asset Broker — Multi-Asset Broker desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (2 indexed)
• Introducing Broker — Introducing brokers (IBs) referring clients to FCM/FX principals. (1 indexed)
• OTC Broker — Over-the-counter derivatives and voice brokerage. (1 indexed)
• Hedge Fund Broker — Hedge fund capital introduction and brokerage desks. (1 indexed)
• Options Prop Firm — Options Prop Firm desks indexed from public registry remaps and name signals. (1 indexed)

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Brokers in this category (36)

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How this category fits the index

Finance & capital markets on BrokerMafia indexes equities, FX, futures, crypto, and prop-trading desks with registry source badges. Prop-firm rows are names and slugs only. BrokerMafia groups verticals so buyers can move from market → desk type → firm profile → compare, without mistaking a directory row for a license certificate. Offline firm totals on this page refresh when stats are rebuilt — never via live SQL on page hit.

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Registry-backed desks

SEC active broker-dealer rows, FinCEN MSB registrants, ESMA MiCA CASPs, and CFTC FCM extracts supply license-aware records. Directory-only prop firm names are labeled as such — never as scraped reviews.

Forex, securities, and crypto

Choose the vertical that matches the product (retail FX, BD securities, crypto/CASP). Then re-check the legal name and file number on the named register before funding or introducing clients.

Prop trading firms

Prop and funded-trader hubs list public directory names/slugs only. BrokerMafia does not invent challenge offers, win rates, or payout claims.

How to read a finance profile

Look for the source badge first (SEC, FinCEN, MiCA, CFTC, directory). Then match the legal name to the account opening documents you expect. Prop-firm directory rows are names and slugs only — they are not scraped reviews, payout proofs, or challenge inventories.

Cross-border and multi-regime desks

A firm may appear under more than one vertical when source files tag multiple activities. That is a navigation convenience. Authorization is still jurisdiction- and product-specific; never assume a US BD row authorizes retail FX in another country.

Retail versus institutional paths

Retail FX, securities brokerage, crypto/CASP, and prop-directory rows serve different jobs. Do not treat a prop sitemap name as a broker-dealer, or a FinCEN MSB row as MiCA authorization. The source badge is the first filter; the product you need is the second.

How to shortlist in finance & markets

Decide the product (retail FX, securities BD, crypto/CASP, futures, prop directory). Open two or three profiles with the matching source badge, match legal names to your account docs, and confirm the file number on the named register before funding or introducing clients.

Related verticals deep-dive

Equities and structured-product hubs are often SEC-backed. FX and MSB-tagged desks may surface via FinCEN. Crypto/CASP rows can carry ESMA MiCA identifiers. Prop-trading hubs list public directory names only — never treat them as scraped reviews or payout proofs.

Geography and source notes

A US broker-dealer row does not authorize retail FX abroad, and a MiCA CASP listing does not equal SEC registration. Use country filters as navigation, then re-check the regime that governs your client and product.

Expected filters

Name, country, source (FinCEN / SEC / MiCA / CFTC / directory), vertical, license field.

Primary data sources

• FinCEN MSB registrant list (OpenSanctions bulk extract)
• SEC Company Information About Active Broker-Dealers
• ESMA MiCA CASP Register
• CFTC FCM Financial Data Report
• Public prop-firm directory sitemaps (names/slugs only)

BrokerMafia is an index layer. The named authority remains the source of truth.

What this does not prove

BrokerMafia does not prove that a firm is currently authorized, solvent, insured for your load or account, or suitable for your risk. We do not provide legal, financial, insurance, or investment advice. Presence in the index is not a recommendation.

Customer journey

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