STUDY RECORD · last re-checked 2026-09
FXCM Pro (Stratos Group) — institutional liquidity provider
Stratos Markets Limited, operating as FXCM Pro, is regulated by both the FCA and ASIC, providing a tier 1 licensing framework. Its connectivity options include FIX and REST APIs, catering to institutional clients and brokers. However, the firm does not disclose specific trading venues and is relatively new in terms of self-measured performance metrics.
Stratos Markets Limited · 110 Bishopsgate, 17th Floor, London EC2N 4AY, UK (Stratos Group headquarters) · evidence score 78/100
Licence, read on the register
| Regulator | Licence number | Jurisdiction | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA | 217689 | UK | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
| ASIC | 309763 | Australia | tier-1 | open source ↗ |
Tier classification follows the same scale as the retail register: tier-2 means real supervision and client-money segregation, without an investor compensation scheme — never misread it as tier-1 protection.
What this record teaches
Four reading skills, each anchored to something the firm actually published.
- 01 — Teaching pointFXCM Pro operates under Stratos Markets Limited with tier 1 FCA and ASIC licenses.
- 02 — Teaching pointClients include institutional clients, brokers, and hedge funds accessing FX, Metals, and CFDs.
- 03 — Teaching pointConnectivity options include FIX API and REST API for seamless trading integration.
Claims ledger
Claims specific enough to be falsified — and the ones that remain the venue's own measurement.
Testable claims
- Stratos Markets Limited is authorised and regulated in the UK by the FCA, registration number 217689 — own site footer text on fxcm.com pages
- Stratos Trading Pty. Limited (trading as FXCM, AFSL 309763, ABN 31 121 934 432) is regulated by ASIC — own page fxcm.com/au/about-fxcm/global-broker
- FXCM Pro partnered with Your Bourse (2023) for ultra-low-latency execution including FIX provisioning — own press release
Claims we cannot verify from outside
- "new FIX session in less than 20 seconds" via Your Bourse partnership — own PR figure, not an independently measured SLA
Perimeter and coverage
| Asset classes | Venues | Connectivity | Clients accepted | Explicitly refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX spot, Metals, CFDs | FIX API, REST API | Institutional clients, Brokers, Hedge funds |
A firm that publishes its own negative space — who it refuses, where it is not licensed — is materially easier to diligence than one that doesn't. The refusal list is treated here as a disclosure, not a defect.
Self-check
Answer these before you consider the record read. If you cannot, re-read the licence and the claims ledger — the answers are all in what the firm published.
- What types of clients does FXCM Pro serve under Stratos Markets Limited?
- Which regulatory bodies license FXCM Pro's operations in the UK and Australia?