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Lime Trading

Brokerage firm · United States

About the company

Legal company nameLime Trading Corp.
Year founded2000
Headquarters / registered countryNew York, United States
Websitelime.co
Last checked09.11.2026

According to its official website, Lime Trading is a New York-based (450 7th Avenue) brokerage firm whose roots go back to Lime Brokerage, founded in 2000 as part of a US hedge fund to offer direct market access to the exchanges. Per the site's history, Lime Brokerage was acquired by Wedbush in 2011, merged with Lightspeed Trading in 2018, Score Priority took over the technology and most of the team in 2020 to form Lime Execution, and the brand was unified as Lime Financial in 2022. Services are provided by Lime Trading Corp., a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC and a CFTC-registered futures commission merchant (FCM) and NFA member; FINRA BrokerCheck lists Score Priority Corp. and Just2Trade, Inc. among the firm's former names and F.H. Global, Inc. as its owner. The company says it has opened the low-latency technology built for institutional clients to independent traders: Lime Direct API and FIX, REST API and Python SDK, hosting and colocation, the Lime Trader web and mobile platforms, Takeprofit, Sterling and CQG. US stocks and ETFs are commission-free for domestic accounts on Lime Trader, DMA orders cost 0.005 USD per share, non-US accounts pay 0.005 USD per share (0.50 USD minimum), and futures cost 0.98 USD per side per contract. Minimum funding is 1,000 USD for cash accounts and 2,000 USD for margin accounts; futures accounts require 1,000 USD and Lime Trader Plus 30,000 USD. Individual, joint, custodial, IRA, corporate and trust accounts are available, and residents outside the United States may apply. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESIndividual · Joint · Custodial · Traditional, Roth, Rollover and SEP IRA · Corporate, LLC, partnership and trust accounts · Lime Trader Plus (30,000 USD min.)
MIN. DEPOSIT1,000 USD (cash account; margin 2,000 USD)
PLATFORMSLime Trader Web and Mobile · Takeprofit Web · Sterling · CQG · REST API and Python SDK · Lime Direct API and FIX · Colocation
PRODUCTSUS stocks, ETFs and ADRs · Options · Futures and futures options (CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX, ICE, Eurex) · Margin · Fixed income

Licences and regulation

CFTC (United States)

Licence no.NFA ID 0430385
Licence holderLIME TRADING CORP
ScopeNFA BASIC: NFA member (approved); registrations: FCM. CFTC FCM list (30 Sep 2026): FCM BD; DSRO NFA; retail forex obligation none. The legal entity named on the site.
StatusVerified

SEC (United States)

Licence no.SEC 8-27061 · CRD 11826
Licence holderLIME TRADING CORP
ScopeFINRA BrokerCheck: SEC-registered broker-dealer, FINRA member, Approved; FINRA approval 2 Dec 1983, New York, NY; registered in 53 states; disclosures: 4 regulatory event. Former names Score Priority Corp., Just2Trade, Inc.; owned by F.H. Global, Inc.
StatusVerified
USER REPORTS

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Sources and verification history

Official company sourceslime.co — homepage, About Us, Pricing, Trade Futures & Futures Options, FAQ (account types, minimum funding), Disclosures (FCM disclosures)
Regulator recordsNFA BASIC — LIME TRADING CORP, NFA ID 0430385 (nfa.futures.org, 9 Nov 2026) · CFTC FCM financial data list (30 Sep 2026) · FINRA BrokerCheck — LIME TRADING CORP, CRD 11826 (9 Nov 2026)
Company registerVerified source to be added
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX · FastBull
Last verified09.11.2026
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Is Lime Trading trustworthy?

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Which licences does Lime Trading hold?

Licences verified in official registers: CFTC (United States) – NFA ID 0430385; SEC (United States) – SEC 8-27061 · CRD 11826.

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