Legal company nameVelocity Trade Limited · Velocity Trade International Ltd · VTC Europe B.V. · Velocity Trade Financial Services (Pty) Ltd
Year founded2007
Headquarters / registered countryNot stated
Websitevelocitytrade.com
Last checked08.10.2026
According to its official website, Velocity Trade is an institutional brokerage and execution group founded in 2007 whose clients are mainly institutions, hedge funds, other broker-dealers and companies; it offers margin products to institutions, professional clients, brokers and proprietary trading houses and publishes no retail account types. The group parent, Velocity Trade Holdings Ltd, is listed at an address in Toronto; the group has offices in many cities, including Toronto, London, Amsterdam, Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland and Dubai. Group companies are ASIC-licensed Velocity Trade Limited, an ASX participant (AFSL 329813; registered in New Zealand as FSP20003), Velocity Trade International Ltd, authorised by the FCA (FRN 497263), VTC Europe B.V., regulated by the AFM as an investment firm, FSCA-authorised Velocity Trade Financial Services (Pty) Ltd (FSP 43295), Velocity Trade Pte. Ltd., holder of a MAS capital markets services licence, and Velocity Trade Capital Ltd., registered as an investment dealer in Canada and a CIRO member. The company offers equities on more than 40 exchanges, deliverable FX (spot, forwards, NDFs, options), precious metals, futures, margin products such as index and commodity CFDs, fixed income and capital markets services; access is through desktop, web and mobile interfaces, API and direct market access (DMA). This information is the company's own statement.
Account Details
ACCOUNT TYPESInstitutional and professional clients only
MIN. DEPOSITNot stated
PLATFORMSDesktop, web and mobile interfaces · API · Direct market access (DMA)
PRODUCTSEquities (40+ exchanges) · Deliverable FX · Precious metals · Futures · Index and commodity CFDs · Fixed income · Capital markets services
LEVERAGENot stated
Licences and regulation
ASIC (Australia)
Licence no.AFSL 329813
Licence holderVelocity Trade Limited
ScopeAFS licence held since 24 Dec 2008 (ASIC record). All authorisations, covering advice, dealing and market making in derivatives and foreign exchange contracts, are for wholesale clients only.
StatusVerified
AFM (Netherlands)
Licence no.—
Licence holderVTC Europe B.V.
ScopeRegistered in the AFM register of investment firms (Amsterdam); authorised since 29 May 2020 for dealing on own account, receiving and transmitting orders and executing orders on behalf of clients, with passport notifications to EU countries. The register shows no licence number.
ScopeRegistered as an authorised (Authorized) financial services provider in the FSCA register. The site says the company is also a STRATE-endorsed transfer secretary.
StatusVerified
FCA (United Kingdom)
Licence no.FRN 497263
Licence holderVelocity Trade International Ltd
ScopeThe company states that Velocity Trade International Ltd is authorised and regulated by the FCA (FRN 497263). The record could not be verified because the FCA register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
MAS (Singapore)
Licence no.202302162E
Licence holderVelocity Trade Pte. Ltd.
ScopeThe company states that Velocity Trade Pte. Ltd. holds a MAS capital markets services (CMS) licence (202302162E; the licence document on the site is named CMS101417). The record could not be verified because the MAS register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
CIRO (Canada)
Licence no.—
Licence holderVelocity Trade Capital Ltd.
ScopeThe company states that Velocity Trade Capital Ltd. is registered as an investment dealer in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec and is a CIRO member. The record could not be verified because the CIRO register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
Sources and verification history
Official company sourcesvelocitytrade.com — homepage, Who we are, Regulation, Regulatory disclosures, Contact, Deliverable FX, Margin products and other product pages, VTL Client Agreement (April 2025), footer