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First Prudential Markets

FP Markets (First Prudential Markets) is the trade name of FP Markets Group of Companies, a global online investment company.

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First Prudential Markets
Company type
Private
IndustryFinancial Services
Founded2005
FounderMatthew Murphie
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Key people
Craig Allison (CEO)
ProductsContract for Differences (CFDs), Forex Trading, Commodities
Number of employees
250+ (2024)
Websitewww.fpmarkets.com

FP Markets (First Prudential Markets) is the trade name of FP Markets Group of Companies, a global online investment company.12

FP Markets offers financial services to retail investors through contracts for difference (CFD) trading.345

History

First Prudential Markets was founded in 20056 in Australia by Matt Murphie,7 who is also on the Board of the Australian FX and CFD Association.89 The company’s CEO is Craig Allison.1011

The company’s headquarters are in Sydney, Australia, with Group companies in Cyprus, South Africa, Kenya, Seychelles, Bahamas, Mauritius and St. Vincent & the Grenadines. FP Markets Group of Companies currently employs over 250 people globally.12

FP Markets provides CFD trading on forex, stocks, indices, commodities, digital currencies and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) via electronic trading platforms, such as MetaTrader, cTrader, TradingView and Iress.1213 The company’s products vary depending on region and regulations.14

In 2016, following new client money laws proposed by the Australian government, FP Markets was one of a number of retail forex brokers in Australia who lobbied to protect their clients by enabling brokers to hedge exposures.1516

In 2018, FP Markets entered a sponsorship agreement with the ASM Academy, a golf academy based in South Africa.17

FP Markets was awarded Best Global Forex Value Broker for five years in a row (2019-23) at the Global Forex Awards.1819

On 12 May 2020, FP Markets was named as the Forex and CFDs broker with the Best for Quality of Trade Execution in 2019, which was announced in the internationally recognized Investment Trends 2019 Australia Leverage Trading Report.20

FP Markets launched its Social Trading application in 2021,21 and announced a partnership with New York based social charting app TradingView in 2024.2223

FP Markets partnered with Cricket Brasil, a member of the International Cricket Council, in December 2023 as part of an ongoing joint initiative to help foster positive changes in Brazil through education, infrastructure upgrades, and community engagement.242526 In December 2023, FP Markets (Cyprus) was also certified as a Great Place to Work.27

Regulations and licensing

In the EU, First Prudential Markets Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC License No: 371/18).282930

In 2007, the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) came into force, allowing firms regulated in Cyprus, such as FP Markets, to provide investment services anywhere in the European Union.31 As part of its CySec authorisation, FP Markets is also a member of the Investor Compensation Fund (ICF).32

First Prudential Markets Pty Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC AFS License No: 286354) in Australia.3334

FP Markets LLC is a registered company in St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Limited Liability Company Authorisation No. 126 LLC 2019).

FP Markets (Pty) Ltd is regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority in South Africa (FSP Number 50926).35

First Prudential Markets Limited is Regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA License No. SD 130) of the Seychelles.36

FP MARKETS LIMITED has a non-dealing Foreign Exchange Broker License by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya (License No.103).3735

References

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  11. "FP Markets Secures Craig Allison as Head of Global Development | Finance Magnates". Financial and Business News | Finance Magnates. 20 February 2018.
  12. MARKETS, FP. "FP Markets Expands its Commodity CFDs Offering adding Lead, Nickel, Aluminium, Zinc and Copper and Spot Silver & Gold vs a range of cross currencies". www.newswire.ca.
  13. "FP Markets Boosts Client Offerings with TradingView". Financial and Business News | Finance Magnates. 19 January 2024.
  14. "African Expansion Continues: FP Markets Acquires Kenya License". Financial and Business News | Finance Magnates. 6 December 2023.
  15. "CFD industry divided over segregation of client funds legislation". Australian Financial Review. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  16. "New online FX broker group rails against client money laws". Australian Financial Review. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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  18. "FP Markets Awarded Best Global Forex Value Broker at the Global Forex Awards 2019". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  19. "FP Markets Claims a Hat-Trick for a Second Time in a Row at the Global Forex Awards 2023".
  20. Markets, F. P. "FP Markets Rated by Investment Trends as the Best for Quality of Trade Execution 2019". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  21. "FP Markets Launches FP Markets Social Trading | Finance Magnates". Financial and Business News | Finance Magnates. 11 March 2021.
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  33. https://download.asic.gov.au/media/2639079/029169364.pdf
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