2026 · Evidence audit

ThinkMarkets (Institutional solutions) — institutional liquidity provider

ThinkMarkets operates as the institutional solutions arm of TF Global Markets (Aust) Pty Ltd, founded in 2010. The entity holds tier-1 licenses from the FCA and ASIC, alongside a tier-3 license from the Seychelles. Claims of 'top-tier liquidity' and 'robust technology' are self-measured and should be independently verified.

TF Global Markets (Aust) Pty Ltd · not verified · last re-checked 2026-09 · evidence score 86/100

Licence, read on the register

Regulator	Licence number	Jurisdiction	Tier	Source
FCA	629628	UK	tier-1	open source ↗
ASIC	424700	Australia	tier-1	open source ↗
FSA Seychelles	SD060	Seychelles	tier-3	open source ↗

Tier classification follows the same scale as the retail register: tier-1 = FCA/ASIC/CFTC-class supervision, tier-2 = CySEC/FSC-Mauritius/MFSA-class, tier-3 = offshore registration. A tier-2 licence is genuine supervision without an investor compensation scheme — never misread it as tier-1 protection.

What the firm commits to

Claims specific enough to be falsified — and the ones that remain the venue's own measurement.

Testable claims

ThinkMarkets institutional page offers white label, API, liquidity and customisation solutions and states 'We're a multi-regulated global broker with 10+ licences' (https://www.thinkmarkets.com/en/institutional-sales)
ThinkMarkets is 'established in 2010 and licensed by the FCA, ASIC, CySEC, and DFSA' per its own help centre (https://www.thinkmarkets.com/en/help-centre/about-thinkmarkets)
Entity licence numbers per the group's own materials: TF Global Markets (Aust) Pty Ltd holds AFSL 424700 (au/support/regulation); TF Global Markets (UK) Ltd is authorised and regulated by the FCA, FRN 629628 (Costs and Charges PDF, June 2024); TF Global Markets Int Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (Seychelles), Firm Reference Number SD060 (footer of thinkmarkets.com/en/institutional-sales)

Claims we cannot verify from outside

'Top-tier liquidity, automated execution, and robust technology built for speed' is the firm's own marketing characterisation

Perimeter and coverage

Asset classes	Venues	Connectivity	Clients accepted	Explicitly refused
FX, CFDs, Shares		API solutions integrating through leading vendors into 'an advanced technology ecosystem and institutional-grade liquidity' (own institutional page), Direct market access through proprietary technology and multiple tier-1 prime brokers (own institutional page)	Asset managers, banks, prop firms and brokers (own institutional page), Retail traders via licensed group entities

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.