Structured comparison · last re-checked 2026-09
Standard Chartered FX vs. Evaluate Standard Chartered FX against other Tier-1 bank liquidity providers and their multi-dealer platforms.
Standard Chartered FX is a Tier-1 bank liquidity provider based in London, operational since 1853. It serves a diverse client base, including financial institutions and corporates, through its SC PrismFX suite. However, it does not cater to retail clients and relies on self-measured FX volume claims.
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Licence, read on the register
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.
| Regulator | Licence number | Jurisdiction | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA (Standard Chartered Bank) | 114276 | UK | tier-1 | https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000MfEOLAA3 |
| SEC/FINRA (BrokerCheck, Standard Chartered Securities North America LLC) | 8-66397 | US | tier-1 | https://brokercheck.finra.org/firm/130847 |
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Source: www.sc.comen/corporate-investment-banking/global-markets/fx-capabilities · open source ↗
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The comparison ledger
Where the model wins, where it merely competes, and which claims a counterparty can actually test.
Wins where
- Emerging markets transactions
- Corporate FX solutions
- PayTech firm partnerships
Merely competes where
- Other Tier-1 bank liquidity providers
- Multi-dealer e-FX platforms
- Direct venue memberships
Testable claims
- Standard Chartered's FX trading network stretches across emerging markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, transacting since doors opened in Mumbai, Kolkata and Shanghai in 1853 (sc.com fx-capabilities page)
- SC PrismFX is the bank's cross-currency transactional FX solutions suite for Financial Institution, NBFI, PayTech and Corporate clients globally (sc.com press release)
- Institutional digital-asset trading launched through its UK entity as an FCA-registered cryptoasset firm, with clients accessing cryptoassets through familiar FX interfaces (sc.com press release)
Claims we cannot verify from outside
- FX volume / market-position claims (self-measured)
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Perimeter and coverage
| Asset classes | Venues | Connectivity | Clients accepted | Explicitly refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX spot, FX forwards, FX swaps, NDFs, FX options | SC PrismFX transactional FX suite, multi-dealer e-FX platforms | Financial institutions, Non-banking financial institutions, PayTech firms, Corporates | Retail clients (institutional FX lines) |