CFH Clearing
CFH Clearing is one of the most
respected and reputable liquidity
venues and Prime of Prime clearing
providers in the world, having
established relationships with Banks,
Brokers and Professional Clients
across the globe.
With more than 1.5 billion USD in credit lines, we
are one of the largest STP venues in the market,
enabling CFH Clearing clients to access interbank
products and pricing. We currently have over
400 clients and multiple Liquidity Providers
worldwide.
Since our launch in 2008 CFH Clearing has
worked tirelessly to lead the market in terms
of clearing, develop our own sophisticated
technology solutions and build unrivalled
liquidity for our clients.
As our name suggests, we believe in being “clear”
and transparent, working in conjunction with
our clients and partners to help their businesses
grow.
In 2013, CFH Clearing launched our ClearVision
technology which provides institutional clients
with the necessary infrastructure to effectively
manage a trading operation. ClearVision
consists of modular applications such as a
comprehensive back office, risk overview
and liquidity management tool. CFH Clearing
provides the full ‘end to end’ trading solution
with multiple white label front end platforms,
ClearVision, multi-bank liquidity and Prime of
Prime clearing.
CFH Clearing’s client base includes some of the
world’s largest and most prestigious Brokers
and Banks, serving thousands of customers in
more than 80 countries. By maintaining strong
relationships with our institutional clients we
have developed an outstanding reputation
as a global industry leader in the business to
business and white label space.
As we move forward, we continue to invest in
our proprietary technology and infrastructure
to evolve our offering, providing customised
solutions to clients which truly help them to
optimise their operations.
CFH Clearing is part of the CFH Group, which
was founded by a group of experts from the
industry and two leading UK private equity funds
– CMG Partners and Arbor Ventures. CFH Group
employs over 100 people including a significant
number of experienced IT specialists.
We are renowned throughout the industry for
our professionalism, focus of customer service
and high quality offering in all aspects of our
business.
CFH Clearing is authorised and regulated by
the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
We focus on helping financial institutions to grow their businesses – to be more profitable and operate more effectively. We offer flexibility, transparency and reliability, with market leading solutions which are backed up by excellent customer service, available 24 hours a day.
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We are transforming the market with our ClearVision products - a single front-to-back technology solution which offers brokers the ability to manage liquidity, risk, collateral and reporting all within one platform. It provides everything they need all from one place. Brokers can select the whole package or specific tools relevant to their particular needs.
Lars Holst, CEO, CFH Clearing
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Christian Frahm, Founder & CEO, CFH Group
CFH Clearing
Why Partner with CFH Clearing?
Multiple Liquidity Sources
1.5 billion USD interbank creditONE Back Office · ONE Risk Overview · ONE Prime of Prime Account · MULTIPLE Liquidity Venues · MULTIPLE Front Ends
Full Service Brokerage Solutions
Multiple Front Ends
Forex, Metals, Energy, CFD Indices
One Back Office
One Prime of Prime One Risk OverviewTier 1 Liquidity
Tier 1 Banks
ECN’s
BANKS AND BROKERS
CFH Clearing provides multiple liquidity streams to Banks and Brokers. With more than 1.5 billion USD in interbank credit lines, we connect to Tier 1 banks globally and allow our clients to trade with those banks through their choice of Prime Broker or via a margin account held with CFH Clearing.
Banks and Brokers can connect to our liquidity via multiple front end platforms, API’s and bridges. We understand that established Banks and Brokers
WHITE LABEL PARTNERS
We can help you to grow your business and revenue with CFH Clearing’s White Label Solution. CFH
Clearing is a ‘one stop shop’ for White Label Partners, providing a full suite of front to back-end hosted trading solutions. An easy and affordable way to start your own brokerage!
CFH Clearing offers a choice of fully branded trading platforms such as CFH Web, CFH Pro, Tradable, MT4/5 and NetStation. These platforms cover a diverse range of client types, from point and click proprietary dealers to algorithmic or chart trading clients.
CFH Clearing can provide Brokers and Partners with our sophisticated ClearVision back office and risk management tools, allowing Brokers to manage their own risk exposure more effectively and increase profitability. Larger, more established Brokers with proprietary back office systems can connect to CFH Clearing via API.
FUNDS AND INVESTMENT MANAGERS
As one of the largest and most respected interbank STP venues in the market, we are an ideal partner for Funds and Investment Managers for whom tight, transparent pricing and reliable execution is most critical.
We enable our clients to trade with multiple Tier 1 banks through their prime broker of choice or via a margin account held with CFH Clearing. We also offer multi-trade allocation tools and various reports which we have created specifically for Funds and Investment Managers.
CFH Clearing’s ClearPro is one of the most advanced, yet easy to use, professional FX trading platforms on the market. It is designed for Funds Managers and Professional Traders, offering fast execution from multiple banks (sub 10 milliseconds execution time) as well as the ability to monitor trading in real-time. Safety of client money is one of our highest priorities. Client money is held in named segregated accounts with Barclays and HSBC. Our banking partners are reviewed annually.
PROPRIETARY TRADERS
CFH Clearing gives Professional and Proprietary Traders the choice of a variety of industry leading trading platforms. We recognise that all traders are not the same and therefore provide a variety of tools to suit differing needs, along with a customised liquidity solution.
Our Proprietary Traders benefit from transparent and fast execution. All trades can be aggregated into one Prime of Prime margin account.
Whether you are a Money Manager, Broker or an established Bank, CFH Clearing’s team of industry experts will work in partnership with you to help you to reach your goals. Clients benefit from our end-to-end solution which comprises of cutting edge technology and tailor-made liquidity – all supported with superior customer service.
Paul Jackson, Head of Sales, CFH Clearing
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CFH Clearing provides advanced technology, products and services for
institutional and professional clients the world over.
Our clients include:
may already have their own liquidity sources and therefore we work with our clients to compliment and enhance pricing, adding new products and increasing depth of market to optimise execution and revenue.
CFH Clearing can provide Banks and Brokers with our sophisticated ClearVision technology suite, including a single back office system, risk management tools and our liquidity control aggregator.
Our Clients
Block Trading
Web-Based Back Office
Back Office API
With CFH Clearing, Brokers and Banks have access to a full range of trading and
back office tools. ClearVision gives our clients the ability to manage liquidity,
risk, collateral and reporting all within one platform. It also offers clients access
to more diverse liquidity – so whether you are an established global name or
professional start-up, we have an ideal solution to help take your business to
the next level.
ClearVision has been designed as a modular system, enabling registered users to
select the whole package or specific individual tools more relevant to their particular
needs. The key components are listed below.
ClearVision
Clear Risk enables you to monitor real-time client and hedge
exposure from a single dashboard.
O Consolidate or manage multiple risk books
O Business intelligence - search, assess and identify trading patterns O Real-time account information- P&L, pricing, margin utilisation etc
Clear Control allows users to manage and aggregate their
own unique liquidity streams.
O Tailor liquidity per group or by client O Manage price groups and account terms
O Define margin levels, liquidation rules, NOP limits and notifications O Portfolio management, pre-set risk parameters and hedging rules
O Apply automated hedging strategies (manual, percentage or aggregation)
Clear Allocate is an easy to use trade allocation tool for Funds, Money
Managers and approved clients.
O PAMM and MAMM post trade allocation
O Set risk parameters, equity allocation or daily P&L O Trade and performance reports
O Security and permissions
Clear Portal is the ultimate web-based back office system for Banks
and Brokers. It’s a comprehensive back office solution in the cloud,
enabling you to assemble and effectively manage clients right down
to the most granular level.
O Assign clients to specific price groups O Tailor client settings and trading terms
O Build a client template to set up multiple client logins in an instant O Instantly create Live and Demo accounts
O High security checks and internal audit trails O Advanced reporting tools and statements
The Back Office API enables brokers with their own back office
system to integrate closely with CFH Clearing’s systems. This allows
brokers to maintain a simple and lean set up, eliminating the need to
add additional layers of technology.
O Create and edit accounts
O Perform deposit and withdrawals
O Extract all client activity, including trades, cash activities, balances, and
EoD margin requirements
ONE Back Office · ONE Risk Overview · ONE Prime of Prime Account · MULTIPLE Liquidity Venues · MULTIPLE Front Ends
One Risk Dashboard
ONE Back Office · ONE Risk Overview · ONE Prime of Prime Account · MULTIPLE Liquidity Venues · MULTIPLE Front Ends
Prime Brokerage Account - Tier 1 Liquidity
CFH Clearing Prime Brokers
CFH Clearing Liquidity Panel
CFH Clearing offers a reliable and cost effective way to access institutional pricing and
products. We are one of the top STP venues in the world, with 1.5 billion USD in direct
bank credit lines. CFH Clearing clears trades with two Prime Brokers: Bank of America
Merrill Lynch and UBS.
We provide access to a wide selection of liquidity pools, including bank, non-bank and ECN
venues – and we work very hard with our liquidity partners to ensure we have a compelling
offering for our clients in terms of tight spreads and depth of market.
Our clients benefit from our strong relationships with the top banks in the world. They can
trade with any of the liquidity providers listed in our liquidity panel, either directly or via a
margin account held at CFH Clearing. We have also developed the ability within ClearVision
to manage all liquidity streams, enabling clients to optimise and aggregate pricing.
CFH Clearing offers customisable feeds to ensure that each client is provided with liquidity which best suits their needs. We constantly analyse data based on customer trading flow and use this insight to give customers the best possible pricing.
Nick Mortimer, Head of Prime Brokerage
and Clearing, CFH Clearing
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Technology
LOW LATENCY
Secure, dedicated financial network providers for low latency connectivity. CFH Clearing partners with TNS and Radianz who provide the highest standards in the Forex industry.
COLOCATION
State-of-the-art Data Centres, with colocation to Tier 1 Banks in London. CFH Clearing utilises hosting services from Equinix and LD4, positioning our servers close to our Liquidity Providers.
GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY
Low latency connection accessible from anywhere, including via Proxy Hub in Asia.
Our liquidity is delivered using state-of-the-art infrastructure.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch UBS
Alternative Venues
KCG Hotspot Currenex LMAX Exchange FXAll GSA Citadel Goldman Sachs UBS Barclays CitibankTradable
Online trading meets AppStore with the award-winning Tradable platform which enables
traders to customise their own platform by choosing from a range of high quality apps to
suit their trading level and style. As the world’s first open trading platform, it allows third
party developers to build and deploy all types of trading applications which sit seamlessly
within Tradable.
Main features:
O Works on both Mac and Windows
O Built-in AppStore with hundreds of third party apps O Most personalised trading experience in the industry O Cutting-edge user experience
NetStation
Desktop and mobile trading come together in the easy to use yet powerful and
sophisticated NetDania platforms. The cloud-based NetStation empowers traders with its
fully customisable workspaces, advanced alert functionality and its integration with the
world’s highest user rated FX app, NetDania Mobile.
Main features:
O Trade directly from NetDania charts
O Advanced cloud-based alert functionality - allowing traders to set alerts on studies, trend lines and price levels
O Market depth price ladder
O Cloud saving of user alerts, workspaces and settings
Front End Platforms
CFH Clearing offers a wide variety of front end trading platforms to cater for any type
of trader. Whether you service point and click dealers, algorithmic or chart traders,
CFH Clearing has a platform that meets those requirements.
The choice includes our proprietary platforms, ClearPro and ClearWeb, or we can integrate
into a number of alternative platforms such as Tradable, NetStation and MT4 to name a few.
We also offer FIX 4.4 to enable clients to access interbank liquidity with their own trading
programme.
ONE Back Office · ONE Risk Overview · ONE Prime of Prime Account · MULTIPLE Liquidity Venues · MULTIPLE Front Ends
ClearPro
CFH Clearing’s own trading platform is aimed at professional traders who wish to navigate
markets with ease. It is simple, fast and reliable.
Main features:
O VWAP – view your average price for large orders O Market depth – easily view depth of liquidity O Customisable workspace with module docking O Speed of execution
ClearWeb
CFH Clearing’s own cloud-based trading platform can be accessed from any browser.
It offers users ease of access to markets anytime from anywhere.
Main features:
O Multi-asset platform – trade FX, CFDs, Energy and Bullion O Access from anywhere – no download
O Market depth with Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) O Speedy execution and one-click trading
CFH Clearing
25 Buckingham Palace Road
London SW1W 0PP, England
Offices:
London, Copenhagen
P:
+44 203 455 8751
F:
+44 207 127 4353
Email:
[email protected]
Twitter:
Follow us @CFHClearing
Website:
www.CFHClearing.com
CFH Clearing Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority Reg. No. 481853