GFI Securities Limited at a glance
GFI Securities Limited is a UK-incorporated institutional interdealer brokerage firm. Its verified DIFC branch is authorised by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to arrange deals in investments and deal in investments as agent or, subject to a restriction, as principal on a matched-principal basis. The DFSA permissions cover debentures, futures, options, shares, structured products and warrants. The firm is not evidenced as a retail forex or CFD broker.
GFI Securities Limited reports a founding year of 14 July 1997 and a head office in London, United Kingdom. It lists 3 regulators and 2 trading platforms.
BrokerBazaar verdict
GFI Securities Limited is most appropriately classified as an institutional interdealer broker rather than a retail trading provider. Its DIFC branch holds a verified DFSA authorisation with clearly stated investment-dealing permissions, including an important matched-principal restriction. This profile should be useful for professional-market research, but it should not be presented as a retail forex, CFD, MT4 or MT5 brokerage offering.
Legal entities, regulation and licences
GFI Securities Limited operates through 2 legal entities, each supervised separately. Your account is with one specific entity, so the protections you receive depend on which one onboards you, not on the group's strongest licence. Overall, the group is supervised by no regulator we could map to a public register.
Licence check: Not independently checked. This broker has submitted its details. BrokerBazaar has not yet independently checked them. A company registration or general business licence is not permission to offer regulated brokerage services; only the register entries linked in the table count.
Countries accepted and restricted
GFI Securities Limited states that it accepts clients from United Kingdom. Availability is decided per entity and can change without notice; residents of jurisdictions such as the USA, and often the EU and UK, are frequently excluded from offshore entities.
Trading products, platforms and account types
Instruments: Debentures, Futures, Options, Shares, Structured Products, Warrants. Platforms: Proprietary electronic broking platform, Voice broking / voice desk. Account types: Institutional, Professional.
Best-for tags assigned by our team: Institutions, Interdealer Trading, Fixed Income, OTC Derivatives.
Minimum deposit, spreads, commissions and other charges
The minimum deposit is NOT APPLICABLE. Spreads start from NOT APPLICABLE and commission is NOT PUBLICLY DISCLOSED; instit…. Maximum leverage is NOT APPLICABLE, subject to the cap of the entity that holds your account.
Swap-free / Islamic account: not specified. Swap type: not specified. Headline spreads are usually quoted for the most expensive account tier's cheapest instrument; compare total cost for your typical trade.
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods: Not disclosed. Withdrawal methods: Not disclosed.
Withdrawal speed and fees are set by the entity and payment provider. Withdrawal delays are the most common complaint category on BrokerBazaar across all brokers; keep identity documents current and withdraw to the same method you deposited with where required by anti-money-laundering rules.
Execution model, negative balance protection and client money
Negative balance protection: Not specified. Scalping allowed: Not specified. Algorithmic trading allowed: Not specified. News trading allowed: Not specified. Hedging: not specified.
Client-money rules follow the regulator of the entity that holds your account. Check that regulator's rules on its register.
Complaints and dispute process
Formal complaints: NOT VERIFIED. Phone: NOT VERIFIED. client should first use the contractual/internal complaints process supplied by the relevant GFI Securities Limited entity. Escalation availability depends on the client classification, product, governing contract and jurisdiction.
If the broker does not resolve a complaint, escalate to the ombudsman or regulator of the entity that holds your account. BrokerBazaar's Dispute Support Desk can help you document and escalate a case.
Strengths and limitations
- Strength: Institutional-grade broking and liquidity
- Strength: Experienced in interdealer and OTC markets
- Strength: Regulated in the UK (FCA) offering professional client services
- Limitation: Not focused on retail CFD/forex clients
- Limitation: Limited public information on retail account terms and pricing
- Limitation: No standard retail trading platforms (e.g., MT4/MT5) for individual traders
Who this broker suits, and who it does not
GFI Securities Limited is most relevant to traders looking for: Institutions, Interdealer Trading, Fixed Income, OTC Derivatives.
It is less suitable for anyone who needs a strict-tier regulator in their own country of residence, for residents of restricted jurisdictions, and for beginners who have not yet understood leverage and margin. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.
GFI Securities Limited change history
Every published fact change, with the previous value and the date it took effect. Each entry says whether the broker made the change itself or our editors checked it against an official source. Regulation and licence claims are always checked by an editor.
No fact changes recorded for GFI Securities Limited yet. Changes appear here as soon as the broker updates its profile or our editors confirm a change.
Frequently asked questions about GFI Securities Limited
Data sources. Broker submission, the regulator registers linked above, web-archive and domain records, and third-party traffic data. No independent licence check date is recorded yet.
Commercial disclosure. BrokerBazaar is independent and not owned by any broker. We may receive a referral fee if you open an account with GFI Securities Limited through our links; this never affects scores or verification. How we make money. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss.