Built By Traders, For Traders.
We founded AX Capitals in 2018 with a single objective: to eliminate the opacity of dealing-desk retail brokers and deliver true institutional ECN execution, raw interbank spreads, and sub-30ms execution.
The AX Capitals Story
Bridging the gap between multi-million dollar institutional desks and retail traders worldwide.
In 2018, our founding team—comprising former tier-1 bank quantitative strategists and prop desk managers—identified a systemic flaw in the retail brokerage industry. Retail traders were routinely subject to artificial slippage, hidden spread markups, and "B-Book" dealing desks that profited directly when their clients lost.
We engineered AX Capitals to challenge that broken paradigm. By building proprietary cross-connections directly into the world's most prestigious financial data hubs—Equinix NY4 in New Jersey and Equinix LD4 in London—we bypassed retail intermediaries entirely. We partnered with over 16 tier-1 banks and non-bank market makers to aggregate pure, unadulterated institutional liquidity.
At AX Capitals, our business model is simple and completely transparent: we never take the opposing side of your trade. Our matching engines route 100% of orders directly to the interbank market via Straight-Through Processing (STP). We succeed only when you trade efficiently and profitably.
Absolute Transparency
Every tick, spread, and fill is auditable. We stream raw interbank prices directly to your terminal with zero artificial markup or hidden dealer fees.
Unrivaled Latency
Orders execute in less than 28 milliseconds. Our servers sit directly beside major bank liquidity engines in Equinix NY4 and LD4 facilities.
Traders Supporting Traders
Our desk is staffed 24/5 by licensed financial market technicians, not script-reading call center operators. Real answers from experienced professionals.
Strict Fiduciary Safety
All client capital is 100% segregated in Tier-1 custodian accounts with Barclays and JPMorgan Chase. Full negative balance protection guaranteed.
Global Server Co-Location
Our matching infrastructure is housed inside the world's most critical financial exchange facilities, connected by dedicated low-latency dark fiber.
Equinix NY4 — Secaucus, NJ
Houses our primary matching engine for US Dollar currency pairs, US stock indices (US500, NAS100), and commodity futures. Direct sub-millisecond fiber cross-connects to Wall Street investment banks.
Equinix LD4 — Slough, London
The epicenter of global foreign exchange liquidity. Aggregates deep EUR, GBP, and CHF order books from 14 international institutional market makers, ensuring tightest spreads during the London session.
Equinix TY3 — Tokyo, Japan
Dedicated order routing gateway for Asian market participants. Optimizes execution speeds on JPY and AUD crosses while connecting regional traders seamlessly to our London and New York engines.
Our Journey: 2018 to 2026
Key milestones in our continuous mission to deliver institutional-grade execution to traders worldwide.
Foundation in London & New York
AX Capitals is established by a consortium of algorithmic trading desk veterans. Initial deployment of proprietary ECN bridge linking directly to top-tier liquidity providers in London.
Deployment of Equinix NY4 & LD4 Fiber
Completed direct co-location inside Equinix NY4 and LD4 facilities, reducing average order execution latency from 85ms to under 30ms. Introduced raw spreads from 0.0 pips.
Multi-Asset Expansion & Regulatory Licensing
Expanded tradable universe to over 60 currency pairs, spot gold/silver, energy, and global stock indices. Secured full regulatory licensing with the Financial Services Authority.
Institutional FIX 4.4 API & Mobile Ecosystem
Launched ultra-low latency FIX 4.4 API endpoints for quantitative hedge funds and automated trading desks. Released our proprietary iOS and Android mobile trading applications.
$1.8B+ Daily Volume & Global Footprint
Surpassed 60,000 active client accounts across 120 countries, processing over $1.8 billion in matched order volume daily with a 99.999% server uptime record.
Executive Leadership
Led by experienced market professionals with decades of combined experience across institutional investment banks, low-latency infrastructure, and financial regulation.
Marcus Vance
Chief Executive OfficerFormer Senior Quant Strategist at Barclays Capital with 18+ years designing high-frequency algorithmic liquidity bridges across European and North American currency desks.
Elena Rostova
Head of Trading DeskOver 15 years leading institutional FX dealing desks in London and Geneva. Expert in deep liquidity aggregation, prime brokerage credit facilities, and multi-asset execution.
David Chen
Chief Technology OfficerPreviously Lead Infrastructure Architect at Equinix Financial Services. Specializes in dark fiber routing, FPGA matching engines, and ultra-low latency FIX 4.4 protocol gateways.
Sarah Jenkins
Chief Compliance OfficerFormer Senior Regulatory Inspector with extensive international expertise in client asset protection, statutory audits, AML/KYC frameworks, and global financial licensing.
Client Asset Safeguarding
We maintain institutional-grade security protocols to ensure your trading capital is protected at all times.
Tier-1 Bank Segregation
Client money is held in strictly designated custodian accounts with Barclays Bank PLC and JPMorgan Chase. Client funds are never commingled with operating capital.
Negative Balance Guarantee
Even during volatile market gaps, your account balance will never slip into debit. Any negative balance is automatically compensated at our expense.
256-Bit SSL Encryption
All platform and portal transmissions utilize bank-grade 256-bit SSL encryption, two-factor authentication (2FA), and rigorous intrusion prevention systems.
Independent Audits
AX Capitals undergoes periodic financial and operational audits by certified international accounting firms, verifying full solvency and regulatory adherence.