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Brevan Howard Review
Brevan Howard is a large macro hedge fund founded in 2002 by Alan Howard, not a retail broker. It is FCA regulated and manages tens of billions of dollars.
Min Deposit
N/A
Spreads From
Not published, Brevan Howard is a hedge fund, not a spread based broker
Max Leverage
Not applicable in the retail sense, leverage is used internally within fund strategies
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Pros
- Real, long running track record trading macro markets since 2002
- Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP holds a genuine FCA authorisation
- Companies House filings for OC302636 are public and checkable
- Led by Aron Landy since 2019 with an established leadership team
Cons
- Assets under management have fallen from a 2013 peak of about 40 billion
- Institutional hedge fund only, ordinary retail investors cannot join
- No public minimum deposit, spread, or leverage figures exist to compare
- Fund structure spans Jersey, Cayman Islands, and multiple UK and US entities
Brevan Howard is a macro hedge fund started in 2002 by Alan Howard and four co founders, including Chris Rokos, who later left to start his own fund. The firm trades global interest rates, currencies, and other macro markets for large institutional investors, not individual retail clients.
Aron Landy has been chief executive since 2019, after Alan Howard stepped back from daily leadership. The main UK entity, Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP, is registered in Reading under Companies House number OC302636 and regulated by the FCA. Its funds sit in Cayman Islands vehicles, with a related management entity in Jersey and a separate US arm.
Assets under management sat around 33 to 34 billion dollars in 2026, down from a 2013 peak near 40 billion dollars. Brevan Howard only takes large institutional and professional investors into its funds, it has no retail account, minimum deposit, or public spread.
Max Leverage
Not applicable in the retail sense, leverage is used internally within fund strategies
Spreads From
Not published, Brevan Howard is a hedge fund, not a spread based broker
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