Tradition Review
Tradition is a Swiss listed interdealer broker that connects banks and institutions in forex, rates and commodities. It has no retail accounts, and its US swap unit was fined by the CFTC in 2024.
Min Deposit
N/A
Spreads From
Not published, pricing is negotiated directly between institutional counterparties
Max Leverage
Not applicable, this is not a retail leveraged trading provider
Platforms
Trad-X, ParFX
Pros
- Tradition UK Limited has been authorised by the FCA since December 2001
- The Geneva branch is authorised by FINMA as a foreign securities firm
- Parent Compagnie Financière Tradition SA is listed on SIX Swiss Exchange
- Group revenue passed 1.2 billion Swiss francs in 2025, up over eleven percent
- Covers many asset classes, including FX, rates, credit, equities and energy
- Tradition SEF is registered with the CFTC as a swap execution facility
Cons
- Only serves banks, funds and institutions, not individual retail traders
- CFTC fined Tradition SEF LLC 875,000 dollars in 2024 for weak system safeguards
- FINRA BrokerCheck lists 32 disclosed regulatory events for its US securities arm
- No public minimum deposit, spread or leverage information for individuals
- The FCA warns of a clone firm using the Tradition London Clearing name
Tradition is the trading name of Compagnie Financière Tradition, a Swiss group registered in Lausanne since 1959. Its parent lists shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange, employs over two thousand five hundred staff in more than thirty countries, and posted 2025 revenue above one billion Swiss francs.
Tradition works as an interdealer broker. It links banks, funds and other institutions across foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, equities, energy and commodities. There is no retail account, deposit page or leverage table, since it only serves professional and institutional clients.
Its units carry real licences. Tradition UK Limited is authorised by the FCA, a Geneva branch by FINMA, and Tradition SEF LLC by the CFTC in the United States. In 2024 the CFTC fined Tradition SEF LLC 875,000 dollars for weak system safeguards, and FINRA lists 32 disclosed events for its US arm.
Max Leverage
Not applicable, this is not a retail leveraged trading provider
Spreads From
Not published, pricing is negotiated directly between institutional counterparties
Platforms
Regulators
- FINMA (Switzerland)
- FCA
- SEC
