Architect Financial Technologies Introduces US-Regulated Brokerage for Futures and Options

Architect Financial Technologies, Inc. (Architect), an institutional trading technology provider for global futures, options, and digital asset markets, announced the expansion of its business into derivatives brokerage services. This comes as its subsidiary, Architect Financial Derivatives, LLC, obtained regulatory approval from the National Futures Association (NFA) to function as an Independent Introducing Broker in derivatives regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Architect's new brokerage will enable its clients to access the U.S. derivatives markets through the firm's cross asset OMS/EMS/PMS and trading technology platform, trading listed derivatives products including futures, index options, futures options, trade-at-settlement futures, future spreads, and event contracts on CFTC - registered exchanges. Architect will work with U.S. Futures Commission Merchants such as Wedbush Securities, StoneX Financial Inc., and Straits Financial to provide clients with related clearing services.

According to Architect, the company's trading platform will enable connectivity with more than two dozen regulated international derivatives exchange in the UK, EU, APAC, and MENA, expanding its offerings to qualified international and U.S. clients.

Brett Harrison, Founder and CEO of Architect, said: "We look forward to deepening our involvement in exchange-traded derivatives markets and serving the evolving technological needs of their participants. With Architect's US-regulated brokerage services and new global offering we aim to remain at the nexus of traditional and digital asset trading, in order to best position our clients as market structure continues to shift. We're excited to partner with vital stakeholders in this area to ensure the infrastructure we continue to develop responsibly advances the industry's technological capacities."

Architect Financial Technologies was established in January 2023 with support from renowned digital asset and venture capital companies including Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, and SV Angel. Earlier this month, the company announced it has become a licensed redistributor of CME Group market data.