Licensed domestic financial markets operating in Australia
Listed below are the domestic financial markets that have been licensed to operate in Australia by the Minister in accordance with Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act.
A risk-based, two-tiered market licensing regime was introduced in May 2018. An operator of a tier 1 market is generally subject to all of the regulatory obligations as a market licensee, whereas an operator of a tier 2 market is subject to a tailored subset of these obligations.
For more information about the licensing regime and regulatory obligations for operators of financial markets, please see RG 172 Financial markets: Domestic and overseas operators.
See also:
- previous market licences that are no longer effective
- overseas financial markets that have been licensed to operate in Australia
- licenced market assessment reports
You can download a PDF version of the licence instrument for each facility listed.
We will add to this list when new licences are approved.
Tier 1 market operators
| Licensee | Description of market |
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| ASX Limited (ASX) |
Market in securities, derivatives and managed investments. Wholesale and retail participation. National Guarantee Fund and approved compensation arrangements available. Date of commencement 11 March 2002. |
| Australian Securities Exchange Limited (Formerly known as the Sydney Futures Exchange Limited) |
Market in derivatives. Date of commencement 11 March 2002. |
| BGC Partners (Australia) Pty Limited |
Market in the classes of financial products described in clause 5 of the licence. Date of commencement 27 September 2006. |
| Bloomberg Tradebook Australia Pty Ltd |
Six markets trading in the classes of financial products described in clause 4 of the licence. Date of commencement 15 November 2006. For more information, go to www.bloombergtradebook.com |
| Chi-X Australia Pty Ltd (Chi-X) |
Market in securities and managed investments. Date of commencement 4 May 2011. www.chi-x.com/apac/au/ |
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Market in commodity, energy and environmental derivatives. Date of commencement 4 April 2013. |
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| IMB Ltd |
Market in IMB Ltd ordinary shares restricted to members by guarantee of IMB Ltd. Date of commencement 8 July 2005. For more information, go to |
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Market in interest rate derivatives, foreign exchange derivatives, commodity derivatives, energy derivatives and environmental derivatives. Date of commencement 30 May 2005. For more information go to www.mercari.com.au |
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| National Stock Exchange of Australia Limited |
Market in securities, managed investments. Date of commencement 11 March 2002. |
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Sydney Stock Exchange Limited (SSX) (formerly Asia Pacific Stock Exchange Limited (APX)) |
Market in securities and managed investment products. Date of commencement 11 August 2004. For more information go to www.ssx.sydney |
| Yieldbroker Pty Limited |
The markets known as the 'Dealer & client market' and the 'Interdealer market', trading the class of financial products described in clause 5 of the licence. Date of commencement 11 March 2004. For more information go to www.yieldbroker.com |
Tier 2 market operators
| Licensee | Description of market |
|---|---|
| 360 Treasury Systems AG |
Market in spot foreign exchange; derivatives that are commodity derivatives, foreign exchange derivatives and interest rate derivatives; loan deposits and money market products; and eligible repo agreement products. Professional Investor participation. Date of commencement 25 July 2019. For more information go to www.360t.com |
| EBS Service Company Limited |
Market in spot foreign exchange, foreign exchange derivatives and metals derivatives Professional investor participation. Date of commencement 25 July 2019. For more information go to www.ebs.com |
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Operation of a market in bonds, credit derivatives, interest rate derivatives and foreign exchange derivatives. Professional investor participation Date of commencement 7 August 2019. For more information go to www.icap.com |
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| Imperium Markets Pty Limited |
A market in fixed income securities. Date of commencement 6 September 2019. For more information go to https://imperium.markets/ |
| Integral Development Corporation (Europe) Ltd |
Market in spot foreign exchange contracts and foreign exchange derivatives that are foreign exchange swaps or foreign exchange forwards Professional investor participation. Date of commencement 30 July 2019. www.integral.com |
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Market in foreign exchange contracts and foreign exchange derivatives. Wholesale participation. Date of commencement 28 October 2017. For more information go to https://financial.thomsonreuters.com |
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| Tullett Prebon (Australia) Pty Limited |
Operation of a market in bonds, credit derivatives, interest rate derivatives and foreign exchange derivatives. Professional investor participation. Date of commencement 7 August 2019. For more information go to www.tullettprebon.com |