Institutional Prime Brokerage Services

Archax provides comprehensive prime brokerage services combining white-glove OTC trading execution with institutional-grade custody for large-scale digital asset transactions. The integrated service caters to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and businesses requiring sophisticated trading infrastructure with custody integration.

OTC Trading Execution

The OTC desk delivers bespoke execution solutions tailored to each client's specific requirements, including flexible settlement options, personalized pricing, and dedicated account management for handling large orders with discretion. Enhanced privacy and confidentiality ensure large trades are executed privately without revealing trading strategies or positions to the wider market, particularly valuable for institutional investors requiring discretion around digital asset activities.

Market Impact Mitigation

Large cryptocurrency orders executed on public exchanges can cause significant price movements and slippage. By accessing deep liquidity pools through the OTC desk, clients can execute substantial trades without disrupting market prices or revealing full order size to the market.

Liquidity and Coverage

The OTC desk provides access to extensive liquidity through a global network of 20+ liquidity providers and market makers, ensuring competitive pricing and deep liquidity pools across 100+ cryptocurrencies including major assets (Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP), stablecoins (USDT, USDC), and a wide range of altcoins.

Execution Channels

Clients can execute OTC trades through multiple channels including Telegram messaging for rapid communication, email for documented trade instructions, and API connectivity for programmatic execution and integration with existing systems.

Integrated Custody Services

The prime brokerage offering integrates directly with Archax's institutional-grade custody infrastructure, built with leading technology partners Ripple Custody and IBM. The custody solution mirrors traditional financial standards while providing controls and processes institutions expect.

Multi-Asset Safeguarding

The platform supports custody across cryptocurrency and stablecoin holdings (Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin, Cardano, Solana, Polygon, Hedera, Stellar, and others), digital securities custody for tokenised real-world assets, and fiat currency custody (GBP, USD, EUR) under CASS permissions.

Technology Infrastructure

Enterprise-grade technology from Ripple Custody deployed on IBM Cloud infrastructure provides bankruptcy-remote custody arrangements, institutional-level security controls, and scalable architecture designed to handle high transaction volumes.

Unified Trading and Custody Ecosystem

The custody platform integrates directly with Archax's crypto exchange for seamless trading execution and OTC trading desk for white-glove brokerage services. This unified infrastructure enables clients to hold, trade, and manage digital assets within a single regulated ecosystem without moving assets between multiple providers.

Regulatory Compliance

As an FCA-regulated platform, Archax's prime brokerage operates under stringent KYC and AML regulatory obligations. All participants undergo comprehensive due diligence, and all transactions are monitored for compliance with financial services regulations. The custody component operates under comprehensive FCA permissions covering both traditional client asset safeguarding rules (CASS) and specific digital asset custody authorisations, with ISO 27001 certification for information security management.