Sucden · Sucden Financial Limited, established in 1973 and headquartered in London, is a global leader in multiple-asset execution, clearing, and liquidity provision for forex, fixed income, and commodities. With capital exceeding $190 million, it operates worldwide with offices in Moscow and subsidiaries in Hong Kong and New York.
In the forex arena, Sucden Financial offers customers comprehensive forex services and liquidity across a range of trading platforms, including spot, forward, swap, OTC options, non-deliverable options (NDO), non-deliverable forwards (NDF), and deliverable forex. Additionally, Sucden Financial provides third-party credit intermediation, ECN direct market access, and forex clearing services.
In the fixed income sector, Sucden Financial gives clients access to the global fixed income markets through electronic (FIX) API and voice execution, supporting trading and serving as a source of liquidity.
Sucden Financial is a member of ICE Futures Europe, covering major NYMEX-listed products, providing direct electronic market access, as well as hedging and risk management support in the energy sector.
In the metals market, Sucden Financial offers trade execution and clearing services for precious metals like gold, silver, platinum, and palladium to industrial users, market makers, and brokers. It also provides futures, options, and swap contracts for steel and iron ore markets, covering both exchange-traded and OTC products, including cash-settled and physical delivery contracts.
Since its establishment in 1973, Sucden Financial has gradually expanded its trading business to include coffee and cocoa, and ventured into energy trading in 1980. It was a founding member of the International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) and became a founding member of the London International Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE) in 1982, initiating forex trading. In 1994, Sucden Financial became a ring-dealing member of the London Metal Exchange (LME). In 2001, it launched its internal electronic trading platform. It opened an office in Hong Kong in 2008, which developed into a subsidiary (Sucden Financial (HK) Limited). In 2016, it established a subsidiary in New York (Sucden Futures Inc.).
Sucden Financial Limited is authorized and regulated by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Sucden Financial (Hong Kong) Limited is licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), and Sucden Futures Inc. is registered with the U.S. National Futures Association (NFA).
Sucden Financial's parent company is Sucden Group, founded in 1952 and headquartered in Paris. The group engages in diversified operations, including sugar, coffee, cocoa, and ethanol trading, shipping, and the financial market products and services provided by Sucden Financial. Sucden Group is a private company.
