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Tullett Prebon Securities - MTF

A multilateral trading facility (MTF) operated within the TP ICAP group for the broking of securities, derivatives and repurchase agreements.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Overview

Tullett Prebon Securities - MTF is a multilateral trading facility (MTF) operated within the TP ICAP group, the London-listed interdealer broker and market infrastructure provider. An MTF is a European regulatory category of trading venue that allows multiple third parties to buy and sell financial instruments on a non-discretionary basis; Tullett Prebon Securities - MTF is described as an MTF for the broking of securities, derivatives and repurchase agreements. It therefore sits within the group's Financial Markets and post-trade ecosystem, complementing TP ICAP's long-established voice and electronic broking, price discovery and data businesses. The venue's name carries the Tullett Prebon heritage brand, one of the oldest names in interdealer broking, which became part of TP ICAP following the merger of Tullett Prebon and ICAP's global broking business. TP ICAP today organises its activities around Liquidity Solutions (Financial Markets and Energy & Commodities), Agency Execution, and Data Solutions, with brands spanning price discovery, trade execution and post-trade services. Tullett Prebon Securities - MTF belongs to this regulated-venue layer, providing a structured execution environment for wholesale market participants. Because the entity is a trading venue rather than a consumer-facing product, its users are professional counterparties — banks, brokers, asset managers and other eligible firms — rather than retail investors. Its operating markets are centred on the United Kingdom and Europe, where the MTF framework applies. The venue is ultimately owned by TP ICAP Group plc, whose shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker TCAP. This dossier treats Tullett Prebon Securities - MTF as a commercial trading-venue brand within TP ICAP. Public information about the specific venue is limited; the description here is anchored in the Wikidata statement that it is an MTF for the broking of securities, derivatives and repurchase agreements, and in TP ICAP's own corporate description of its brands and services.

History

Tullett Prebon Securities - MTF is a multilateral trading facility operated within the TP ICAP group. Its history is inseparable from that of its parent and of the Tullett Prebon name. Tullett Prebon traces its roots to the interdealer broking businesses of Tullett and Prebon, which merged in the 2000s to form Tullett Prebon plc, one of the largest interdealer brokers in the world. Interdealer brokers act as intermediaries between banks and other financial institutions in wholesale markets, matching buyers and sellers in over-the-counter instruments such as interest rate swaps, bonds, foreign exchange and repurchase agreements. In 2016 Tullett Prebon agreed to acquire ICAP's global broking business, a transformational deal that combined two of the leading interdealer broking franchises. The enlarged group was renamed TP ICAP, and its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker TCAP. The Tullett Prebon brand continued as one of the group's key trading names. As European and UK market regulation evolved — notably under MiFID II, which reshaped trading venue categories and transparency requirements — interdealer brokers and their parent groups established or acquired regulated execution venues, including multilateral trading facilities. An MTF allows multiple third parties to trade financial instruments within a regulated framework, and is distinct from an organised trading facility (OTF) and from a systematic internaliser. Tullett Prebon Securities - MTF belongs to this generation of regulated venues, providing an MTF for the broking of securities, derivatives and repurchase agreements. Within TP ICAP, the venue sits alongside the group's broader brand architecture: Liquidity Solutions (covering Financial Markets and Energy & Commodities, with price discovery, trade execution and post-trade solutions), Agency Execution (block, algorithmic and programme trading, plus trade advisory and execution), and Data Solutions (OTC pricing data, benchmarks and indices, risk and regulatory data, and post-trade analytics). The MTF therefore forms part of the group's regulated execution and post-trade infrastructure rather than its data or agency businesses. Publicly available detail on the venue itself is limited. Its regulatory status as an MTF, its focus on securities, derivatives and repurchase agreements, and its ownership within TP ICAP are the core established facts. The venue operates in the UK and European wholesale markets, serving professional counterparties rather than retail clients.

  • Tullett Prebon and ICAP's global broking business combine; the enlarged group is renamed TP ICAP and listed on the London Stock Exchange under ticker TCAP.

  • Tullett Prebon Securities - MTF operates as a multilateral trading facility within TP ICAP for the broking of securities, derivatives and repurchase agreements.

Products and positioning

A regulated multilateral trading venue within TP ICAP, serving wholesale market participants in the UK and Europe.

  • MTF for securities

    A multilateral trading facility for the broking of securities.

  • MTF for derivatives

    A multilateral trading facility for the broking of derivatives.

  • MTF for repurchase agreements

    A multilateral trading facility for the broking of repurchase agreements.

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