Clear Street attains London Stock Exchange clearing membership
17 September 2026 UK
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Clear Street鈥檚 UK business is now providing execution, clearing, and financing in UK and European equities, following its admission as a General Clearing Member of the London Stock Exchange.
The firm first launched in the UK with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)-authorisation in December 2024, and joined the London Metal Exchange (LME) as a Category 1 ring-dealing member in the same month as one of eight dealing members on the LME floor.
Since then, Clear Street has added equities execution across high touch, low touch, and algorithmic trading, synthetic and cash prime brokerage, as well as securities financing.
Uri Cohen, CEO and co-founder at Clear Street, says: 鈥淚'm proud of the progress our UK team has made since receiving our licence, as we extend our reach across European capital markets.
鈥淎s markets move towards round-the-clock trading, we believe that the firms that win will be the ones holding the whole trade lifecycle themselves and giving clients a single view of their global business.鈥�
As well as its membership with LSE, the company joined LCH EquityClear, the pan-European central counterparty for equities, exchange traded products, and equity equivalents, as a General Clearing Member in July 2026.
Clear Street now clears its own UK and European equity business directly, rather than through a third-party clearer, with UK, European, and US positions held on one ledger.
Alex Lawton, CEO of Clear Street UK and Europe, says: 鈥淐lients want London execution that aligns with their US book and risk view. Holding the clearing ourselves is what lets us provide that, rather than being forced to reconcile to someone else's at the close.鈥�
The UK build runs alongside Clear Street鈥檚 European operations. The company received authorisation from the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets in April 2026 to operate as an investment firm, establishing a licensed presence across the European Economic Area.
The firm first launched in the UK with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)-authorisation in December 2024, and joined the London Metal Exchange (LME) as a Category 1 ring-dealing member in the same month as one of eight dealing members on the LME floor.
Since then, Clear Street has added equities execution across high touch, low touch, and algorithmic trading, synthetic and cash prime brokerage, as well as securities financing.
Uri Cohen, CEO and co-founder at Clear Street, says: 鈥淚'm proud of the progress our UK team has made since receiving our licence, as we extend our reach across European capital markets.
鈥淎s markets move towards round-the-clock trading, we believe that the firms that win will be the ones holding the whole trade lifecycle themselves and giving clients a single view of their global business.鈥�
As well as its membership with LSE, the company joined LCH EquityClear, the pan-European central counterparty for equities, exchange traded products, and equity equivalents, as a General Clearing Member in July 2026.
Clear Street now clears its own UK and European equity business directly, rather than through a third-party clearer, with UK, European, and US positions held on one ledger.
Alex Lawton, CEO of Clear Street UK and Europe, says: 鈥淐lients want London execution that aligns with their US book and risk view. Holding the clearing ourselves is what lets us provide that, rather than being forced to reconcile to someone else's at the close.鈥�
The UK build runs alongside Clear Street鈥檚 European operations. The company received authorisation from the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets in April 2026 to operate as an investment firm, establishing a licensed presence across the European Economic Area.
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