Regulatory information about our overseas businesses

World First has two main companies in the UK:

• World First UK Limited is our parent company, and the company through which we transact with most clients
• World First Markets Limited is the company through which we transact options and hedging structures with clients

The registered address for both companies is Regent House, 16-18 Lombard Road, London, SW11 3RB

World First UK Limited is a UK registered company - our company number is 05022388. You can look this up on the Companies House website.  World First UK Limited is authorised by the Financial Services Authority ("FSA") as a Payment Institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2009.  Our Firm Reference number is 502759. You can look this up on the FSA register website. 

The Payment Services Regulations 2009 stipulate that all funds held in such accounts cannot be claimed by creditors.  All funds sent to us are held in segregated accounts that are only used for client transactions and are independent of World First's business accounts. No lien is held over funds held in these accounts. 

We are also regulated by HM Revenue & Customs as a Money Services Business in relation to the execution of spot and forward foreign exchange transactions.  Our Registration Number is 12164508.  You can look this up no the HMRC website (you will need to enter our postcode - it's SW11 3RB).  As a Money Services Business we follow a strict code which incorporates all the requirements of the 2007 Money Laundering Regulations and other legislation.  We maintain thorough compliance procedures including strict security, documentation and audit processes.

World First Markets Limited is a UK registered company - our company number is 06382377.  You can look this up on the Companies House website. 

World First Markets Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority ("FSA") to provide advice on and execute trades in options and derivatives.  Our Firm Reference Number is 477561.  You can look this up on the FSA register website. 

World First USA, Inc is our American subsidiary. The company is a Delaware Corporation (state Division of Corporations file number: 4971976) and is registered as a Money Services Business in the United Sates with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), a division of the United States Department of the Treasury, and in Canada with the Financial Transactions Reports Analysis Centre of Canada ("FINTRAC").