We name them. Almost nobody does.

Thorough vetting of partner institutions is a core commitment. Clients are told exactly who they are being introduced to, before any introduction is made. We publish the institutions we work with, which is unusual in our market.

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Saxo Bank

A global investment bank and multi-asset institution, and one of the firms Sterling introduces clients to.

REGULATOR [CONFIRM]
LICENCE [CONFIRM]

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CMS Financial

A financial institution regulated in the United Arab Emirates, and one of the firms Sterling introduces clients to.

REGULATOR United Arab Emirates [CONFIRM]
LICENCE [CONFIRM]

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IC Markets

A brokerage institution, and one of the firms Sterling introduces clients to. All brokerage and trading services are provided by the institution under its own regulatory licences.

ENTITY [CONFIRM]
LICENCE [CONFIRM]

The facts, in one place.

Each institution's own published details, reproduced without ranking, scoring or recommendation. Sterling does not compare these institutions or express a preference between them. You decide. We introduce.

Institution	Type	Regulated by	Licence no.
Saxo Bank	Investment bank, multi-asset	[CONFIRM]	[CONFIRM]
CMS Financial	Broker	United Arab Emirates [CONFIRM]	[CONFIRM]
IC Markets	Broker	[CONFIRM entity and regulator]	[CONFIRM]

// The old fourth column, "Best suited to", has been removed. A ranking column is the exact thing that turns this table from information into advice.

All brokerage services are the institution's own.

All brokerage and trading services are provided by the partner institution under its own regulatory licences. Sterling Financial Services LLC does not handle client funds or provide any investment advice.

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Most retail accounts lose money.

Where an institution publishes the percentage of its retail client accounts that lose money, we reproduce that figure here, attributed to that institution. [CONFIRM: each institution's own published figure]