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Swap Execution Facilities

This list is an attempt to distill all the news of SEF applications. When an application is published, we add it to this list and then update the list when the SEF has received permission (whether temporary or permanent).

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List of companies applying for SEF status

SEF: Bloomberg SEF LLC
Parent Company: Bloomberg L.P.
Date of application: 14.06.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 30.07.2013
Registered: 22.01.2016
Launch date: 02.10.2013


SEF: DW SEF LLC
Parent Company: Tradeweb Markets LLC.
Date of application: 03.07.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 06.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: TW SEF LLC
Parent Company: Tradeweb Markets LLC.
Date of application: 03.07.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 06.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: MarketAxess SEF Corporation
Parent Company: MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
Date of application: 12.07.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 16.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: trueEX LLC
Parent Company: trueEx Group LLC
Date of application: 15.07.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 20.09.2013
Launch date: 02.10.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: GFI Swaps Exchange LLC
Parent Company: GFI Group Inc. GFI Securities LLC
Date of application: 22.07.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 13.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: TeraExchange, LLC
Parent Company: TeraExchange
Date of application: 26.07.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 19.09.2013

Registered: 26.05.2016


SEF: SwapEx, LLC
Parent Company: StateStreet Corporation
Date of application: 31.07.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 13.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016
Launch date: 08.10.2013


SEF: INFX SEF Inc.
Parent Company: Integral Development Corp.
Date of application: 31.07.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 24.09.2013
Current status: Withdrawn since 03.06.2015


SEF: ICE Swap Trade LLC.
Parent Company: IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
Date of application: 02.08.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 20.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016
Launch date: 03.10.2013


SEF: Bats Hotspot SEF, LLC (formerly Javelin SEF, LLC)
Parent Company: Bats Global Markets
Date of application: 05.08.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 19.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016
Launch date: 01.10.2013


SEF: tpSEF Inc.
Parent Company: Tullet Prebon
Date of application: 23.08.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 24.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: 360 Trading Networks, Inc.
Parent Company: 360 Trading Networks, Inc.
Date of application: 29.08.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 23.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: ICAP SEF (US) LLC
Parent Company: ICAP plc
Date of application: 30.08.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 27.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: BGC Derivatives Markets, L.P.
Parent Company: BGC Partners
Date of application: 04.09.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 19.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016
Launch date: 02.10.2013


SEF: Thomson Reuters (SEF) LLC
Parent Company: Thomson Reuters LLC
Date of application: 09.09.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 27.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016
Launch date: 03.10.2013


SEF: Tradition SEF, Inc.
Parent Company: Tradition
Date of application: 09.09.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 25.09.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: CME Inc.
Parent Company: CME Group
Date of application: 17.09.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 04.11.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: LatAm SEF, LLC
Parent Company: LatAm
Date of application: 25.09.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 18.11.2013

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: GTX SEF LLC
Parent Company: GTX SEF
Date of application: 30.09.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 17.04.2014

Registered: 26.05.2016


SEF: SDX Trading, LLC
Parent Company: SDX Trading, LLC
Date of application: 01.10.2013
Current status: Withdrawn since 25.06.2015


SEF: Clear Markets North America, Inc.
Parent Company: Clear Markets North America, Inc.
Date of application: 17.12.2013
Date of approval of temp registration: 13.05.2014

Registered: 27.06.2016


SEF: EOX Exchange LLC
Parent Company: EOX Exchange LLC
Date of application: 30.12.2013
Current status: Withdrawn since 23.02.2015


SEF: ICAP Global Derivatives Limited
Parent Company: ICAP plc
Date of application: 14.01.2014
Date of approval of temp registration: 09.05.2014

Registered: 22.01.2016


SEF: LedgerX LLC
Parent Company: LedgerX LLC
Date of application: 13.01.2017
Date of approval of temp registration: pending


SEF: FTSEF LLC
Parent Company: FTSEF LLC
Date of approval of temp registration: 06.01.2016

Registered: 26.05.2016


SEF: EBS Global Facility Ltd
Parent Company: EBS Global Facility Ltd
Date of application: 16.05.2016
Date of approval of temp registration: pending


SEF: Seed SEF LLC

Parent Company: Seed SEF LLC

Date of application: 05.02.2016
Registered: 23.08.2016