In today’s increasingly complex and regulated financial landscape, compliance is not just a legal requirement, it’s a strategic necessity. And during times of heightened market volatility, it becomes a clear differentiator.

For institutional investors, choosing a trading platform that is FCA-regulated is about more than a compliance checkbox; it’s about ensuring that every trade is secure, transparent, and enforceable.

At Wematch.live, we’ve made regulation part of our DNA. Our regulated market status is a deliberate and strategic choice, aligned with both regulatory guidance and the needs of the institutions we serve. We’re not just providing a trading platform; we’re offering a compliant, trusted ecosystem that protects your business and supports long-term resilience.

Why compliance-first infrastructure matters

Regulators have consistently pointed to regulated market status as the appropriate path for maintaining market integrity and building long-term confidence. At Wematch.live, our approach is built on a foundation of key regulatory principles:

• Open: participation is open to all qualifying users, not a private or closed system.
• Fair: equal access to trading with no discretion, conflicts of interest, or preferential treatment.
• Transparent: published rules, defined admission criteria, and full pre-/post-trade transparency.
• Clean: active surveillance systems help prevent market abuse and ensure a compliant trading environment.
• Enforceable: contracts executed via Wematch.live carry full legal weight under UK law (Section 27 of FSMA 2000), offering certainty and enforceability.
• Resilient: built with robust operational and business continuity standards, backed by robust financial resources.
• Scalable: our infrastructure is designed to scale with your needs—without compromising compliance or governance.

What does this mean for you?

Choosing a regulated trading platform like Wematch.live brings a wide range of compliance and operational advantages:

• Enhanced investor protection: FCA oversight ensures clear mechanisms for dispute resolution and safeguards institutional interests
• Transparency and market discipline: we deliver real-time transparency across pricing, execution, and order flow, reducing the risk of manipulation or mispricing
• Strong regulatory oversight: Wematch.live operates under regular audits and ongoing FCA supervision, reinforcing compliance at every level
• Market integrity and risk control: our platform embeds governance and risk frameworks that ensure orderly markets, even in periods of high volatility.
• Credibility you can rely on: our regulated status reassures investors and counterparties that they are dealing within a trusted, institutionally recognised environment
• Legal certainty and enforceability: with trades backed by Section 27 of the FSMA, you benefit from full contractual enforceability under UK law
• Reduced operational and counterparty risk: we adhere to FCA standards for capital adequacy and operational resilience, reducing your exposure to systemic risk
• Compliance by design: from governance to surveillance, our entire platform is engineered to support ethical practices, strong internal controls, and accountability.

The bottom line

In volatile markets, compliance is not optional, it’s essential. And at Wematch.live, we don’t just meet the standard – we aim to raise it.

Whether you’re a trader, risk officer, or compliance lead, choosing Wematch.live means selecting a platform that is as serious about governance, risk, and compliance as you are.

🔎 Want to learn more about how Wematch.live helps institutions trade confidently in a regulated environment? Let’s talk.