Company Profile
About Us
- Berkeley is a bespoke, all-encompassing, brokerage house that offers clients the ability to trade a multitude of markets worldwide
- Clients may trade online through various platforms 24 hours a day or over the telephone from 7am until 10pm (London time)
- Online clients have access to our dealing desk as a back-up service between these hours
- Berkeley offers an array of account types including Retail and Professional Individuals, Corporates, Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs), Trusts and Hedge Funds, as well as White Label solutions to Introducing Brokers and Agents
History
- Berkeley was established in 1986 and first regulated in 1987
- A member of the London Stock Exchange and Futures and Options Association (FOA)
- Berkeley offers futures, options, Contracts for Difference (CFDs), equities, bullion, and forex to individual and corporate accounts
- In 2000, Berkeley Online was launched to cater for the global shift from traditional telephone brokerage to online trading
- In 2000, Berkeley Equities was also established to enable clients to trade both derivative and cash markets through one brokerage account
- Since Berkeley was established both founding directors have been heavily involved in the day-to-day running of the company
- Since 2008, Berkeley has been part-owned by Macquarie Investments (UK) Limited, a UK investment subsidiary of Macquarie Group, a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and fund management services