NEW YORK, NY - tZERO Group, Inc., a leader in blockchain-based financial infrastructure, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, tZERO Introducing Broker, LLC, has completed its CFTC registration as an introducing broker and NFA member. This addition to tZERO’s portfolio of regulated capabilities will enable the company to provide infrastructure for regulated derivative products, expanding its reach beyond tokenized securities.
As an introducing broker, tZERO will solicit and accept customer orders for CFTC-regulated derivatives and pass those orders to a Designated Contract Market or Futures Commission Merchant for execution and clearing on a fully disclosed basis. Initially, tZERO will also utilize this license to offer event contracts on its forthcoming multi-asset platform. Event contracts are derivatives that pay out based on whether a specified future event occurs, such as economic or political outcomes, and typically settle on an all-or-nothing basis.
Alan Konevsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of tZERO, stated, "The launch of tZERO Introducing Broker is another example of our strategy to expand our market-leading, vertically integrated infrastructure stack for tokenized securities horizontally to a range of CFTC-regulated products – as we build trusted, regulated and independent infrastructure that enables institutions and investors to participate in an expanding range of financial markets through a seamless client experience and back-end interoperability."
This approval follows tZERO’s previously announced applications for Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) registrations, representing another step in its broader derivatives strategy. As financial markets evolve, tZERO focuses on building interoperable infrastructure connecting traditional and emerging financial markets through regulated, technology-driven solutions.
The company aims to help institutions and investors access next-generation financial markets with trust, transparency, and compliance. The risk disclosure statement accompanying the announcement notes that trading event contracts involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor, with potential for complete loss of invested amount. Pricing can move quickly and unpredictably, and there is no assurance of liquidity.
For more information about tZERO Introducing Broker, LLC, see the NFA’s BASIC search at https://www.nfa.futures.org/BasicNet/. The original release is available at www.newmediawire.com.
