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 approval adds to tZERO’s portfolio of regulated capabilities, allowing the company to provide infrastructure for regulated derivative products.
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 use 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.
“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,” said Alan Konevsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of tZERO. “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 represents another step in tZERO’s broader derivatives strategy, following the company’s previously announced applications for Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) registrations. By expanding its regulated platform, tZERO continues to help institutions and investors access next-generation financial markets with trust, transparency, and compliance.
Financial markets are evolving, and tZERO remains focused on building interoperable infrastructure that connects traditional and emerging markets through regulated, technology-driven solutions, unlocking asset silos. The addition of derivatives capabilities allows tZERO to offer a broader range of products, including event contracts, which carry substantial risk and are not suitable for every investor. The company notes that trading event contracts involves risk of loss, and investors should be prepared to lose the full amount paid to enter a position.
For more information about tZERO Introducing Broker, see the NFA’s BASIC search at https://www.nfa.futures.org/BasicNet/.
