Solutions for Broker-Dealers

Whether agency, omnibus or fully disclosed, broker–dealers rely on Clear Street for flexible clearing, financing and execution infrastructure that strengthens client relationships and drives growth. We provide carrying/clearing, execution access and funding on unified, real-time rails so you can focus on distribution while we run the core.

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~$20bn

notional/day

~450mm

shares/day

~4%

U.S. equities market share

~$12.5bn

customer balances

1,000+

Clear Street institutional clients

Built for Broker-to-Broker Scale

Many broker-dealers operate on legacy clearing stacks with heavy reserve/computation workflows, fragmented routing and thin coverage during spikes. Clear Street’s cloud-native ledger unifies execution, clearing, financing and reporting – delivering STP, elastic capacity and faster product/exchange onboarding. Use us as carrying broker, an executing broker to extend venue/algos/desk coverage or professional clearing for your market making and prop units.

The Clear Street Difference

Professional Clearing

Real-time books & records, margin and P&L on one ledger with high STP and dedicated ops expertise; fast product/exchange additions.

Elastic Processing

Cloud-native infrastructure that scales through volume spikes without disruption, built to absorb market structure changes like T+1.

Execution Your Way

DMA/SOR and algorithmic access plus a 24x6 high-touch desk for blocks and special situations.

Embedded Financing and Stock Loan

Portfolio margin and continuous netting for capital efficiency, with A6-aligned treatment for market making units and integrated repo/stock loan rails.

Key Services for Broker-Dealers

You retain the client relationship. We operate the carrying and execution infrastructure behind the scenes, including clearing, custody, margin, settlement and reporting.

Clearing

Carrying and professional clearing for agency and market making flows, with joint back-office options where applicable.

Low-Touch Trading

Low-latency DMA for extended venue reach and smart routing to supplement your electronic stack – without the fixed overhead.

High-Touch Trading

An experienced trading desk for liquidity sourcing and coordination of blocks and special situations, available 24x6.

A6, Portfolio Margin and Risk

Capital-efficient margining (including A6 where applicable), continuous netting and live risk to free collateral intraday.

Stock Loan

Deeper ETB/HTB inventory and integrated locate workflows to improve shorting outcomes for your clients and simplify post-trade.

Capital Introduction

Targeted introductions that help your hedge-fund and RIA clients connect with aligned allocators, strengthening your franchise.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers here to some of the most frequently asked questions about our offering.

Have more specific questions? Contact us today.

How do I open an account with Clear Street?

Prospective clients can get in touch with our sales and onboarding team via our Contact page. A representative will reach out to discuss your execution, financing and clearing needs.

What makes Clear Street different?

Clear Street’s mission is to modernize capital markets and make them accessible to every sophisticated investor worldwide. We provide the technology, tools and service once reserved for Wall Street’s largest institutions, unifying client activity on a single, real-time end-to-end platform. Our infrastructure powers investors to scale today and will be the foundation on which markets will trade tomorrow.

Do we keep the client relationship if Clear Street carries or executes our flow?

Yes. You retain client ownership; we operate as carrying/executing counterparty behind the scenes with white-label reporting and segregated entitlements for supervision and audit.

How do you handle peak volumes and market changes like T+1?

Our cloud-native rails deliver high STP and uptime and elastically scale during spikes. During T+1, our unified ledger absorbed the shift to shorter settlement without lengthy rebuilds. Other instances of volatile markets, such as the effects of global trade uncertainty in Spring 2025, have further proved our model’s resiliency as volumes spiked significantly with no material impact on clearing timelines.

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