Bloomberg Trading Facility Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 11 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2014

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

bloomberg.com/professional/product/multilateral-trading-facility (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 7330 7500
Address

Bloomberg L P, 3 Queen Victoria Street, London, City Of London, EC4N 4TQ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When bloomberg.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7330 7500 is, and the 5 other firms that give it
Who else gives the postcode EC4N 4TQ

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Show FCA detail (3 permissions)

Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Operating a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF)

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: 09019569 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 30 April 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office: 3 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N 4TQ, England
Nature of business: Administration of financial markets (SIC 66110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Constantin Michael Cotzias	Director	Oct 1967	3 Jul 2014	6 other companies
Jose Ribas Juan	Director	Apr 1970	29 Jul 2014	1 other company
Nicholas Thomas Bean	Director	Apr 1971	27 Nov 2019	1 other company
Jean-Paul Stefano Sebastiano Zammitt	Director	Apr 1968	23 Dec 2019	3 other companies
Mary L Schapiro	Director	Jun 1955	1 Oct 2021	1 other company

Other companies run by these 5 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies: 9
closed down: 4
are FCA-registered: 3

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 3 on the FCA register
The 3 companies these 5 directors run together
All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Bloomberg Trading Facility’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (20)

2016

6 April 2016

Michael Rubens Bloomberg took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

23 July 2015

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2014

30 April 2014

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

All 20 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 15

Firms connected to Bloomberg Trading Facility

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Bloomberg Trading Facility. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 5
share a director: 3
share its phone number: 5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (5), the same postcode (5)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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All 20 events in its history
5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bloomberg Trading Facility Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Bloomberg Trading Facility Limited (FRN 629485) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Bloomberg Trading Facility’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7330 7500 and the website bloomberg.com/professional/product/multilateral-trading-facility for Bloomberg Trading Facility. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 5 other FCA firms.

Is Bloomberg Trading Facility a scam or clone?

Bloomberg Trading Facility is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.

Is my money safe with Bloomberg Trading Facility?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Bloomberg Trading Facility to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Bloomberg Trading Facility?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Bloomberg Trading Facility: Mr Michael Rubens Bloomberg (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Bloomberg Trading Facility?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Bloomberg Trading Facility: Constantin Michael Cotzias, Jose Ribas Juan, Nicholas Thomas Bean, Jean-Paul Stefano Sebastiano Zammitt and Mary L Schapiro.

How long has Bloomberg Trading Facility been in business?

The company was formed on 30 April 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.