Building a better way to reach the world's markets

Since 2016, LevelNet Brokers has engineered technology that gives traders and investors direct, low-cost access to global markets — the same execution quality, transparency, and financial strength once reserved for institutions, delivered through a single account.

Founded 2016 East Hampton, New York 174 markets · 33 countries Self-clearing
By the numbers

Scale that works for you

Strength and reach are not vanity metrics — they are what let us route your order to the best price and hold your assets securely.

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0Trades cleared daily
0Markets worldwide
Our mission

Level the field between the retail trader and the trading desk

LevelNet began with a simple frustration: the gap between what an institution pays to trade and what everyone else pays had nothing to do with technology and everything to do with legacy. A team of exchange engineers and former market makers set out to close it.

We built our own order-routing and clearing infrastructure from the ground up, automated every step we could, and passed the savings on as published, per-share pricing — no payment-for-order-flow games, no hidden markups. One account now reaches stocks, options, futures, currencies, and funds across the globe.

Company facts

Founded2016
HeadquartersEast Hampton, New York
Offices6 across 5 countries
Employees1,480+
ClearingSelf-clearing since 2022
Long-term debtNone
Our story

From a single trading engine to a global broker

2016

Founded in East Hampton

Six traders and systems engineers incorporate LevelNet and write the first line of the routing engine.

2018

Web & desktop platforms launch

The first 25,000 accounts open; commission-free US equities go live.

2020

Markets go global

Direct market access extends to European and Asian exchanges and multi-currency accounts.

2022

Self-clearing goes live

We bring clearing and settlement in-house; options, futures, and spot forex are added.

2024

Institutional & RIA division

FIX and REST APIs, multi-account management, and dedicated relationship pricing arrive.

2026

3 million accounts

Clients in 33 countries; a free paper-trading environment opens to everyone.

What we stand for

Four principles, no exceptions

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Transparency

Published, per-share rates and best-execution routing. We do not sell your order flow.

Technology first

Automation from order entry to settlement keeps costs down and executions fast.

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Global by design

One account, one login, every major asset class and market — not a patchwork of silos.

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Client capital first

Segregated assets, a debt-free balance sheet, and conservative risk management.

Engineered in-house

The engine under the account

Most brokers rent their plumbing. We built ours. LevelNet's smart order router evaluates venues in real time and our self-clearing stack settles trades without a third party in the middle — which is exactly why we can price the way we do.

Smart order routing Self-clearing Sub-millisecond matching 24/5 global support
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0Currencies supported
Where we are

Global presence, one platform

Follow-the-sun operations mean a desk is always awake while a market is open.

East Hampton HQ

51 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937 · United States

London

Client services & European market access

Dublin

EU operations & regulatory affairs

Singapore

APAC trading & support

Mumbai

Engineering & platform development

São Paulo

Latin America client coverage

Leadership

The people accountable for your account

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Alexander Whitmore

Founder & CEO

Spent a decade building low-latency trading systems for a global market maker before founding LevelNet to bring that infrastructure to everyone.

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Neal Sanderson

President & COO

Runs global operations and client services. Previously led brokerage operations across three continents and scaled two clearing platforms.

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Anders Bergström

Chief Technology Officer

Leads the engineering organization behind the routing and clearing stack. Doctorate in distributed systems; holds several patents in order matching.

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Tobias Schneider

Chief Financial Officer

Stewards a debt-free balance sheet and the firm's capital strength. Twenty years in financial-services finance and treasury.

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Harrison Caldwell

Chief Risk Officer

Owns market, credit, and operational risk. Built real-time margin and exposure systems used across the platform today.

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Daniel Mercer

General Counsel & CCO

Leads legal and compliance across every jurisdiction LevelNet serves, and the firm's engagement with its regulators.

Financial strength

Built to be here in every market

A broker is only as safe as its balance sheet. LevelNet holds $12.4B in equity capital, carries no long-term debt, and keeps client assets segregated from firm assets in line with applicable regulation.

We operate under the securities regulators of each jurisdiction we serve and participate in the investor-protection schemes available in those markets.

Oversight & protections

  • Securities & exchange regulators (US)
  • Financial conduct authority (UK)
  • EU investment-firm regime
  • APAC market regulators
  • Investor-protection scheme membership
  • Independent annual financial audit

See how it works

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