> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.blankfx.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Broker & Market-Maker Onboarding
> What we need to onboard your firm as a liquidity provider or API trader on BlankFX.
# Broker & Market-Maker Onboarding
To trade on BlankFX — providing RFQ liquidity or trading over the API — your firm goes through a one-time onboarding review. This page is the complete list of what we need; send it all in one package and we'll come back with anything missing rather than drip-feeding requests.
This is standard institutional-crypto onboarding (KYB), sized for a firm our stage can actually turn around quickly, not a bank's compliance program.
**How much we ask depends on how you settle.** Most BlankFX flows settle on-chain and atomically — where that's true, our exposure to your firm is small and the checklist stays light. Delayed-settlement or credit-bearing flows carry real counterparty exposure, which is why the financial section below only applies to those.
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## What to send
### Corporate (KYB)
| Item | Notes |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Certificate of incorporation + registry extract | Recent |
| Constitutional document | Memorandum/articles or local equivalent |
| Ownership chart to UBOs ≥ 25% | Plus ID for each owner and director |
| Proof of registered/operating address | Recent |
| Authorized signatory evidence | Board resolution or equivalent naming who may bind the firm for trading |
### Regulatory & compliance
| Item | Notes |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Licenses/registrations | Where your activity requires one — or a signed statement that none is required, naming the jurisdiction |
| AML confirmation | Confirmation you run an AML program appropriate to your business + your compliance contact. Firms trading only their own capital: a short statement of that fact is enough |
| Sanctions declaration | No ownership/control by sanctioned persons, no operations in comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions, consent to ongoing screening |
| Litigation & enforcement | Anything material in the past 5 years, or a statement that there is none |
### Financial — delayed-settlement / credit-bearing flows only
If you only trade atomically-settled flows, skip this section entirely — we set a conservative default exposure cap instead.
| Item | Notes |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Latest financial statements | Audited if available; management accounts are fine for younger firms |
| Source of trading capital | Short statement — own capital, investor capital, or borrowings |
| Capital adequacy | Confirmation of unencumbered capital comfortably above your requested exposure cap |
### Operational & technical
| Item | Notes |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Settlement wallet address(es) | Each proven by signing a challenge message we provide |
| Named traders & key custodians | Who holds the API keys; keys are per-firm, never shared with sub-clients |
| Key management description | Where API/private keys live — HSM, MPC custodian, encrypted store |
| Ops & incident contacts | Trading-hours contact; 24/7 contact required for delayed-settlement flows |
| Expected activity profile | Pairs, typical clip sizes, expected daily volume — calibrates your limits, not a commitment |
### Agreements
| Item | Notes |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Signed liquidity-provider / trading agreement | Incorporates our API Terms and Prohibited Use Schedule |
| Fee/spread schedule acknowledgment | Countersigned term sheet |
**What we don't ask for:** bank references, notarized/apostilled documents (plain copies + a video call if we have identity doubts), proof-of-reserves of your firm, exclusivity, or volume minimums to get onboarded.
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## What happens after you submit
Send everything above in one email, noting whether you expect atomic or delayed-settlement flows.
Registry lookup of your entity, sanctions/adverse-media screening, on-chain history of your settlement wallets, and a license check against the relevant regulator's public register.
A small supervised test trade before we raise your limits.
Roughly 1–2 weeks from a complete package; longer for firms needing enhanced review.
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## After you're onboarded
* Tell us **before** settling from a new wallet — unannounced addresses are rejected, not investigated after the fact.
* Notify us promptly of: a change of control or beneficial owners, loss of a relevant license, regulatory action against you, a key compromise, or insolvency events.
* We re-screen registry and sanctions status annually, and do a full refresh every couple of years.
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## Get started
Send your package to **[trading@blankfx.org](mailto:trading@blankfx.org)**. Include a single point of contact and whether you expect atomic or delayed-settlement flows.
See also: [Stablecoin Listing Requirements](/listing-requirements) if you're looking to list a token rather than trade on BlankFX, or [Compliance & KYC](/compliance) for end-user verification.