Bitfinex Securities is a platform that allows companies to raise capital and list their tokenised offerings for sale to Bitfinex Securities members.
Important: Bitfinex Securities is only available to Full verified master account holders from non-prohibited jurisdictions. You can learn more about the verification at Bitfinex in our article Verification levels at Bitfinex
After you've completed the additional securities verification process, proceed to the Securities Accounts area in order to create a Bitfinex Securities Member or Issuer account and access the securities order form.
How to create a Securities account on Bitfinex
1. Firstly, you need to sign up / log in to your Bitfinex account and navigate to the Securities section in the Tickers widget.
Note: You can also be redirected to Bitfinex Securities from the Bitfinex trading page.
2. In the Securities trading section, you will be able to see current securities pairs’ prices in the Tickers section and place orders. To do so, press the Apply Now button in the Order Form and go through the verification.
Note: To create an order, you must first apply for additional Bitfinex Securities verification.
The Bitfinex Securities trading verification includes:
- filling out a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA);
- filling out a Common Reporting Standard (CRS);
- signing a declaration in addition to documents like passports and proof-of-address documents.
Note: You can expect the outcome of your application through email.
3. Upon the approval of the Bitfinex Securities Trading Verification, you are then able to create a Bitfinex Securities account on the Bitfinex Securities trading page. To proceed, press the Create Account button.
4. Then, you will be redirected to the Account Settings page where you can fill out your preferred login information.
Important:
- A new email and username should be used when creating a Securities account.
- With a master account at the Full verification level, a user can open a Securities account to become a Securities trading Member that shares its level of verification and is completely dedicated to Bitfinex Securities trading.
- Securities accounts cannot be unlinked from the master account, therefore if you deactivate the Master account, your Securities account will be deactivated as well and you will lose all account information. For more information, please refer to our guide: How to deactivate a Bitfinex account.
Note: This service is not available to any U.S. Persons or Prohibited Persons — see more information here.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Bitfinex Support.
