2017Founded
2M+Investors
180+Countries
$48B+Capital deployed
$340M+Fees saved
$0PFOF accepted
Our Mission · Est. 2017

Democratize institutional investing

For decades, the best tools — real-time data, smart order routing, hedge-fund risk analytics — were locked behind six-figure minimums. We tore down that wall. The institutional edge, made universal.

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The bigger picture

Ambition is better when it is shared.

Discover the principles behind the platform we are building.

Our mission, in one paragraph
Adopted 2017 · Reviewed annually

The investing world has always been two-tiered. Hedge funds and family offices get real-time data, smart order routing, risk analytics, and tools that quietly compound returns. Everyone else gets 15-minute delayed quotes, payment for order flow, and an app that gamifies speculation.

We built Market Securities to end that. Same execution engine, same risk toolkit, same AI Copilot — wrapped in an interface your grandmother could use. No minimums. No conflicts. No dark patterns. The institutional edge, made universal.

Investor-first No PFOF No hidden fees Radical transparency
Mission · Vision · Values

What we stand for

Three documents, reviewed annually by leadership and our customer advisory board. No marketing copy — operational constraints.

Our mission

Democratize institutional investing

For decades, the best investing tools — real-time market data, smart order routing, hedge-fund-grade risk analytics — were locked behind six-figure minimums and enterprise contracts. The top 1% quietly compounded returns using infrastructure the rest of us never knew existed.

We built Market Securities to end that. The same execution engine, the same risk toolkit, the same AI Copilot — wrapped in an interface your grandmother could use. No minimums. No conflicts of interest. No dark patterns. The institutional edge, made universal.

  • Zero account minimums — start with $1
  • Real-time data for every account tier
  • No payment for order flow, ever
  • Hedge-fund analytics in your pocket
Impact dashboard

Measuring what matters

We publish our mission's progress monthly. These aren't vanity metrics — each is tied to a 2030 goal. Hover any tile for context.

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Investors empowered
Across 180+ countries, growing ~14% YoY. 38% identify as first-time investors.
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Fees saved vs. legacy brokers
Cumulative since 2017. Avg investor saves $162/yr vs. typical full-service broker.
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Countries served
Including 47 emerging markets where institutional access was previously unavailable.
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Capital deployed
Total order volume routed through Market Securities since launch. $4.2B/month current run-rate.
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Hours of financial education
Free courses, webinars, and Market Securities Academy modules completed since 2020.
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Scholarships awarded
Need-based scholarships for students entering finance from underrepresented backgrounds.
How we democratize

Six pillars of institutional access

Click any pillar to see how the old system worked — and how we rebuilt it for everyone.

Pillar 01 of 06

Real-time data

Every quote, every chart, every signal — streaming at full tick rate. No paywalls, no 15-minute delays, no "upgrade for live data" popups. The market doesn't wait, so neither should you.

0ms delay vs 15min legacy
Before · Traditional Wall Street

15-minute delayed quotes on free tier; $50/mo for real-time

After · Market Securities

Real-time tick data on every account, including $0 tier

Financial literacy

Education is a basic right

The part of our mission that loses money on purpose. We don't care. A literate investor is a successful investor.

86%

Market Securities Academy

240+ free courses from beginner to advanced, taught by CFA charterholders and ex-hedge-fund PMs. Available in 12 languages.

of 280-course target
64%

Scholarship Program

Full-ride scholarships for students from underrepresented backgrounds entering finance, CS, and economics programs.

of 6,500 awarded by 2027
92%

Free Webinars

Weekly live webinars on markets, risk, and macroeconomics. Recordings free forever, no email gate.

of 500 webinar target
48%

School Partnerships

Financial literacy curriculum co-taught in 1,200+ high schools across 38 US states and 14 countries.

of 2,500 school target
71%

Community Grants

$5,000–$50,000 grants for nonprofits advancing financial literacy in underserved communities.

of $20M pledged
100%

Open Research

All Market Securities market research and whitepapers published under Creative Commons. No paywalls, no email gates.

fully open since 2020
ESG & sustainability

Our commitments to people and planet

A mission-driven company must be mission-driven in operations. We publish our ESG progress quarterly — no greenwashing.

by 2027

Carbon neutral operations

100% carbon offset for all operations, including data centers, offices, and business travel. Verified by Climate Neutral.

Carbon neutral64%
by 2026

Renewable data centers

Migrating all infrastructure to 100% renewable-powered data centers. Currently at 82% renewable, targeting 100% by 2026.

100% renewable82%
by 2026

Diverse hiring target

Committed to 50% underrepresented groups in new hires by 2026. Currently at 48% across engineering, product, and leadership.

50% diverse hiring96%
by 2028

Community investment

$50M pledged to financial-literacy nonprofits and community grants over 5 years. $35.5M deployed to date.

$50M pledged71%
Achieved

Sustainable investing tools

Free ESG screening for every account. 8,400+ sustainability-rated instruments with full methodology disclosure.

ESG on all accounts100%
Achieved

Board diversity

Independent board with 50% women and 38% from underrepresented groups. Board diversity report published quarterly.

50% diverse board100%
Transparency report

What most brokers hide, we publish

Click any report to see what's inside. We publish quarterly; everything below is current as of last quarter.

Fee structure disclosure

Every fee we charge — and every fee we don't — published in plain English. We display the all-in cost of every trade before you click.

$0
hidden fees found in 2024 audit

Order routing stats

+3.7¢
avg price improvement per share

Conflict-of-interest policy

$0
PFOF accepted since 2017

Data privacy

0
data breaches since 2017

Public financials

100%
of financials published

No dark patterns

A+
dark-pattern audit grade
Community impact

Real people. Real outcomes.

Six of the 2M+ investors whose lives have been changed by access to institutional-grade tools. Names shared with permission.

🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio
Jessica Moore
Age 34
+38.4%
portfolio return (2Y)

“I tried three brokers before Market Securities. They either wanted account minimums I didn't have or charged fees that ate my returns. Here I started with $50 and the same research tools the pros use.”

Market Securities Academy graduate
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas
Michael Reyes
Age 41
$24K
fees saved vs. old broker

“The risk analytics changed everything. I used to trade on gut feel. Now I know my Sharpe ratio, my VaR, my factor exposure — the same numbers hedge funds use to manage billions.”

Market Securities Academy graduate
🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado
Emily Carter
Age 28
+22.7%
1Y return vs S&P +18%

“I'm a nurse working twelve-hour shifts. I don't have time to day-trade. Copy Trading lets me mirror a verified trader who matches my risk tolerance — and I've learned his strategy by following his moves.”

Copy Trading user
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina
Linda Thompson
Age 52
$84K
retirement portfolio (3Y)

“After my divorce I had to rebuild my retirement from scratch. Market Securities Academy taught me what no advisor ever did — in plain English, for free. I now manage my own IRA with confidence.”

Market Securities Academy graduate
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia
Tyler Jackson
Age 23
100%
tuition covered

“I won a Market Securities Scholarship in 2022. It paid my final two years at Georgia Tech. Now I work as a junior quant in New York — and I invest my salary on the same platform that gave me a chance.”

Scholarship recipient
🇺🇸 San Jose, California
Rachel Nguyen
Age 38
$124K
portfolio value

“I run a small bakery. I never thought 'institutional-grade investing' was for people like me. The AI Copilot explains every trade in plain terms I actually understand.”

AI Copilot user
Goals tracker

Real-time progress toward 2030

Eight measurable goals, each with a deadline. Updated monthly. If we miss one, we tell you why.

21%

Reach 10M investors by 2030

2.14M / 10Mby 2030
84%

Expand to 220 countries

184 / 220by 2028
34%

Save investors $1B in fees

$342M / $1Bby 2030
42%

Award 10,000 scholarships

4,200 / 10Kby 2027
56%

Publish 500 free courses

280 / 500by 2026
71%

Deploy $50M in community grants

$35.5M / $50Mby 2028
64%

Achieve carbon-neutral operations

64% / 100%by 2027
96%

50% diverse hiring

48% / 50%by 2026
Our pledges

Signed by leadership, binding on the company

Six pledges that predate our first line of code. Each is signed by an executive and reviewed annually by our board.

Investor-first, always

Every product decision starts with one question: does this serve the investor? If a feature would harm our customers — even if it would boost our revenue — we don't ship it. Period.

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Marcus Vega
CEO & Co-founder
Marcus

No payment for order flow

We will never accept payment for order flow. We will never sell your orders to a market maker. We will never trade against you. Your fill quality is our only incentive.

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Aisha Patel
CFO & Co-founder
Aisha

Radical fee transparency

Every fee we charge is published in plain English before you click. No hidden spreads, no FX markup, no surprise account fees. If we ever charge for something new, we'll notify you 90 days in advance.

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James O'Brien
COO
James

Your data is yours

We never sell your data. We never share order flow with hedge funds. We never use your positions to inform our own trading. Your data is encrypted, audited, and yours to export or delete anytime.

YT
Yuki Tanaka
CTO
Yuki

Education over speculation

We will never gamify investing. No confetti animations, no streaks, no leaderboards that reward frequency over discipline. We teach risk management and long-term thinking, even when it costs us revenue.

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Elena Rossi
Head of Education
Elena

Long-term alignment

We make money when you succeed — through low AUM fees on growing portfolios, not through churn or PFOF. Our incentives are aligned with yours, by design, in perpetuity.

MV
Marcus Vega
CEO & Co-founder
Marcus
Side-by-side

Traditional Wall Street vs. Market Securities

Toggle the view to see exactly what changes when you switch from a legacy broker to Market Securities. Every row is verifiable.

Dimension
Traditional Wall Street
Market Securities
Account minimum
$10,000 – $250,000
$0 (start with $1)
Stock & ETF commissions
$4.95 – $9.95 per trade
$0, every trade
Real-time market data
$50+/mo extra, or 15-min delay
Free on every account
Order routing
Sold via PFOF (conflict)
Best-execution, $0 PFOF
Risk analytics
$250K/yr enterprise license
Free in your account
AI Copilot
Generic ChatGPT, no context
Grounded in your portfolio
Customer support
Phone tree, 45-min hold
24/7 chat, 2-min median
Educational content
Paywalled, upsell-driven
240+ free courses
Annual impact report · 2024

Last year, in numbers

Highlights from our 2024 audited impact report. Full PDF available — no email gate, no signup.

412K
44%
New investors
$14.8B
61%
Capital deployed
$96M
41%
Fees saved
1,280
52%
Scholarships
380K
78%
Courses completed
$8.4M
62%
Community grants
Our partners

Working with the best in financial literacy

Nonprofits and educational institutions we fund, partner with, and learn from. No pay-to-play listings.

Since 2020

Council for Economic Education

Nonprofit
Since 2021

MIT Sloan Finance Lab

University
Since 2020

Junior Achievement Worldwide

Nonprofit
Since 2022

London School of Economics

University
Since 2021

Operation HOPE

Nonprofit
Since 2023

World Bank Financial Inclusion

NGO
Since 2022

Girls Who Invest

Nonprofit
Since 2021

Khan Academy Personal Finance

Nonprofit
Mission-aligned products

Every product advances the mission

We don't build features to extract fees. Each product below exists to give you more institutional-grade capability — for less.

Copy Trading

Mirror verified expert traders automatically.

Mission impact
38% of users are first-time investors
Learn more

Live Trading

Institutional execution at your fingertips.

Mission impact
98ms median fill speed
Learn more

Signals

AI-powered trade signals with confidence scoring.

Mission impact
68% historical win rate
Learn more

Savings & Retirements

Tax-advantaged IRAs with robo-advisor.

Mission impact
$0 fee under $25K managed
Learn more

AI Copilot

Plain-English answers grounded in your portfolio.

Mission impact
50 free queries/day, no paywall
Learn more

Investment Plans

Managed portfolios that auto-rebalance.

Mission impact
0.25% AUM fee, free under $25K
Learn more

Risk Analytics

Hedge-fund-grade toolkit, free for everyone.

Mission impact
$250K/yr value, $0 to you
Learn more
From our leadership

In their own words

Five executives. One mission. These quotes are from our 2024 annual letter — read in full at /annual-letter.

“We didn't build Market Securities to be another broker. We built it to end the two-tier investing system — to give every person on earth the same tools the top 1% have always had.”

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Marcus Vega
CEO & Co-founder
FAQ

Questions about our mission

Honest answers to the questions we hear most. If yours isn't here, email contact@marketsecuritiesllc.com — we reply within 24 hours.

It means we offer the same tools hedge funds and family offices use — real-time tick data, smart order routing, hedge-fund-grade risk analytics, AI portfolio copilots — to every investor, regardless of account size. No six-figure minimums, no enterprise contracts, no paywalls. Start with $1, get the same toolkit as a $1B fund.

Join 2M+ investors

Join the movement

Be part of the mission to democratize investing

Open a free account in 60 seconds. No minimums, no hidden fees, no conflicts of interest. Just the most advanced investing platform ever built — now in your pocket.

2M+ investors empowered$340M+ fees saved$0 PFOF, ever180+ countries served