The American division of FTX and the operator of the exchange IEX have signed an agreement to create a platform for trading digital securities. This is stated in the press release.

If approved by regulators, the deal will close in May.

“Together with IEX, we will be in dialogue with regulators and provide seamless access to the regulated platform for institutions and retail investors worldwide.” – said Sam Bankman-Fried, head of FTX

IEX was first launched in 2013. ATS. Three years later, it received the status of a regulated exchange. The organization was the first to implement investor protection-focused features like Speed ​​Bump and Signal. Also in the product group IEX Cloud – API-Service to request stock data in the USA and Canada.

“FTX and IEX share the high potential of digital assets and are poised to play an important role in becoming a regulated platform with a high degree of investor protection.” Brad Katsuyama, co-founder and CEO of IEX, said:

Recall that in January, Bloomberg announced that FTX plans to open access to the exchange for customers.

Previously, FTX US acquired LedgerX, a regulated exchange specializing in cryptocurrency derivatives.