Sales & Trading

UFP boasts a highly experienced team of sales and agency traders dedicated to delivering cutting-edge trading and investment ideas, differentiated insights, and high-quality execution tailored to client needs.

Our seamless collaboration between sales, trading, and research teams ensures a unique blend of value-added, actionable information. This integrated approach is critical to generating profitable investment and trading recommendations while enabling rapid, effective responses to evolving market conditions.

Expertise in US Equity Derivatives

Our US Equity Derivatives team specializes in crafting tailored options strategies and execution services that align with our clients’ investment goals and risk management needs. By integrating UFP’s event-driven and fundamental research with the team’s quantitative expertise, we identify and capitalize on opportunities in the options market.

Advanced Trading Infrastructure

Supported by FIX-enabled, state-of-the-art trading technology, UFP provides access to an extensive range of trading strategies, including Algos/DMA (VWAP, TWAP, IS, PEG, POV, ICEBERG, and pair trading), across global asset classes. This infrastructure ensures optimal liquidity capture with minimal market impact, whether trading in lit or dark pools.

Regulatory Footprint

• United Kingdom and Australia: United First Partners operates as a Registered Trading Name of Mariana UFP LLP, authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 551170). United First Partners LLP itself is not a regulated entity and does not conduct regulated activity.
• United States: United First Partners LLC is a registered broker-dealer with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC.
• United Arab Emirates: Mariana UFP Capital Markets (DIFC) Limited is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and licensed to conduct broking activities.