Virtu, Futu and IG Group Draw Focus as Anthropic’s $1.4 Trillion IPO Nears
Virtu Financial, Futu Holdings and IG Group Holdings are the brokerage names screened as most exposed to Anthropic's planned Nasdaq listing, which is reportedly worth about $1.4 trillion and could raise up to $90 billion.
Virtu Financial, Futu Holdings and IG Group Holdings are the 3 brokerage stocks in focus as Anthropic's planned Nasdaq initial public offering (IPO), valued at about $1.4 trillion, draws attention to trading platforms.
The listing could put up to about $90 billion on the table. That puts a global spotlight on who gets access to the next wave of AI giants.
A screen of UK-listed retail brokerage and investment platform stocks picked the three as most exposed to the news. Paper gains for funds and a UK retail offering could reshape trading volumes, client interest and fee pools, according to the screen.
It surfaced 37 more companies beyond these three.
Virtu Financial
Virtu runs a global trading business that buys and sells securities for institutions and brokers. That ties it to dealing volumes around high-profile IPOs and active markets.
It generates about US$3.0b from market making and roughly US$700 million from execution services. Its market value is near US$9.2b.
An analyst consensus narrative points to the firm's growing capital base. It cites "Scaling invested trading capital from about US$2.0b a year ago to US$3.4b as of September 2026, supported by an incremental US$500m term loan and a medium term goal above US$4.0b."
Futu Holdings
Futu is a Hong Kong-headquartered online brokerage and wealth platform. It serves retail investors through its Futubull and moomoo apps.
The company earns about HK$24.1b from online brokerage services and margin financing. Its market value is near US$13.4b.
The analyst narrative flags account growth as a key driver. It says "total funded accounts reaching about 3.84 million in Q2 2026 and overseas markets contributing nearly 60% of these."
IG Group Holdings
IG is a London-headquartered trading and investing platform. It offers retail and institutional clients derivatives, share dealing, ETFs, fixed income and crypto access across the UK and overseas.
Its market value is about £3.2b. The analyst narrative frames IG as a UK-listed broker that uses product expansion and global reach to connect retail investors with more markets and more types of activity.
The screen describes the three as a starting sample, not a ranking. Readers can run the full screen to see the other 37 names.
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