Institution record
Farmers
Farmers & Merchants Bank
- Source score
- —
- Warnings
- 0
- Comments
- 0
Licence records
Licences within our coverage (futures, options and derivatives providers) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.
| Regulator | Licence no. | Status | Licensed entity | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SECTier-1 In our coverage U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | CIK 0000714537 | Regulated | F & M Bank Corp. | 1984 | |
VBFITier-3 Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions | Number pending check | Regulated | Farmers & Merchants Bank | 1908 | |
FDICTier-1 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (U.S.) | 9966 | Regulated | Farmers & Merchants Bank | 1908 | |
FRSTier-1 U.S. Federal Reserve System | 1133453 | Regulated | F & M Bank Corp. / Farmers & Merchants Bank | 1908 |
Peer regulatory & risk comparison
Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing Farmers against peer institutions in our futures, options and derivatives providers dataset.
| Institution | Primary regulators | Regulated / total | Risk classification | Source score | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers (this record) | SECVBFIFDIC+1 | 4 / 4 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| StoneX | SECMASASIC+2 | 5 / 5 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Robinhood | SECSECNFA+6 | 9 / 9 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| eToro | FCAFSAASIC+5 | 6 / 8 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Doo Prime | FCAFSASEC+4 | 7 / 7 | Risk level not supplied | — | 1 |
| MUFG Bank | FSAFCAMAS+4 | 7 / 7 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
Farmers: institutional due diligence FAQ
Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.
What is Farmers's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?
In our imported dataset, Farmers (legal entity reference: Farmers & Merchants Bank) holds 4 recorded licence entries, of which 4 carry a "regulated" status and 4 are marked regulated or registered: SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) — licence CIK 0000714537, status: regulated, Tier-1; VBFI (Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions) — licence Number pending check, status: regulated, Tier-3; FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (U.S.)) — licence 9966, status: regulated, Tier-1; FRS (U.S. Federal Reserve System) — licence 1133453, status: regulated, Tier-1. Institutional due diligence requires verifying that the exact legal entity on your counterparty agreement matches the licensed entity name and registration number on the official SEC, VBFI, FDIC public register.
Which of Farmers's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?
This directory focuses on futures, options and derivatives providers. 1 of Farmers's 4 licence records fall directly within this jurisdictional mandate: SEC (licence CIK 0000714537, regulated, entity: F & M Bank Corp.). Always confirm whether client money segregation and statutory investor compensation schemes apply to the specific subsidiary onboarding your account.
What is Farmers's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?
Farmers carries a "risk level not supplied" classification in the source dataset (composite numeric scores are not supplied for this record). The record flags 0 regulatory warning or complaint counts. Because these figures reflect imported source fields rather than primary audit findings, compliance teams should review primary enforcement bulletins directly.
What operational due diligence steps apply to Farmers's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?
Before allocating capital or executing trades with Farmers (listed execution software: F&M Bank, VA), institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (not supplied in source) against regulator-approved domains to guard against clone firms; (2) verify whether any of the 0 recorded warning/complaint entries or 0 user comments involve withdrawal restrictions or scope violations; and (3) confirm the dispute-resolution ombudsman tied to SEC.
Related institutional research & regulatory analysis
Editorial briefings and compliance research from VolSurface Desk relevant to Farmers's supervisory scope.
Volatility Surface & Dealer Flow Mechanics
Vanna-Charm Second-Order Greeks Hedging Flows, S&P 500 25-Delta Skew Term Structure & Dealer OpEx Pin Risk Mechanics (2026 Quantitative Desk Manual)
Vanna and Charm hedging flows refer to the systematic delta-rebalancing trades executed by institutional options market makers in response to shifts in implied volatility (∂Δ/∂σ) and the passage of time (∂Δ/∂t). Across the S&P 500 (SPX) options complex—where average daily volume reached 3.34 million contracts [3.34 million contracts/day, Cboe Global Markets Market Statistics, Q3 2026]—dealer net short downside put positioning and 0DTE gamma concentration drive up to $42.8 billion in deterministic end-of-day futures rebalancing per 1% underlying move [$42.8 billion notional delta flow, Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) Cleared Contract Report, September 2026].
Second-Order Greeks & Hedging
Cboe SPX 0DTE Options Volume (59% Share) & Dealer Gamma Exposure (GEX): FOMC & CPI Event Volatility Crush & Forward Variance Decomposition (59.0% Share of SPX Options Volume Benchmark)
Cboe SPX 0DTE Options Volume (59% Share) & Dealer Gamma Exposure (GEX) (SPX-0DTE-GEX) stands at 59.0% (Share of SPX Options Volume) (Source: Cboe Global Markets, 2026-10-20), governing extracting single-day event varianc
Second-Order Greeks & Hedging
Cboe SPX 0DTE Options Volume (59% Share) & Dealer Gamma Exposure (GEX): Correlation Spike Stress Audit & Institutional Dispersion Unwinds (59.0% Share of SPX Options Volume Benchmark)
Cboe SPX 0DTE Options Volume (59% Share) & Dealer Gamma Exposure (GEX) (SPX-0DTE-GEX) stands at 59.0% (Share of SPX Options Volume) (Source: Cboe Global Markets, 2026-10-20), governing index variance vs. constituent sing
VIX Term Structure & Skew
Vanna (dDelta/dVol) & Charm (dDelta/dTime) Second-Order Dealer Hedging: Dealer Delta/Gamma Hedging Equations & E-Mini S&P 500 Futures Impact (6.5 hrs Intraday Cash Decay Window Benchmark)
Vanna (dDelta/dVol) & Charm (dDelta/dTime) Second-Order Dealer Hedging (VANNA-CHARM-FLOWS) stands at 6.5 hrs (Intraday Cash Decay Window) (Source: Cboe Options Institute, 2026-10-20), governing intraday futures rebalanci