Institution record
SMS
SMS LIMITED
- 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.
Peer regulatory & risk comparison
Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing SMS against peer institutions in our futures, options and derivatives providers dataset.
| Institution | Primary regulators | Regulated / total | Risk classification | Source score | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMS (this record) | MASCRVARA | 3 / 3 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Saxo | FCAFINMAMAS+5 | 8 / 8 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| CMCMarkets | FCAFMAIIROC+3 | 5 / 6 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| OANDA | IIROCNFAASIC+3 | 6 / 6 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Plus500 | CYSECFSAASIC+3 | 6 / 6 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Coinbase | FCAMASSEC+6 | 9 / 9 | Risk level not supplied | — | 1 |
SMS: institutional due diligence FAQ
Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.
What is SMS's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?
In our imported dataset, SMS (legal entity reference: SMS LIMITED) holds 3 recorded licence entries, of which 3 carry a "regulated" status and 3 are marked regulated or registered: MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) — licence TC006275, status: regulated, Tier-1; CR (Companies Registry) — licence TC006936, status: regulated, Tier-1; VARA (Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority) — licence VL/23/08/002, status: regulated, Tier-2. 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 MAS, CR, VARA public register.
Which of SMS's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?
This directory focuses on futures, options and derivatives providers. 1 of SMS's 3 licence records fall directly within this jurisdictional mandate: MAS (licence TC006275, regulated, entity: HEX TRUST LIMITED). Always confirm whether client money segregation and statutory investor compensation schemes apply to the specific subsidiary onboarding your account.
What is SMS's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?
SMS 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 SMS's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?
Before allocating capital or executing trades with SMS, institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (hextrust.com) 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 MAS.
Related institutional research & regulatory analysis
Editorial briefings and compliance research from VolSurface Desk relevant to SMS'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
VIX Term Structure & Skew
VIX Futures Term Structure (VX1/VX2 Contango vs. Backwardation), VIX1D Benchmarks & Index Dispersion Mechanics
Cboe VIX futures trade at a $1,000 multiplier per index point (Source: Cboe Global Markets, 2025-10-10), pricing 30-day SPX variance across contango and backwardation regimes.
OCC Margin & Dispersion Desk
Vanna (dDelta/dVol) & Charm (dDelta/dTime) Second-Order Dealer Hedging: FOMC & CPI Event Volatility Crush & Forward Variance Decomposition (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 extracting single-day even