Founded in 1994, ODL Securities Limited, widely known as ODL Markets, grew to become a prominent online brokerage firm headquartered in London. The company provided retail and institutional clients with access to trading in foreign exchange (forex), contracts for difference (CFDs), and financial spread betting. Regulated by the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA), the precursor to the FCA, ODL established itself as a significant player in the online trading industry before its strategic acquisition by US-based brokerage FXCM (Forex Capital Markets) in July 2010, which integrated ODL's client base and operations.