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Linear is a specialist award winning prime broker and discretionary fund manager based in London, Hamburg and Dubai. Linear’s integrated platform solution brings together all the skills, expertise, and solutions you require in one place.

Our suite of services is designed to offer you, our client, the most efficient and cost effective service available in the market. Whether you are a hedge fund manager, trader or broker, Linear Investments is ideally placed to provide you with access to the very best market solutions.

Linear’s core services cover global multi asset execution (low touch via electronic trading or high touch to our 24/6 in house trading desk), prime brokerage (cash & SWAP – margin/leverage, repo financing, stock loan) and custody/clearing.

Asset classes include Equities, Fixed Income, ETFs, Derivatives and FX. Our latest addition is a fund platform whereby Linear Investments can trade and custody mutual funds & structured products on your behalf.

In addition to this we have added the following products which complement our core services:

Discretionary Fund Management: Linear’s team of specialists navigate market nuances in order to optimise portfolios and monitor risk. Creating model portfolios constructed of funds run by the strongest investment managers globally.

Linear Asset Management: We have built a fund strategy and acquisition programme to support underperforming funds. Linear is able to acquire funds and re-engineer them to cut costs and encourage growth.

Linear Business Finance: Working with corporate clients to bring high yield, asset backed corporate listed bonds to the market. As well as providing non-banking business support / SME financing & lending through our innovative funding hub (Saffron Asset Finance)

Deliverable FX: Through Linear International Payments our specialist foreign exchange provider offering favourable spot/forward FX rates compared to banks/brokers.

Alternative Funds: Sub fund structures such as Fine Art, Aviation, collectible watches and precious stones via our QIAIF in Ireland.

Outsourced Compliance: Regulatory services and compliance consultancy

Capital Raising/Introductions: Help raising funds for both new Hedge Fund start-ups and existing funds.”

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