Which exchanges support subaccounts for institutional trading?
Examine documented subaccount options, permissions and reporting before using them to separate strategies or team activity.
OKX documents standard and managed trading subaccounts, and Kraken’s corporate offering describes subaccounts and permissioning. Start there as examples, then check which account arrangement your entity can actually use. The word “subaccount” does not establish identical functionality across providers.
Compare the purpose, not just the feature name
| Official source | Documented distinction | Your next check |
|---|---|---|
| OKX subaccounts | Standard and managed trading variants. | Which variant matches strategy separation or delegated trading? |
| Kraken for corporations | Subaccounts and permissioning within its corporate offering. | Which controls and reporting apply to the proposed account? |
These descriptions are starting points for a provider conversation, not proof of legal asset segregation or access in every jurisdiction. Do not assume that separating activity in an interface creates a separate legal account or changes who owns the assets.
Write down the operations you need
Consider a firm with two strategies and separate operators. It may need independent API credentials, clear trading permissions, a controlled way to move funds and reports that reconcile to the main account. Write those requirements as observable operations rather than “we need institutional features.”
- Who can create, pause and remove a subaccount?
- Which permissions belong to an operator and which remain with the main account?
- How are balances, orders and fees reported?
- What happens to credentials and open activity when an operator leaves?
- Which transfers or withdrawals require separate approval?
Ask the provider to confirm the applicable controls. Test a limited workflow before building several strategies around assumptions; keep legal ownership and operational organization as separate questions.
Continue with the relevant institutional profile
Onbely Verse offers institutional profiles for Hedge Funds, Traders / Trading Firms and API Brokers. After registration, its directory presents the exchanges and programs currently available there. The institutional layer uses exchange fee-share programs and official access links; account acceptance remains with each exchange.
Choose your institutional profile. What needs separation in your operation: strategy, team permissions or reporting?
Official sources
Sources reviewed on 8 September 2026. Conditions can change; confirm eligibility and terms with the relevant provider.
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