# Independent Reserve

> Licensed, secure, and trusted cryptocurrency exchange

Independent Reserve is a regulated centralized cryptocurrency exchange based in Australia. It lets individuals, businesses, and self-managed super funds trade crypto with several fiat currencies and fill large orders through an OTC desk.

Independent Reserve is a regulated centralized cryptocurrency exchange based in Australia. It serves retail and business customers across the Asia-Pacific region. Self-managed super funds are among its main users.

Users fund accounts by bank transfer and trade crypto against several fiat currencies with simple, market, limit, stop buy, and stop sell orders. Recurring purchases support dollar-cost averaging, and an OTC desk fills large orders for institutions, trusts, and high-net-worth clients. An API supports automated trading.

Client assets are fully backed and kept apart from company funds, with most digital assets in cold storage at an insured qualified custodian. Its financial statements, including client balances, are audited each year. It is used by retail investors, businesses, trusts, and super funds.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2013-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/independent_reserve

## Products

- [Independent Reserve Exchange](https://thegrid.id/profiles/independent_reserve): Independent Reserve Exchange is the order book trading platform of Independent Reserve, where users buy and sell crypto against several fiat currencies with market, limit, and stop orders. Accounts are funded by bank transfer, with instant deposits in Australia and recurring buys for dollar-cost averaging. Personal, business, trust, and SMSF accounts trade on the web and in mobile apps. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product)
- [Independent Reserve API](https://thegrid.id/profiles/independent_reserve): Independent Reserve API is a developer tooling interface that provides JSON-based HTTP and real-time WebSockets access for automated trading, market data, and account management. (Developer Tooling, Live)
- [Independent Reserve OTC](https://thegrid.id/profiles/independent_reserve): Independent Reserve OTC is an over-the-counter trading service providing deeper liquidity, private execution, and competitive pricing for large cryptocurrency orders. (OTC, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://independentreserve.com)
- [Blog](https://www.independentreserve.com/blog)
- [Documentation](https://www.independentreserve.com/features/api)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.independentreserve.com/help/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.independentreserve.com/help/terms-and-conditions)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/indepreserve)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/independent-reserve)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/independentreserve)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/independentreserve)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/independentreserve)

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