Growing a brokerage with copy trading, IBs and sub-broker brands
Advertising alone is an expensive way to grow a brokerage. The most sustainable growth often comes from people who already trust you: successful traders, partners and the communiti...
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Building your back office: dealing desk, risk and configuration
Clients see the terminal; your business runs on the back office. A well set-up back office lets a small team watch risk, support clients and change trading conditions safely.
STP, ECN and liquidity: connecting your brokerage to the market
Execution and liquidity decide the prices your clients see and how their orders are filled. Here is how STP and ECN execution work, and what to look for when connecting liquidity p...
Full licence or source code: choosing how to own your trading platform
Every broker eventually faces the same question: rent a platform, license it to run yourself, or own the code. Each model trades cost, control and speed in different ways.
Launching a turnkey brokerage with Altus Trader: from contract to first trade
This article walks through what launching a brokerage on Altus Trader looks like in practice, from choosing a licence to the first client trade. Your own timeline depends mostly on...
What is a turnkey brokerage solution, and what should it include?
A turnkey brokerage solution is a package of technology that lets you launch a brokerage without building or assembling every component yourself. The idea is simple: instead of buy...
How to start a forex and CFD brokerage: a step-by-step guide
Starting a forex and CFD brokerage is one of the most rewarding projects in financial services, and one of the most demanding. You need a legal structure, the right licences, banki...