Institutional Market Insights: Industry

Choosing a liquidity provider can be difficult - there is a lot of choice these days! LiquidityFinder is your tool to ensure that you are matched with the best possible liquidity provider to help your trading business succeed.

While MT4 remains the most widely used retail trading platform, MT5 offers significant upgrades in asset coverage, order types, and analytical tools. This guide breaks down the key differences and helps brokers and traders decide which platform fits their needs.

Mauritius is an attractive destination for retail brokerages, and the FSC of Mauritius continues to support the development of regulatory frameworks. Here’s everything you need to know if you’re considering setting up a retail brokerage in Mauritius.

Understanding toxic flow, latency arbitrage, and how to protect your brokerage book from sharp traders.

Dark pools are a large part of the market, and how institutional traders keep their trades anonymous. We what dark pools are, the different types, and their effect on the broader market.

Need help in finding a liquidity provider? Here is our current list of the best liquidity providers on the market based on our understanding of their different features and capabilites which we get to undrstand through our conversations with their senior management and our thorough onboarding procees.

As institutional interest in digital assets grows, crypto prime brokerages have emerged to provide the infrastructure that serious players need, from custodial services and lending to OTC execution and portfolio margining. This article explores the landscape.

The comprehensive guide to understanding liquidity providers, Tier 1 banks, and market makers.

Brokers who decide to Run A B-Book Do So Primarily Because The Profit Potential Per Unit Traded Is Consistently Higher When Responsibly Managed, Than An A-Book Can Provide. In Addition, A B-Book Broker Has Significantly More Control Over Pricing And Fill Characteristics. As A Result, Their Clients Receive Improved Market Conditions And Regularly Report Greater Customer Satisfaction When Compared To A-Book Brokers.

Essential tools for managing A-Book/B-Book risk, exposure monitoring, and bridge hedging.

Although the authorities in the Seychelles do not provide a definitive list of brokers set up in the territory (with this type of secrecy being one of the attractions to brokers setting up here), it is estimated that there are between 300-400 retail brokers registered in The Seychelles. Why are there so many brokers registered here? Should you join them?

In this comprehensive step-by-step guide, we'll walk you through everything you need to know to set up your own brokerage. From obtaining the necessary licenses to choosing the right technology and marketing your services, we will take you through the steps on the journey. Do let us know if you need any help with anything covered below.

March 23, 2023 - Conor Ryder from Kaiko Research examines the liquidity situation in Crypto after the banking crisis in the first quarter. In this research report he dives into several liquidity metrics to give an update on crypto liquidity.

Leverage limits for CFD trading vary significantly across jurisdictions. This comparison covers FCA, ESMA, ASIC, CySEC, FSCA, and other key regulators, giving brokers and traders a clear picture of what's permitted where.

In institutional FX, not all liquidity access is equal. Prime Brokers serve the largest institutions directly, while Prime of Prime brokers provide a bridge for mid-tier firms. This guide explains the structural differences, access requirements, and how to choose the right model for your operation.

Measuring liquidity in crypto markets requires going beyond simple bid-ask spreads. This article introduces a multi-dimensional framework that accounts for market depth, order book resilience, trade impact, and cross-venue fragmentation.

MetaTrader 4 and MT5 dominate retail brokerage, but they're not the only option. This guide reviews the leading white label trading platform alternatives available to banks and brokers in 2026, covering technology, licensing, and key differentiators.

Many platform providers have reported that they are fielding an increase in enquiries from brokers now looking at alternatives to MT4 and MT5. In this article I am going to take a look at how MetaTrader became so dominant in the industry, and what alternatives there are for brokers who may need to look for a Plan B.