How to Use LiquidityFinder

The video above is from a recent webinar showing some of the more ‘hidden’ features of LiquidityFinder, followed by an ‘Ask Me Anything’ session.

The video is a walk-through of some of the features of the site which will be helpful to you!

Most of these features are free for all users to use.

Before we start, if you have not yet joined our community and want full access to all of the below features and more, you can sign up from here: https://liquidityfinder.com/join

Search for Providers By Specific Instrument

It is possible to search for providers by instrument and technology platform. In the example below, we are looking for providers offering pricing in GBP/THB

Use the same method for finding which providers work with different technology providers, by putting the tech providers company name in the search bar.

Examples:

Search brokers by a specific asset/instrument (All Providers - search by Asset Class, eg: GBP/THB)

Search brokers by technology provider (All Providers - search by Asset Class, eg: 'Integral')

It is also possible to view ALL providers offering the same specific instrument (currency pair for example) from a specific providers page:

> Go to a providers page,

> Find a specific instrument they are offering from their lists,

> Click on a specific instrument,

> Go to the right hand menu,

> Select the specifc currency pair 

All providers offering that same currency pair will be shown.

In this example we are looking for other providers offering XAU/TRY:

How to make a post in to the Feed in the Dashboard

To make a post in to the Dashboard Feed, visible to everyone, the most recommended and fastest way is to use Post Link:

Copy and paste a URL from an external site, and the link should be scraped for the headline image and first line(s) of text. A visitor can click the link and be taken to that site. You can add additional text in the comment box. 

You can format your own additional text in the content box:

Preview Post then Submit

Adding a link in the text

Or use the Full Editor for a more complete blog type post.

Any images/graphics and hyperlinks copied from the original source will be automatically embedded in the article. You can and add links to external sites (or to an email address, using the method 'mailto: abc@example.com') when you click the link symbol in the menu bar over highlighted text you have chosen to carry the link:

Viewing Different Types of Feeds

The Global Feed is the defaul view (everyone sees everyone's posts)

Your Following Feed for those companies / people you follow

Your Feed with all your own personal posts

Insights Menu

A popular page here is the Volumes page for SpotFX (you can change the date range and select/deselect venues by clicking on the name at the top of the chart), NDFs and Crypto.

The Events page lists all upcoming (and some past) industry conferences, events and awards. Please let us know if we have any missing. (Highy recommended that you bookmark this page on your browser). The page is constantly being added to. 

We welcome contributors to these Insight pages, which are very popular. Please do get in touch if you would like to be a contributor. 

Build your followers by inviting others to join LiquidityFinder

To manage your Network in LiquidityFinder (includes people, companies, providers) click on Network from the Dashboard. 

You can increase your network by simply adding email addresses to the INVITE YOUR CONTACTS box. The person who receives the invite by email, when they create an acount, automatically becomes a follower of you. 

(PAID feature - If you are a company, you can also do this using the INVITE USERS TO FOLLOW YOUR PAGE link (unique for each company) found on each company's MAIN Content Management Area. Copy and paste the code and share on Social Media, in emails etc.)

If you would like a LiquidityFinder icon to put on your home page, referring your homepage visitors back to your company page on LiquidityFinder, please get in contact.

Post a News / Blog Article

(Paid Feature) Businesses with a Company or Provider page on LiquidityFinder can post news / blog articles from their Content Management Area / NEWS ARTICLES / Create News Article. 

You can post-date content to go out on a future date (could be useful for a blog-series etc)

Any news or blog post is included in the LiquidityFinder RSS feed. 

(Members of the site can comment on news articles at the bottom of each article, and feed posts.)

Connect with another user / send a message

Go to the Users list to see all registered users on the site. You can search by Company:

Click on a User profile for the person you would like to contact. 

Click MESSAGE USER 

Complete the message / contact request:

The user receives an email with the contact request. If accepted, they will reply to you via the site, and the message can continue in real time in your Inbox

Updating and 'branding' your own profile

Click on Profile (bottom left of the Dashboard menu). This helps you be identified and generate more leads and contacts for your business. Add your Company name in 

You can add a company logo / banner by clicking on the CHANGE BACKGROUND link (ideal size is 1370 x 160px):

Scroll down the Profile page to add a bio etcx. Personal details are not shown on the site but a phone number will be displayed to a company or Provider if you make an enquiry. This makes it easy for them to contact you and is especially useful if you contact multiple companies simultaneously. (You can always reequest that they contact you via WhatsApp or other channel.)

Saving and viewing Bookmarks

If you would like to save an article, company, feed post etc use the bookmark button from the main News menu:

Or from the specific story itself:

Go to your Bookmarks folder from the Dashboard to see all your saved Bookmarks

How to change your settings

In Settings you are able to change:

- the email associated with your account
- your password
- you can make your account Private (so it is not visible on the Users menu)
- Notifications. You can reeceive email alerts when you receive a contact request, someone posts a comment on a post you have made, when you get a new follower etc

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Author

Sam Low is the Founder of LiquidityFinder. With over 18 years in working with FX trading technology, Sam has deep experience in the FX (forex) trading industry, working with brokers, liquidity providers and end traders themselves.  You can message Sam directly here.