Institutional Market Insights: Risk Management

Find out 6 trading strategies every trader should know: Swing Trading, Position Trading, Day Trading, Price Action Trading, Algorithmic Trading, and News Trading.

Slippage is an issue for large parts of the FX markets, and is often exacerbated by last look trading practices. But what can traders do to avoid it?

Pairs trading is a quantitative, market-neutral strategy that exploits the historical correlation between two securities. When the spread between them diverges, traders go long on the underperformer and short on the outperformer, profiting from mean reversion.

Scalping is one of the most active trading styles to capture small price movements. This guide covers the mechanics of scalping, the platforms and tools best suited for it, and the risk management discipline required to make it sustainable.

Liquidity risk is an important part of running and planning a business. In this guide, we provide a brief overview of what liquidity risk is, why it’s important, and how to manage liquidity risk.

A comprehensive guide to DeFi yield farming, liquidity provision, and earning crypto rewards.

Olaf Ransome discusses the stability of stablecoins, and the associated risk

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.

There are still traders who pursue the idea that Latency Arbitrage is a quick and easy way to a guaranteed profitable trading strategy. LiquidityFinder regularly receives enquiries from traders who experience difficulty in this area. We thought it would be useful to explain why this is not a strategy worth investing any time or effort in

We have created an overview of the various strategies forex traders use when trading FX as we realise that everyone as to start somewhere. If you are serious about trading, and it is advisable to be serious about trading if you are going to commit your own capital to this venture, then it would be advisable to work with a reputable trading academy. Studying on a short-term course with a trading academy would be a good investment that will help you preserve and grow your capital in what is by all measures a high-risk venture.

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.

An institutional guide to executing calendar spreads and delta-neutral strategies using Paradigm.

How to use the Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator for precise entry and exit signals.

Triangle patterns are among the most reliable continuation and reversal signals in technical analysis. This guide covers the three main types, symmetrical, ascending, and descending, with clear identification criteria, entry rules, and stop placement guidance.

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.