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Spotware, the company behind the cTrader trading platform and a provider of innovative trading technology for brokers worldwide, has launched cBridge, a standalone, platform-agnostic liquidity bridge. By replacing traditional per-volume billing with transparent infrastructure-based pricing, cBridge is designed to reduce bridge costs by up to 80%. The launch marks an important step for Spotware as it moves beyond a single-product positioning and lays the groundwork for broader infrastructure for brokers.
How cBridge saves brokers up to 80%
As a cost-effective solution, cBridge eliminates volume fees and hidden charges entirely. Its pricing is based on the number of servers and connections involved. This means costs remain consistent regardless of trading volume, giving brokers a clearer basis for expense planning. The benefit becomes more visible at higher volumes, where cBridge can reduce liquidity bridge costs by up to 80% compared with traditional per-volume billing.
Platform-agnostic by design
cBridge operates as a fully standalone solution, connecting cTrader, MT4, MT5 and FIX API environments to multiple Liquidity Providers. Brokers manage liquidity access, routing and execution in one place, with unified quote pricing and routing rules applied across all connected servers. Ready integrations and broad protocol coverage across trading, pricing and reporting keep the implementation process contained.
At the core of cBridge’s platform-agnostic design is Spotware’s broader “Be Open” principle, aimed at giving brokers freedom in how they build and manage their technology stack.
Operations first
cBridge is structured around the day-to-day workflows of dealing and operations teams. Within one workspace, the interface combines guided layouts, right-side context panels and cross-setting references. Context panels surface linked settings and dependencies at the point of configuration, while cross-setting references help teams follow relationships between symbols, streams, trading servers and routing rules. Guided layouts speed up setup and reduce the time needed to diagnose issues when changes are made. Together, these interface elements keep setup changes, dependency checks and troubleshooting within the same operational flow.
Flexible Order Routing
cBridge also addresses one of the more demanding parts of bridge administration: day-to-day work with routing logic. As rule sets become more layered, Colour-coded Validation helps dealers scan them quickly. Inactive rules are marked within the rules grid, and row-level icons alongside sidebar counters indicate where review is required. Hovering over any rule surfaces the relevant issue directly, whether a deleted symbol, a conflicting parameter or an entry overridden by a higher-priority rule. The aim is to give teams a reliable way to maintain routing integrity as configurations evolve over time.
Cross-setting validation checks
cBridge validates settings across symbols, streams and routing rules, including the bridge-to-platform boundary, where certain conflicts are not always visible during initial setup. Once a symbol’s price feed has been injected into a trading server, for instance, it cannot be streamed again with a different markup for another client group. Duplicate pricing streams can also place unnecessary update load on the server. Cross-setting consistency checks and platform-aware validation help catch these conditions prior to deployment.
Modular architecture for continuity under load
cBridge runs on Spotware-hosted infrastructure, where scaling, updates and maintenance are handled without pausing live workflows. Its modular setup allows heavier components to be expanded or maintained independently, without affecting the rest of the bridge. When demand rises, additional capacity can be brought online and requests redistributed automatically. Clustered fault-tolerant modules help keep the system available during peak trading hours, while fault isolation helps contain local issues before they affect the wider setup.
Exposure, performance and reporting in a unified view
Exposure and activity data from connected Trading Platforms and Liquidity Providers flows into a single view, covering both A-Book and B-Book performance. Dashboards are organised by role – dealers, risk managers, operations teams and executives each get a dedicated view with relevant KPIs and drill-down paths. For audit work and deeper analysis, reporting extends to execution and order activity, trading volumes, slippage and mark-outs.
Alerts and notifications
cBridge delivers role-based alerts by email and through a dedicated alert dashboard, covering both technical and operational anomalies. Email notifications include clear details on the underlying anomaly, and the dashboard extends this with filters for current alerts and full history. Alerts are grouped by function – connectivity issues, trading server events, pricing inconsistencies, execution-related signals and cBridge operational issues, ensuring each team receives what is relevant to their area.
Ilia Iarovitcyn, CEO of Spotware Systems, said: “For years, brokers have taken for granted that bridge costs rise with volume, and that managing routing rules means dealing with disconnected tables spread across multiple screens. We challenged both assumptions. cBridge brings fixed infrastructure-based pricing and an operations-first interface, because as a broker grows, its margins should improve – not its vendor’s revenue.”
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Spotware Systems is a fintech company founded in 2010, based in Limassol, Cyprus, with a global team of 200+ professionals. It designs and delivers innovative trading technology and custom solutions for brokers worldwide, supporting long-term growth and scalability. Spotware’s solutions include cTrader, the flagship trading platform, and cBridge, a highly cost-effective liquidity bridge for all platforms that eliminates volume fees and hidden charges entirely. Spotware’s expertise is consistently recognised with multiple international industry awards, including Best Trading Platform, Best Services for Partners and Best Mobile Trading App.
