During our recent exhibition at iFX EXPO international in Cyprus in May 2019, we had a good time chatting with enthusiastic entrepreneurs looking to become a broker. We would like to share some of our thoughts on the opportunities on the white label. The Foreign Exchange market (FX) has come a long way in the…
What is MetaTrader? Metatrader 5 (MT5) is MetaQuotes electronic platform that targets primarily retail traders and smaller institutional clients. Launched in 2010, it is the predecessor of MetaTrader 4 (MT4), the market leading trading platform. MetaTrader allows investors to send order requests to liquidity providers or banks to speculate on various asset classes. MetaTrader 5…
Fair Trading Technology recently upgraded BrokerTools with regulatory reporting tools to be compliant with MiFID II and EMIR requirements issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) by adding a range of mandatory informational messages to clients and adding new regulatory reports. As an example, clients can now from Trader’s Room download financial & investor statements,…
Why are people looking into forex trading? The foreign exchange (aka forex, FX) market is the most liquid market in the world, with a daily turnover of more than $5 trillion per day and is unique in that sense that it is: Continuous operation, 24 hours a day (except for weekends) Low margins of relative profit compared to…
Brokers can now offer both MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) for their clients in one platform with BrokerTools 4.0. Brokers can easily manage both platforms from one Back Office and cater to the needs of different clients. Clients can use the familiar Trader’s Room, Partner Management and PAMM for both MT4 and MT5. This also…
Today’s forex business is a daily struggle for getting the most out of your white-label technology providers. The market is full of trading plugins, each solving specific tasks, but there is no real synergy among them. This makes it very hard to have a clear picture of the current state of your forex business. With that…
The Asian region is an economic hub with three out of the top five financial centers of the world. With 60% of the world population it makes it the fastest growing economy right now with China, India and Japan in the forefront. In conversations with brokers and fin-tech consultants, it was very clear that the…