Thursday, July 16, 2015

Difference between Market Maker, ECN and STP broker



Choosing the right Forex Broker is not easy, there are several Forex Broker models to choose from and each broker offers benefits and tools to make your trading easier and to give you more value.
                                   
However, there is no Forex Broker that is ideal for every trader. Choosing your broker should be based on your specific needs, expectations and most importantly, your trading strategy. The three broker models should be understood fully to help you choose the best Broker for your trades.
                                                                                                   
Market Making Forex Brokers, as the name suggests, this broker model actually makes the market where you trade. With a Market Maker, the broker can feed prices that have no correlation with the real Forex markets (Interbank market) and more importantly,  each time you buy or sell an order, your broker is the counter-party to your trades. This means when you win the broker losses, and when you lose, the broker wins.

Naturally, there are many traders that have serious concerns with market makers due to the conflict of interest between client and broker. Traditionally,  Market making brokers have issue accepting profitable trading strategies, Forex Robots and systems and to protect their own interests, they use techniques such as trading restrictions, minimum market limits and levels, re-quotes and dealer plug-ins to protect their profitability. 

ECN Brokers use an execution flow that is completely opposite to a market maker. Through technology, the ECN broker allows trader direct access to the real Forex markets through institutional broker accounts with Banks, Forex Exchanges and Liquidity Providers. Generally, an ECN broker will feed core/raw spreads to the MT4 platform and charge an ECN commission on the traders volumes to generate a profit.

As the ECN model requires larger volumes for the Broker to make adequate profits, there will be specific deposit, minimum trade size or volumes requirements and as such, normal retail traders are often priced out of trading with an ECN broker.

ECN trading is highly beneficial for professional or high volume traders looking to avoid the conflict of interest that a Market Making broker presents.  ECN offers the most transparent and fair true market conditions and execution flows. 

The STP Broker Forex model offers more affordable direct-to-market trading to retail clients using real market price feeds, automatic order execution to the real Forex markets and the benefits of using banks, FX exchanges and other liquidity sources for order filling.  

STP trading gives Forex traders the same execution advantages as ECN brokers such as no -conflict order filling, real market pricing , order filling at real market pricing using best bid and best ask and best execution policies, but instead of offering core/raw spreads, the spread is marked-up and no commissions are charged to traders.

The mark-up allows the broker to generate profits without having to act as the counterparty for its client's orders, but does however rely on higher volumes to make money. Many tools and benefits an STP (or even ECN) brokers offer will be based on traded volumes or minimum deposits to ensure that the broker can reward its clients and still generate business profitability.

Both STP and ECN brokers are specifically suitable for Expert Advisors, Forex Robots, Auto-Clickers, News trading, High Frequency Trading and other profitable trading strategies due to the conflict free order execution flow and the "no risk" policies used by these brokers.

Yadix operates as a true direct-to-market execution with both ECN and STP trading accounts available to professional and retail traders, with no dealing desk intervention and no market making. 

Based on this philosophy, Yadix has built a strong reputation for Scalpers, EAs, HFTs and profitable traders. Our services are within reach for any trader, professional or beginner and our mission is to support all profitable traders with fair and transparent order execution,  tools  and rewards so high frequency traders can truly benefit and get additional value from their broker. 

You are invited to learn more about Yadix benefits by visiting the website or visit our live chat for a professional consultation.

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