Hello everybody. I mean, how do you become a broker yourself? I have noticed, most of the brokers have the same software and all connected to the same source, what i think is cme group/nymex. My idea is to have a plus500.com or fxsol.com like company, for myself mostly, and avoid being overcharged by those brokers. What kind of licences do you need?Money? What about europe/russia, any differences there? Where do you apply? I do some research, but searching "dont know what" and "dont know where" is such a waste of time Any ideas? Thanks.
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As described by our partner: "We steadily accelerated revenue improvement since beginning with [our customer] late last year, (calculated on a per lot basis) for April revenue increased by 62% above their performance before we started. The market risk we carry for this client is extremely conservative compared to their balance sheet and we will be able to further improve this number as we complete some studies of their client base and are given permission to increase VAR." If you decide on STP, you will need to set up STP relations with the banks. Boston Technologies can provide you with the contacts and the software to clear your trades and your risk with more then 20 liquidity providers in FX Spot, CFD , Commodities and other markets. BT can provide training to: Managers on how a brokerage makes money and how it can lose money IT personnel to manage MetraTrader 4 and Forex systems. Sales and Marketing departments. To Managers about offering a managed accounts solution. 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somehow, that seems like super overkill for someone wanting to be his own broker. Why not just be an introducing broker for an already established broker/FCM - openecry, IB, or many others.
You are right... the Boston guys ask for 40 grand plus 3 monthly to get all the things on. Allthrough they gave me some idea how the stuff works.Thanks.
This was a fantastic thread for me... I got to read something really nice in their "sample business plan"... here http://www.bostontechnologies.com/docs/Business_Plan.pdf " Closed loop dealing desk: The second business model is to take more of the risk: The customer buys from the broker and sells to the broker. If the customer makes money, trader loses money, and the contrary. Most small retail customers have no experience and 95% of them WILL lose money. In this model, which is more like gambling for the customer, most customers spend 95% of their deposits in 2-3 months. This model is simpler, but riskier. Here, most customers act like gamblers, and your model is to act as the âhouseâ. If they start with a deposit of $10,000, because of betting psychology most end up losing 90% of that investment in 2-3 months. They take small profits, and let losses run. Thus, this is a ânon recurringâ customer model, in that most customers lose their cash, and do not come back with additional investments. Ongoing customer acquisition is thus very important. In this model, some of the more experienced customers will grow frustrated that they are not dealing with Straight Through Processing. Segmenting these customers out and dealing with them through a Straight Through Processing model is usually a good idea. Below we discuss such hybrid models. " Yeks!
It is quite easy to start trading forex. There are a great many forex brokers available and opening an account is pretty straightforward. Some things you should consider as you look to identify the one best suited to you are: * Account minimum deposit (if any) * Transaction size flexibility * Spreads * Execution * Commissions (if any) * Security of deposited funds * Allowable leverage * Currency pairs available for trading * Usability of the trading platform The great thing is that nowadays the vast majority of brokers have available demo trading platforms you can use to evaluate their system. Be sure, though, to make note of any differences there are between the real platform and the demo one. Some brokers' platforms are both the same across the board, but some have noticeable differences in things like execution speeds. It wouldn't hurt to check around the discussion boards to see what others are saying. Actually, if you are new to forex trading it is well worth it to spend a while trading via a demo platform first. It will help you develop and understanding of how it all works. That way, when you do go live, you will be more confident and ready for action. Easy Forex
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which market are you going to work on? if you aren't sure then it would be better for you to ask "what to do?" some software provider which can provide support of more than just forex (for ex. http://protrader.net/). I think they will help you understand wht to do next.