Introducing broker vs affiliates

The Internet makes it simple for traders to open an account and start trading. All brokers have an online presence and a website with all the info necessary regarding the types of the trading accounts, the trading conditions, and the steps to take for opening a Forex brokerage account. The process of opening a Forex…

Most foreign exchange transactions are between pairs of the currencies of the 10 nations that make up the G10. The nations and their currencies include the U.S. dollar (USD), the Euro (EUR), the pound sterling (GBP), the Japanese yen (JPY), the Australian dollar (AUD), the New Zealand dollar (NZD), the Canadian dollar (CAD), and the…

A forex broker is a financial services company that provides traders access to a platform for buying and selling foreign currencies. Forex is short for foreign exchange. Transactions in the forex market are always between a pair of two different currencies. A forex broker may also known be as a retail forex broker or a…

A Forex trading broker is organized as either a dealing desk (also called market makers) or a non-dealing desk. In the first case, the Forex broker literally creates a market by mirroring the quotation from the interbank market and deals the prices to its clients. In the second case, the Foreign exchange broker routes its clients orders…

An introducing broker, or IB, is a company or individual that introduces its clients to a forex or CFD broker. They provide their clients with trading education and support, as well as access to the financial markets. Bringing in new clients to trade with a broker may sound similar to affiliates but IBs provide further services…

The foreign exchange market is by necessity a global and 24-hour market. The clients of a forex broker include retail currency traders who use these platforms for speculation on the direction of currencies. Their clients also include large financial services firms that trade on behalf of investment banks and other customers. Any individual forex broker…