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Broctagon, a leading provider of multi-asset liquidity and comprehensive FX solutions, proudly announces its latest strategic alliance with Tools for Brokers (TFB), an esteemed international technology provider catering to retail brokers, hedge funds, and proprietary trading firms.

Broctagon, a leading provider of innovative FX technology solutions, is excited to announce its strategic partnership with Stellar Partners, a renowned investment firm boasting a diverse portfolio inclusive of real estate investments, hospitality ventures, private equity endeavours, seed funding initiatives, as well as alternative and opportunistic investments in blockchain and digital assets.

Migrating our Forex CRM to MySQL HeatWave on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, increases performance by 30% and reduces cost by 35%.

2022 welcomed roaring new ideation and innovation as the world came back from the 2020 pandemic year, with fintech events around the globe revived in full force again. Broctagon was honoured to be part of many global meetups and sharing unique business insight with friends and partners all over the world once again. 

Broctagon Fintech Group's Asian liquidity arm, Broctagon Prime Markets is now a licensed digital financial service provider under the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC), Malaysia. This licence is a testament to Broctagon's excellence in digital asset liquidity, highlighting the regulatory emphasis and compliance to the AML/CFT and market conduct requirements of DFS businesses.

CEX.IO is the latest participant to join the inter-exchange liquidity network known as the WorldBook.

Broctagon Fintech Group was recently awarded 'Best Crypto Liquidity Solutions' at the Crypto Expo Dubai 2022, as a recognition for our newly-upgraded product, the NEXUS 2.0 Crypto Liquidity Hub. Held at Dubai Festival City from 16 -17 March, more than 100+ crypto companies gathered at the premier cryptocurrency event.

Broctagon participated in this year’s Finance Magnates London Summit. Hot on the heels of our attendance in the iFX International Expo 2021, this year’s event was held in-person during the period of 16-17 November 2021 at London, Old Billingsgate. Broctagon’s CEO Don Guo was present in London to speak directly with our clients and partners at the event.

Naijacrypto is a premier cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers digital asset trading services such as trading tools and leverage trading.

In our most recent update, we’ve focused on optimizing essential CRM modules. Key improvements include expedited onboarding with the ability to opt out of email OTP verification during account registration.

Good news to all Prop Firms! Version 7.8.0, features a full integration with Stripe – a new payment channel addition exclusively for prop trading. Simply enable the feature within your CRM marketplace, register for a Stripe account and you are all set to onboard Prop Challenge participants all from every corner of the globe.

This new release spots a deposit interface overhaul, introducing intuitive icons on a streamlined single page for easy navigation. In addition, your clients can now directly purchase a package to participate in challenges, bypassing the need for an initial e-wallet deposit.

This major release brings a host of updates to our Prop Trading System, elevating experiences for both end users and administrators. Now, Prop Firms can effortlessly calculate and distribute profit sharing not only to challengers but IB/referrals as well, offering a powerful incentive to attract more participants. Furthermore, the challenge setup process has been refined for enhanced intuitiveness and flexibility, such as assigning challenges based on client groups, non-disruptive challenge terminations and more. Dive in to explore the full spectrum of improvements!

In this update, we’re thrilled to introduce an extension to our IB commission payout module. Now, alongside volume, spread, and profit-based payouts, you can reward your IBs based on commissions configured on your trading platform.

This release brings pivotal enhancements to the Proprietary Trading Challenge system. Notable improvements include more frequent equity monitoring, now calculated every 10 minutes and a more intuitive "participants" tab that now offers detailed snapshots of traders' status. Furthermore, we've streamlined the admin process with automated approval options, challenge duplication and more!

In this new release, we’re excited to present the all-new Calendar function—a powerful tool designed to help your team effortlessly manage tasks by providing a comprehensive overview of assignments and their corresponding deadlines. Stay organized and on top of your schedule with this intuitive feature. We’ve also fine-tuned our PSP deposit settings to offer you greater flexibility. Now, you have the ability to adjust the deposit amounts submitted by your clients, ensuring they align precisely with the funds received in your PSP. This optimization allows greater control in streamlining transactions and avoid administrative hassle. Furthermore, we understand the importance of efficiency in your IB commission processes. With the latest update, you can now choose to disable the display of zero commission data. This thoughtful enhancement not only helps declutter your CRM but also contributes to a more effective commission payout system for your IBs.

In this update, we're proud to present the seamless integration Twilio Verify into our CRM. This integration enhances your security measures by offering clients a diverse array of reliable verification methods. With Twilio Verify, clients now have the flexibility to opt for 2FA via various channels, such as voice, messaging, and WhatsApp during the onboarding process. Bid farewell to the constraints of email OTP verifications and empower your clients to select the verification method that best suits their preferences.

Get ready to excite your traders with our latest feature: The Trading Competition module. Amp up the trading thrill by hosting trading competitions for your traders to battle it out for the top spot and win enticing prizes. Launch competitions with unprecedented ease complete with leadership boards and the flexibility to automatically distribute rewards. Install the module today and create an electrifying experience for your traders! Please note that Trading Competition is currently available for MT4 and MT5 only.

We started with a dream to bridge the gap for highly tailored FX solutions that add tangible and impactful value to Forex Brokers. 14 years and hundreds of brokers later, we revisit the question – What is Broctagon? Our team at iFX Expo Asia 2023 shares their answers.

Broctagon’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and co-founder, Ted Quek, was recently invited to a sharing session at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he detailed his experience of starting Broctagon Fintech Group with the students, and his journey of bringing it to the global presence it is today, with offices in 7 countries, and serving clients from over 50 countries. Big thanks to assistant dean, Associate Prof. Huang Ke-Wei, who organized this rare opportunity for the university’s new Masters’ Programme for Digital Financial Technology.

You might be interested in starting a business in the world's biggest financial market - Forex. But where to start? There are mostly 2 options: Building a brokerage from scratch, and to start a forex brokerage with a white label.

In the foreign exchange (FX) market, liquidity providers and brokers work together to facilitate trading. Liquidity providers supply the market with tradable currency pairs and provide pricing information. Brokers, on the other hand, connect traders with liquidity providers and execute trades into the market, on their behalf.

Liquidity providers play a crucial role in financial markets and exchanges to ensure a seamless execution of trades, and to provide buyers and sellers with the ability to buy and sell at any time. By providing liquidity to the market, liquidity providers help reduce volatility, ensure that prices remain stable, and minimize the risk of slippage - the difference between the expected trade price and the actual price. 

Liquidity in cryptocurrencies is important, but unlike the Forex market, there is a notorious lack of liquidity in the crypto market. The need for liquidity aggregation is therefore really crucial to bring crypto to the level of trading and activity like in the forex market. In this article, we’ll understand why liquidity is important and […]

It all started from tinkering with his uncle’s MS-DOS personal computer when Ted was just in primary school. Today, Ted Quek is Broctagon's CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and Co-founder, a company that is a licensed multi-asset liquidity and technology provider headquartered in Singapore with global presence serving clients across 50 countries.

A good customer relationship management (CRM) system is an essential part of any successful brokerage. An ideal brokerage CRM will help businesses prepare for growth by organizing and managing all client-related information within one space. Choosing the right CRM will also help streamline business processes, increase efficiency, and improve business yield.

Investing is about managing risks to reap rewards but everyone has different ideas about how to get there and just how much they are willing to gamble on reaching their wealth goals, says Broctagon Fintech Group's CEO Don Guo.

Today, Ted Quek, the CTO and co-founder of Broctagon, had the honour of addressing students at Raffles Institution, one of Singapore’s premier educational institutions known for nurturing some of the brightest minds and future leaders.

We’re back from the electrifying iFX Expo Dubai 2024, held in the heart of this dynamic city! The financial world converged on this dynamic event, and Broctagon was proud to be in the midst of it all. The expo, which took place from January 16-18, was a whirlwind of excitement and opportunity at the Dubai World Trade Centre. From reconnecting with familiar faces to forging new connections, the energy was infectious.

As the financial industry gears up for the prestigious iFX Expo in Dubai, Broctagon is poised to showcase its innovative suite of FX solutions that epitomize excellence and cutting-edge technology. Scheduled to take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre, this event holds special significance as the first of major finance expo of the year, setting the tone for industry trends and innovations.

We're pleased to announce that Broctagon Fintech Group has been honored with the prestigious title of “Best Prop Trading Technology Provider” at the recently concluded Dubai Forex Expo 2023.

Day 1 is abuzz at iFX International 2023! The day is lively as attendees from around the globe gathered at the impressive City of Dreams Integrated Resort, with its vibrant landscape of Liquidity Solutions, Forex Brokers and Technology Providers showcasing their cutting-edge products and services.

We started with a dream to bridge the gap for highly tailored FX solutions that add tangible and impactful value to Forex Brokers. 14 years and hundreds of brokers later, we revisit the question – What is Broctagon? Our team at iFX Expo Asia 2023 shares their answers.

Broctagon was invited to the Oracle’s Executive Connect Session held at the Sheraton Tower Hotel, Singapore, on 12 July 2023.

In the ever-evolving world of the Forex markets, Broctagon has consistently emerged as a leading provider of comprehensive turnkey solutions for brokerages worldwide. Recently, at the internationally acclaimed Bangkok iFX Expo Asia 2023, the team at Broctagon had the opportunity to sit down with renowned financial news media outlet FX168 for an exclusive interview on how we stay competitive, relevant and innovative.

Broctagon returned to Thailand once again for the internationally acclaimed iFX Expo Asia 2023 from 20-22 June 2023 at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld. After a successful launch for the first time in Bangkok in 2022, this year’s immersive event set a new benchmark, bringing together over 100 speakers and 3,000 attendees for 2+ days of networking and knowledge sharing. The iFX Expo proved to be a dynamic platform for engaging in vibrant and innovative discussions, where industry leaders and influencers came together to shape the future of the FX market.

Affiliate programs have become pivotal for modern brokerages, especially in today’s interconnected digital marketplace. They have evolved from marketing strategies into integral growth drivers.

A proprietary trading challenge, often referred to as a prop trading challenge, is an assessment and evaluation process designed by proprietary trading firms (prop firms) to identify talented and skilled traders.

Navigate the world of Proprietary Trading (Prop Trading) with our essential glossary of must-know terms! Whether you are a trader exploring this innovative new concept or Broker looking to expand your key offerings, this guide will help you chart a course to success by covering some of Prop Trading’s most important terms.

Starting a Forex Brokerage can be a thrilling business venture. However, just like any other business, it is crucial to take into account vital aspects such as developing a sound business plan, registering the business, obtaining the necessary technology, partnering with liquidity providers, and selecting the types of trading assets to offer. You might be wondering, how do I start, and how much is the cost to start a forex brokerage?

The current era of rapid digital transformation has revolutionized financial transactions and investment models.

Read more about what is CFD (Contracts for Difference) Trading and the benefits for FX Brokers to provide CFD trading.

The foreign exchange (Forex) market is the world’s largest and most liquid financial market, and in recent years, the rise of online trading platforms and mobile proliferation have made it easier than ever for individuals to participate, driving increased retail trading activity.

Understanding the differences between a Straight-through-processing (STP) and Market Maker (MM) broker.

In the foreign exchange (FX) market, liquidity providers and brokers work together to facilitate trading. Liquidity providers supply the market with tradable currency pairs and provide pricing information. Brokers, on the other hand, connect traders with liquidity providers and execute trades into the market, on their behalf.