ECN brokers?

jamie78john

Trader
Nov 6, 2014
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Hi guys, maybe a bit not so newbie question, but I hear that many brokers claiming that they are ECN brokers but in reality they are market makers, can someone point me out better ways to find out if certain broker is cheating with claiming false things?
 
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alexflemj

Active Trader
Nov 9, 2011
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This is just one way to find out whether self-proclaimed brokers are indeed ECN - at times of loq liquidity or high volatility (news times), if you are to place a buy or a sell order, you will most probably receive slippage simply because there is no one who can provide enough liquidity to fill your order. If your broker is not true ECN,your order (at news times again)will get filled at whatever price you want cause it will never get sent to liquidity providers, instead broker will keep it in house.
 

vicknic

Confirmed ProfiForex Representative
Jan 21, 2014
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www.profiforex.com
One thing about ECN brokers is that they don't trade against you. They do not profit from you loss, rather you are given low spreads and required to pay a small commission per deal. There is this misconception about ECN brokers being unable to give fixed spreads. This cannot be true. A broker that offers ECN accounts may choose to offer both variable spreads and fixed spreads.
 

Rambo35

Confirmed PaxForex Representative
Apr 22, 2013
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You can look at their platform. For example, Currenex and cTrader are ECN platforms, so you can be sure that if you trade via these platforms, you are trading in an ECN.

That is true, but there are two bridges which have been created so ECN can be offered on MT4 as well. I would not recommend that and stick to the true ECN platforms.
 

Fxpipper

Master Trader
Oct 26, 2011
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I use three brokers, tradersway, fxcm and alpari and the first two are real ecn with c trader, the later, well its something, just not sure what to tag it as..
The point being that most of the top brokers may offer ecn trading, you no longer need to have a hundred grand to trade ecn..
 

Ahmer

Master Trader
Dec 26, 2014
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www.icmarketsfx.com
Just ask your broker to show trading receipts from Liquidity Providers. IC Markets and Global Prime both are ECN brokers and they can show who filled against your trade order.
 

triplet

Active Trader
Oct 7, 2014
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A true ECN broker will never trade against you because they their main source of income is through commissions. They offers a transparent platform whereby traders get the best deals.