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MT5 on the Front, FIX in the Back: The Prop Firm Stack That Stops Limit Leaks and Payout Disputes

Traders can stay on MT5 while your back office runs on FIX: cleaner risk controls, consistent limits, better audit trails, and fewer payout disputes at scale.

April 19, 20266 min608

David Kovač

Stop Losing Fills: The FIX Session Lifecycle Checklist Every Broker Needs

A practical walkthrough of FIX session lifecycle mechanics—logon/logout, heartbeats, and sequence numbers—plus the failure patterns that cause brokers to miss fills and desync positions.

April 19, 20267 min614

David Kovač

Choosing the Right Trading API: When FIX Beats WebSockets (and When REST Wins)

A practical decision matrix for brokers and prop firms choosing between FIX, REST, and WebSocket—focused on latency, reliability, governance, and operational control.

April 19, 20267 min618

David Kovač

FIX Reject Storms: 12 Production 35=3 Errors and the 60‑Second Triage Playbook

A practical list of the most common FIX Session Reject (35=3) reasons brokers see in production—plus the fastest triage steps to isolate config, sequence, or counterparty issues.

April 19, 20267 min608

Priya Desai

Stop Losing Fills in Translation: 10 FIX Tags Every Broker Should Audit Weekly

A practical guide to the FIX tags that drive execution, risk, and audit trails—what to log, how to validate, and the mistakes that break fills and compliance workflows.

April 19, 20267 min608

David Kovač

Last Look Without the Guesswork: How to Audit FX Hold Times, Reject Codes, and LP Behavior

Last look can protect LPs—but it can also quietly drain broker execution quality. Learn how hold times and reject codes work, what to measure, and how to monitor LP behavior in production.

April 19, 20267 min626

Priya Desai

Your Trading Platform Is Talking—Here’s the Observability Dashboard Ops Actually Needs

A practical observability checklist for forex brokers and prop firms: what to monitor (latency, disconnects, rejects) and how to alert ops without noise.

April 19, 20267 min650

Priya Desai

From Trader to Forex Broker: A Complete Educational Guide

A definitive learning roadmap for traders transitioning into brokerage ownership—covering regulation, dealing models, liquidity, risk, technology, and operations.

February 9, 202614 min2,117

David Kovač

How to Run a Regulated Broker in Dubai: A Comprehensive Guide

Explore the intricacies of running a regulated broker in Dubai, including legal requirements, operational challenges, and best practices for success.

February 6, 20266 min2,153

Aisha Rahman

Why Brokers Are Transitioning from Trading Central to Custom Solutions

Forex brokers are shifting from Trading Central to in-house solutions due to complaints about signal quality. Discover the reasons and implications.

February 5, 20265 min2,133

Priya Desai

The Importance of an A-Book in Running a Forex Brokerage

Discover how the A-Book model enhances transparency and execution quality for forex brokers by routing trades directly to liquidity providers.

February 3, 20266 min2,329

Sofía Mendes

Liquidity Aggregation: The Backbone of Modern Forex and Multi-Asset Trading

Liquidity aggregation combines pricing from multiple sources to ensure tighter spreads, deeper market depth, and best execution. Learn how it shapes modern forex and multi-asset trading infrastructure.

October 24, 20258 min10,093

Thomas Mueller