{"id":24386,"date":"2012-11-19T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-17T10:16:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T15:16:43","slug":"who-needs-another-multibroker-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradingtechnologies.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/19\/who-needs-another-multibroker-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Needs Another Multibroker Execution Platform?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span>Just a Little History<\/span><\/h3>\n

\n\u201cWho am I? Why am I here?\u201d<\/i><\/i><\/div>\n


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\nA \u201cmultibroker solution\u201d can be broadly defined as a trading platform that provides the buy side with the ability to execute and clear with multiple brokers, preferably from a single screen.Over the years, there have been many reasons for TT to offer a multibroker solution. The beginning of the 21st century was a boom time for commodities and futures markets. During that period, the biggest challenge for a trader seemed to be how to capture a piece of the ever-growing pie, in an environment where trade volumes would go up for the foreseeable future. Even the occasional bump in the road<\/a>\u00a0didn’t\u00a0seem to slow anyone down for long. The more relationships you had, the wider you could reach to gather in the bounty.
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\nBut it was by no means an easy road. The barriers to multiple broker relationships were many:<\/p>\n