Our Business Model
TIOmarkets employs a hybrid trade execution model, strategically combining internal liquidity matching with Straight Through Processing (STP) to external liquidity providers.
How client orders are executed
When you place a trade with TIOmarkets, orders may be:
- ✓matched internally against other client flow or internal liquidity, or
- ✓passed through to external liquidity providers using STP execution.
The method used is determined by several factors, including:
- ✓Market conditions
- ✓Available liquidity
- ✓Instrument traded
- ✓The size of your order
Our core objective is to maintain fast order execution, tight pricing, and reliable trading conditions for all clients.
What is internal liquidity?
Internal liquidity refers to the process of matching client buy and sell orders within our own liquidity pool.
This is common industry practice and is crucial for execution quality, as it helps minimize latency and slippage.
Internal order matching does not change the market price displayed to clients. Price feeds come from external liquidity providers and are aggregated to ensure you are receiving the most competitive price possible.
What is STP execution?
Straight Through Processing (STP) means that orders are passed through to external liquidity providers for execution.
Our liquidity providers may include banks or other non-bank financial institutions that provide market pricing and executable liquidity for the instruments available on our trading platform.
STP execution helps us manage overall market exposure while providing access to additional liquidity during periods of increased trading activity or larger order flows.
How TIOmarkets earns revenue
We earn revenue through:
- ✓trading spreads,
- ✓commissions on certain account types,
- ✓overnight swap charges, and
- ✓Dormancy fees.
Our business is built around providing trading services, technology infrastructure, access to markets, and client support.
Risk and exposure management
Like many financial services firms, TIOmarkets actively manages market exposure as part of its normal business operations.
This may include:
- ✓internally offsetting client positions,
- ✓externally hedging exposure with liquidity providers,
- ✓managing net market risk across instruments and accounts.
These processes are designed to support orderly execution, liquidity management, and operational stability.
Our approach to trade execution
Financial markets involve risk, volatility, and changing market conditions. During periods of high volatility - slippage, spread widening, or reduced liquidity may occur across markets.
Our objective is to provide:
- ✓competitive pricing,
- ✓fast and reliable execution at all times,
- ✓access to market liquidity,
- ✓transparent trading conditions.
These processes are designed to support orderly execution, liquidity management, and operational stability.
Transparency matters
We believe traders should have access to clear information about pricing, trading costs, and execution practices before opening an account.
Understanding how brokers operate can help traders make more informed decisions when comparing trading services and managing trading risk.