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In the case of Dukascopy Bank, it is approximately 20 external interbank counterparties, 4 ECNs and thousands of clients.
Concerning previous topic about TRUE ECN, we consider that under this term people understand that broker is honest and does not manipulate the prices. From our experience such broker should guarantee following:
1. Unique Price feed: Such price feed is determined as composition of liquidity provided by interbank counterparties, ECN’s counterparties and clients.
2. Equal and same prices for each and every client.
3. Information and transparency on market depth.
4. Possibility to place BID/OFFER orders. BID/OFFER orders should affect price feed and become transparent part of ECN prices and liquidity. Placed BID/OFFER orders should be executed in case if other ECN participants will trade on offered prices or should be executed in case if opposite side of the spread touches placed BID/OFFERs.
Above mentioned conditions exclude technical possibility to manipulate with the prices, even in case if this broker itself participates as liquidity provider in his own ECN, i.e. the broker/bank is not able to act in bad faith, as for example to hunt for clients stop orders, to
deviate prices, to increase spreads etc. Prices of such broker will be always in the scope of interbank quotes provided by other banks.If 4 above described conditions are in place, clients can rely on the broker/bank and such broker/bank can be called true ECN - Marketpalce
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