Trading Terminal Development
A trading terminal is the application through which a trader consumes market data, submits orders and manages positions. We build desktop, web and mobile terminals for brokers, exchanges, prop firms and professional trading desks — from a lightweight retail front end to a professional workstation with hotkeys and order-level risk control.
What it solves
- Give clients a front end where trading is faster and clearer than in the market's off-the-shelf platform.
- Remove dependency on a third-party platform: your own terminal means your branding, your rules and your release pace.
- Bring several venues into one window so traders stop switching between exchange portals.
- Cut operational errors: confirmations, limits and warnings live in the interface, not in an internal policy document.
- Get behavioural data — which instruments, sizes and workflows clients actually use.
What the solution includes
Market data
Quotes, order book (DOM), time and sales and real-time charts, with aggregation across multiple venues and data vendors.
Order management
Limit, market, stop and conditional orders, order baskets, partial fills, cancel and replace, keyboard-driven trading.
Positions and P&L
Open positions, average price, unrealised and realised P&L, trade history and report export.
Pre-trade risk checks
Limit validation before the order leaves the client: maximum size, daily loss, restricted instruments and trading hours.
Accounts and access
Switching between accounts and sub-accounts, role model, read-only observer rights and delegated trading.
Workspace customisation
User-defined layouts, themes, session persistence and settings sync across devices.
What a terminal on our platform looks like
A candlestick chart with volumes and timeframes, or aggregated dynamics across instruments — the same components we use to assemble trading interfaces for brokers, exchanges and prop firms.
Chart data is illustrative and generated algorithmically.
Architecture and technical requirements
- Streaming data
- WebSocket subscriptions with reconnect and state recovery; snapshot plus incremental order book updates.
- Rendering
- Canvas/WebGL for charts and the DOM — a stable frame rate at high update frequency and across dozens of instruments.
- Desktop
- Windows and macOS builds with auto-update, multi-window layouts and multi-monitor support.
- Resilience
- Redundant data sources, a queue of unacknowledged orders and explicit indication of connection loss.
- Security
- Venue API keys stay on the backend and never reach the client; every user action is written to an audit log.
Typical integrations
- Exchanges and trading venues over REST and WebSocket APIs
- FIX protocol connectivity to brokers and liquidity providers
- Market data and historical quote vendors
- Internal back office and transaction accounting systems
- Client portal and authentication services
Stages and timelines
- 01
Discovery and requirements — 2–3 weeks
We map trading workflows, instruments, venues and latency requirements.
- 02
Design and UX/UI — 3–5 weeks
Workspace structure, prototypes of the key screens, terminal design system.
- 03
MVP — 2–3 months
Market data, orders, positions and one live venue — a build you can already trade on.
- 04
Ongoing development — continuous
New venues, instruments, reports and features according to your priorities.
Frequently asked questions
Can several exchanges be connected to one terminal?
Yes, this is a standard requirement. We map data from different venues onto a single internal model of instruments and accounts, so the trader works in one window while venue-specific API differences stay inside the connectors.
Desktop, web or mobile — which should we choose?
Web covers most retail workflows and needs no installation. Desktop is for the professional audience: multi-window layouts, several monitors, hotkeys and minimal input latency. A mobile app usually comes second — for monitoring positions rather than active trading.
Who owns the rights to the terminal code?
You do. Source code, documentation and infrastructure configuration are handed over in full and remain your property.
Can you extend our existing terminal?
Yes. We start with a code and architecture audit, then propose a plan: what can be evolved, what should be rewritten and what belongs in a separate service. The audit is a standalone stage delivered as a document — continuing with us is not a condition.
Related solutions
- Risk management systemsReal-time control of positions, limits, drawdown and margin with automatic actions and alerting.
- API integrationsConnectors to exchanges, brokers, banks, payment systems and CRM with a unified data model and monitoring.
- Brokerage platformsClient portal, onboarding, accounts, transaction accounting, commissions, IB programmes and broker admin panel.
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Tell us which system you need built or which process you need automated. We will study the task, clarify the requirements and prepare a preliminary commercial proposal.