Scope Prime, the institutional liquidity arm of Rostro Financial Group, integrated MetaQuotes' Ultency matching engine into its infrastructure, giving MT5-based brokers faster access to its multi-asset liquidity pool.
According to the company, the integration removes the need for third-party bridges when connecting to Scope Prime's network of bank, non-bank, and ECN liquidity sources across more than 40,000 instruments.
Ultency was introduced at the Finance Magnates London Summit in December as MetaQuotes' answer to independent liquidity bridge providers that have historically controlled the infrastructure layer between MT5 terminals and liquidity sources.
"We have always been committed to reducing latency in our order-matching infrastructure and supporting brokers operating MT5-based trading environments. Ultency offers native integration within the MT5 platform, better connecting us as liquidity provider with all our clients," Hesham Hasanin, Group Head of Trade Solution at Rostro, commented..
Access to Multi-Asset Liquidity Gets Faster
Ultency hosts execution hubs in LD4 and NY4 data centers, positioning infrastructure closer to major financial markets. The platform supports multiple order types and provides brokers with transparent infrastructure pricing, according to MetaQuotes.
For Scope Prime, the integration means institutional clients can connect without "the need for multiple third-party vendors or complex middleware setups," Hasanin said.
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The company recently expanded beyond CFD liquidity into futures and options, adding CME, Eurex, ICE, and CBOT exchange access earlier this month.
It also adjusted gold spreads in January following CME margin requirement changes driven by precious metals volatility.
Targeting Institutional Clients Without Middleware
Hasanin positioned the Ultency integration as targeting "fast-growing segments of the institutional market, including startup brokers, proprietary trading firms and other larger brokerages."
He described it as "a scalable, resilient foundation for future growth" that runs alongside existing FIX API or GUI connections while offering "a faster, more cost-efficient route" to aggregated liquidity.
Other liquidity providers have moved quickly to adopt Ultency since its December launch. LMAX Group integrated the matching engine in early February, and GMG Prime announced its own Ultency integration in January.
MetaQuotes positioned Ultency as eliminating third-party bridge fees, though the platform shifted to a volume-based pricing model that left some brokers questioning whether real cost savings materialized without disclosure of previous fee structures.
Competitive Landscape Remains Crowded
Ultency faces established competition in the liquidity aggregation and matching engine space. oneZero Hub offers its MatchMaker matching engine with algorithmic pricing modules, particularly strong among institutional clients, providing full-scale capabilities for brokers to operate exchange or ECN models with globally distributed technology.
PrimeXM XCore connects to over 120 liquidity sources with multi-tiered aggregation and ultra-low latency execution, though it targets larger brokerages at higher price points.
Centroid Bridge, based in Dubai, provides multi-asset aggregation with smart order routing for enterprise-level brokers in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, supporting multi-platform environments beyond MT4/MT5.
Mid-tier brokers often opt for FXCubic, which offers multi-LP aggregation and A/B-book routing at lower costs, while Match-Trade Technologies provides ultra-fast matching with ECN liquidity from top-tier banks.
