Moscow Exchange to Roll Out Zero-Fee FX Trading
- The new lower commission tier will apply for the FX market’s big liquidity demanders

The Moscow Exchange is out with a new FX pricing model. The company is starting to charge zero fees on its FX market to big Liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term demanders. The changes will apply from September 2.
Moscow Exchange will transform the asymmetric maker/taker fee structure to apply to USD/RUB trading with same-day settlement and a speed bump mechanism (USDRUB_TDB instrument). The step is taken in line with a list of recommendations from the Moscow Exchange FX Market Committee.
While market takers will not be charged zero trading fees, Market Makers Market Makers Market makers or called dealing desk brokers represent a type of broker that internalize flows and are taking the opposite side of a transaction submitted by their clients. The market making broker is only quoting a feed of prices to its clients. These feeds may or may not be the exact same as the prices quoted on the interbank market.Any order a client enters is processed internally and never goes out to the market, except in rare cases where a market making brokerage identifies a client as a v Market makers or called dealing desk brokers represent a type of broker that internalize flows and are taking the opposite side of a transaction submitted by their clients. The market making broker is only quoting a feed of prices to its clients. These feeds may or may not be the exact same as the prices quoted on the interbank market.Any order a client enters is processed internally and never goes out to the market, except in rare cases where a market making brokerage identifies a client as a v Read this Term will pay $16 per one million of currency. The standard lot size will be set at $1,000, while the minimum order size remains unchanged at $1,000,000. Therefore, trades can be for any amount exceeding USD 1,000,000 executed with one ticket.
According to the Moscow Exchange’s statement, the move has been made in April 2019 with the launch of the experimental order book to stimulate on-exchange FX liquidity. The move enabled the venue to advance the matching techniques and evaluate their impact on market liquidity.
The minimum lot size is set at $1 million. A simulated random delay is applied at order entry to eliminate arbitrage between technical access of different trading members. Transaction cancellations are exempted from the delay.
The Moscow Exchange is out with a new FX pricing model. The company is starting to charge zero fees on its FX market to big Liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term demanders. The changes will apply from September 2.
Moscow Exchange will transform the asymmetric maker/taker fee structure to apply to USD/RUB trading with same-day settlement and a speed bump mechanism (USDRUB_TDB instrument). The step is taken in line with a list of recommendations from the Moscow Exchange FX Market Committee.
While market takers will not be charged zero trading fees, Market Makers Market Makers Market makers or called dealing desk brokers represent a type of broker that internalize flows and are taking the opposite side of a transaction submitted by their clients. The market making broker is only quoting a feed of prices to its clients. These feeds may or may not be the exact same as the prices quoted on the interbank market.Any order a client enters is processed internally and never goes out to the market, except in rare cases where a market making brokerage identifies a client as a v Market makers or called dealing desk brokers represent a type of broker that internalize flows and are taking the opposite side of a transaction submitted by their clients. The market making broker is only quoting a feed of prices to its clients. These feeds may or may not be the exact same as the prices quoted on the interbank market.Any order a client enters is processed internally and never goes out to the market, except in rare cases where a market making brokerage identifies a client as a v Read this Term will pay $16 per one million of currency. The standard lot size will be set at $1,000, while the minimum order size remains unchanged at $1,000,000. Therefore, trades can be for any amount exceeding USD 1,000,000 executed with one ticket.
According to the Moscow Exchange’s statement, the move has been made in April 2019 with the launch of the experimental order book to stimulate on-exchange FX liquidity. The move enabled the venue to advance the matching techniques and evaluate their impact on market liquidity.
The minimum lot size is set at $1 million. A simulated random delay is applied at order entry to eliminate arbitrage between technical access of different trading members. Transaction cancellations are exempted from the delay.