They say time flies, and it sure does!
When Tools for Brokers was launched 15 years ago, the world, and the trading world in particular, looked very different. A lot has changed, brokers and traders have evolved, and so have we.
It’s a great honour to have been around for all these years, and as a part of our anniversary celebrations, we have prepared 15 facts about our company. Some of them make us proud, while others are goofy and fun, but every single one of them is worth mentioning.
Thank you for being a part of this magnificent journey. Without further ado, here is a peek into what we have achieved and experienced over the past 15 years.
- Our company was founded in 2009, right after the big economic crash, which didn’t stop us from breaking into the industry and starting to help brokers succeed from day one.
- Our CEO, Alexey Kutsenko, used to work for several brokerages before launching TFB—participating in product development, client management, dealing, and other roles. In fact, it was his first-hand experience that inspired him to create solutions to the challenges and inconveniences he and his peers were struggling with.
- Over the years, we developed more than 100 tools for brokers. Every one of those tools serves a unique purpose, and many of them are still on the market. It started with just one product, though – the One-Click Trading application for MT4, and eventually grew to over 100 solutions for MT4/MT5, cTrader, and other trading platforms.
- In-house R&D is something we’re very proud of. All of our products are developed and maintained by our own team. This ensures quality, security, and cross-compatibility, allowing us to work closely with clients to deliver new tools and functionality to the market as soon as possible.
- Today, over 200 brokers, hedge funds, prop firms, liquidity, and tech providers from over 40 countries are supported and enhanced by TFB technology. We work with companies from across the globe, enabling us to grasp global trends quickly, and view different perspectives on solutions so we can improve them even further.
- Fun fact: TFB has clients on every continent… except Antarctica (we’re still waiting for the 🐧penguins to start trading).
- Our solutions are as fluent in multiple languages as our team! TFB PAMM speaks 11 languages, and the Trade Processor liquidity bridge speaks 3 languages.
- Our clients executed over 10 trillion USD via Trade Processor in 2024, and we’re well on track to beat that number in 2025.
- TFB PAMM alone handles up to 10 million investor requests per hour.
- Our systems process millions of trades every single business day.
- The Trade Processor can execute orders within 1 millisecond (round trip – MT5 > LP > MT5) (proven by real rest results).
- There are currently over 100 liquidity partners available to Trade Processor clients, and the number keeps growing. It’s taken us some time to build such a strong network of partners, and we make sure only to sign up the most reliable and robust liquidity providers out there.
- During the infamous 2024 CrowdStrike-related outages, TFB was not affected, thanks to our proactive risk management strategies and policies. This allowed us to dedicate all our time to helping our clients – brainstorming solutions and looking for ways to minimise the impact.
- TFB’s support has gained recognition as a well-known presence in the industry, thanks to its excellent knowledge of TFB products and its expertise in supporting MT4/MT5 platforms, as well as occasionally providing solutions from our competitors.
- It’s not just our solutions that are global and speak many languages. Our team today consists of 144 people from 22 countries. We are spread across the world with 5 offices in London, Limassol, Dubai, Tbilisi, and Singapore.
The era of firsts
If there’s one thing we like at TFB, it’s to be at the forefront of change. Over the years, we’ve disrupted the industry more than once and pioneered many of the now-standard processes.
Here are a few of our firsts:
- Technology provider covering all the technical needs of brokers from bridge to plugins, PAMM, and trading platforms with 24/7 technical support.
- Introduced a private liquidity bridge to connect brokers directly to liquidity providers rather than via a centralised hub-based system.
- Launched over-the-weekend trading with LMAX.
- Switched to multi-platform support when half the industry was still banking on single-trading platform use.
- Launched an educational and industry-focused blog back in 2020, and right now there are ABC articles that cover topics from industry insights and trends, to risk management best practices, to lifehacks on optimising performance and achieving best pricing.
Whether it’s our expert blog or solutions that address unique broker needs, we are firm believers in the sharing-is-caring mantra.
The past 15 years were dedicated to solving issues and improving the quality of workflows for our clients, and we’re only really just starting!
Here’s to the next 15 years! Thank you again for being with us during this time, and let’s make a better future together!
