broker models

Lyra adapts to a range of brokerage models. Select your firm type below to see which Lyra components and advantages matter most—and why.

Market-makers

Quote tighter spreads while capping risk. Lyra’s exposure engine, internal matching, and flexible fee logic let market-makers maximise PnL without losing control.

Real-time exposure control

Automated hedging and limit-breach actions protect capital 24/7.

Risk Operations

Internal matching

Route eligible flow to your own book using configurable quote rules.

OMS Risk

Dynamic spreads, fees & margin

Create tiered spreads, swaps, and margin tables per asset class or asset, depending on user group or category.

Operations Economics

Low-latency execution

Sub-10 ms order handling keeps quotes competitive in volatile markets.

Scalability Trading UI

Real-time inventory view

Track client exposure and firm inventory per symbol to manage imbalances before they escalate.

Risk Coverage

Non-Dealing Desk

Route every order to external liquidity with best-price execution, full audit trails, and zero dealer intervention.

Smart routing

Price aggregation and best-venue logic for every trade.

OMS Trading UI

Multi-LP connectivity

FIX and secure WebSocket links to tier-1 banks, ECNs, and crypto venues.

Integration Scalability

Client-facing risk dashboard

Give traders real-time VaR / ES, risk-adjusted performance, exposure and margin data so they manage their own exposure—no dealer intervention needed.

Risk Operations

Compliance logging

Immutable audit trails and drop-copy* feeds for regulators.

Security Risk

Execution transparency

Clients see fill details, execution timestamps, and slippage* for every order.

Trading UI Scalability

Quote depth & slippage control

Define tiered pricing limits and venue preferences to minimize slippage on large or fragmented orders.

Scalability OMS

Hybrids

Dynamically switch between internalisation and STP per symbol, asset class, or underlying asset based on real-time exposure, market depth, or other custom rules—maximising revenue while managing risk.

Auto-switch routing

Toggle between A- and B-book per symbol or exposure band.

OMS Risk

Synthetic instruments

Create composites to manage exotic or illiquid flow.

Coverage Customization

Exposure-aware hedging

Real-time risk engine triggers external hedges at defined thresholds.

Risk OMS

Unified Reporting

Firmwide PnL, risk, and fee analytics across both books.

Operations Risk

Granular routing rules

Set per-symbol, exposure, spread, or time-of-day rules to maximise revenue while capping risk.

OMS Operations

Instrument-level basis control

Manage quote basis and mark-ups per instrument to fine-tune profitability across books.

Operations Economics

Proprietary Trading

Institutional-grade analytics, FIX access, and back-test-ready data give prop desks an edge for discretionary and algo strategies—from development to live deployment.

Advanced risk metrics

VaR, CVaR, Sharpe, Sortino, and scenario analysis in real time.

Risk Operations

FIX & algo API*

Low-latency gateway for automated strategies and DMA.

Integration Scalability

Portfolio analytics

Firmwide dashboards for attribution and risk-adjusted returns.

Risk Operations

Sub-account hierarchy

Granular limits and permissions for individual traders or pods.

Client Mgmt

Backtest-ready data

High-resolution historical data and execution logic aligned with live trading for strategy validation.

Customization OMS

Latency tracking

Instrument-by-instrument latency stats with alerting for deterministic performance tuning.

Scalability Integration

EMIs & Fintech

Embed trading into e-money or fintech apps with secure APIs, fast KYC flows, and full white-label control—including the ability to operate a self-contained exchange or prediction market.

White-label apps

Brandable web and mobile front-ends ready for app-store release.

Trading UI Integration

KYC & Onboarding

Integrated verification flows and role-based access.

Client Mgmt Security

Modular cloud deployment

Spin up dedicated regions, operate internal exchanges or prediction markets, or scale elastically with demand.

Scalability Integration

Compliance toolkit

Basel-aligned risk and PSD2-friendly APIs.

Risk Security

Custom market types

Run internal exchanges, binary or prediction markets, or bespoke instruments under the same risk engine.

Coverage Customization

Modular licensing

Only pay for what’s used—no bundles, no lock-in, ideal for phased fintech deployments.

Economics Operations

  • Cross-asset portfolio and risk management
  • Custom workflows and plugin-level control
  • Modular, upgrade-safe architecture
  • Integrated, real-time Basel-compliant risk
  • Operates internal exchanges or prediction markets
  • Full audit trails and compliance-ready reporting

Have a closer look at the platform components

Explore a comprehensive suite designed to provide cross-asset trading and portfloio management capabilities across web, mobile, and app environments, enhance trading capabilities, optimize risk management, streamline operations, and ensure seamless client management and support.

Trading UI

Customizable, cross-asset trading platform for web, mobile, and app, offering seamless portfolio management.

Lyra OMS

Efficient trade routing, execution, and real-time monitoring for brokers, market-makers, and hybrids.

Risk

Real-time risk tools with automated and customizable workflows, ensuring precise control over exposures.

Operations

Centralized portal for secure, real-time monitoring and configuration of trading operations.

Clients

Streamlined account system with KYC, support, and compliance-ready features for brokers.