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Case Study

Prop Desk Operations

Challenge → Solution → Results

A prop trading desk managed dozens of trader accounts across multiple brokers with manager-scoped access requirements. Legacy tools offered per-broker terminals without unified risk visibility or session-end bulk operations.

Enterprise trading platform dashboard with multi-broker client ops, live positions, and branded white-label UI

Platform capabilities

  • Multi-broker integration
  • TradingView automation
  • Client management
  • Cloud infrastructure

Engagement narrative

Prop Desk Operations

Prop desk
Published October 12, 2024 · Updated April 5, 202503 / 05

Problem

The Challenge

What problem did the prop desk face?

  • A prop trading desk managed dozens of trader accounts across multiple brokers with manager-scoped access requirements. Legacy tools offered per-broker terminals without unified risk visibility or session-end bulk operations.
  • Deploying strategy or API changes during market hours risked killing active sessions — unacceptable for a desk trading through IST peak windows. Data residency requirements ruled out multi-tenant overseas SaaS.
  • Scaling from 40 to 100+ trader seats required tick-driven risk monitoring and audit trails managers could review without logging into each broker separately.

Deployment

The Solution

What dealer terminal and risk controls were engineered?

  • A dedicated-server deployment on infrastructure they owned met data residency requirements while providing a Custom Dealer Terminal / Admin Dashboard across all trader accounts. Manager roles scoped visibility to assigned trader cohorts with full order audit trails.
  • Tick-driven RMS enforced per-account stop-loss, exposure caps, and session rules. Bulk square-off at market close reduced end-of-day operations to a single controlled action instead of per-terminal manual exits.
  • Split-worker architecture separated API services from trading workers — enabling deploys during maintenance windows without interrupting live fills. Multi-broker adapters normalized symbol resolution across provider differences.

Platform modules

Modules used in this deployment

  • Custom Dealer Terminal
  • Admin Dashboard
  • RMS
  • OMS
  • Multi-Broker Dashboard
  • Infrastructure & Deployment
  • Security & Compliance

Outcomes

Results after deployment

Key growth metric

40 trader accounts120 trader accounts on unified dashboard
  • Bulk square-off at session close reduced manual intervention to one operation
  • Split-worker architecture eliminated trading interruptions during API deploys
  • Dedicated-server deployment met firm data residency requirements

Where should you go next after reviewing this engagement?

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