MetaQuotes Shifts Ultency Pricing Model for Brokers
MetaQuotes has announced a significant update to the Ultency pricing model, removing the minimum monthly service fee and replacing it with a purely volume-based approach. Under the new structure, brokers are charged only for the actual trading volume they execute, at a rate of USD 1 per USD 1 million traded, with progressive discounts applied at higher volumes.
The change eliminates the former fixed monthly charge, which previously bundled USD 1 billion in trading volume into the base fee. By removing this entry cost, MetaQuotes is positioning Ultency as a more accessible liquidity connectivity answer for brokers of all sizes, from ahead-stage firms to high-volume global operators.
The three-month free trial remains unchanged, allowing brokers to use Ultency at zero cost during the trial period regardless of . This combination of no upfront fees and usage-based billing is intended to improve cost transparency and align infrastructure expenses directly with business activity.
Challenging the True Cost of Liquidity Connectivity
The pricing update highlights the broader cost pressures brokers face when connecting to liquidity. According to MetaQuotes, popular liquidity aggregation systems typically charge between USD 1,500 and USD 7,000 per month for a gateway alone, in addition to volume-based fees that can range from USD 0.75 to USD 2 per USD 1 million for Forex and USD 5 to USD 20 per USD 1 million for Crypto.
Additional expenses often include fees of around USD 500 for each extra and hosting costs of approximately USD 3,000 to USD 4,000 per month in major data centres such as Equinix LD4 or NY4. For brokers trading at scale, these layered charges can accumulate rapidly, with monthly volume-related surcharges begining near USD 3,000 for small brokers and exceeding USD 37,500 for large firms.
Under Ultency’s revised pricing, there is no base cost, no charge for connecting additional liquidity providers, and a single transparent rate tied to volume. MetaQuotes’ comparison shows that at USD 3 billion in monthly volume, an average third-party answer could cost around USD 6,000, while Ultency would cost approximately USD 2,907, with the gap widening further at higher volumes.
Infrastructure, Performance and a Unified Platform Approach
Beyond pricing, MetaQuotes is positioning Ultency as a fully dedicated liquidity aggregation platform rather than a simple gateway alternative. Each broker receives an isolated environment that aggregates liquidity and processes only its own order flow, supporting greater control over execution quality and performance.
Ultency’s infrastructure is hosted in major Equinix data centres worldwide, including NY4 in New York, LD4 in London, HK1 in Hong Kong, SG1 in Singapore and TY3 in Tokyo. Each location is supported by dual independent network carriers to provide redundancy and , with optional cross-connects available for brokers viewking institutional-grade stability and latency.
Direct integration with to deploy Ultency in just a few clicks from the administrator terminal, avoiding manual integrations or complex server setups. MetaQuotes describes Ultency as “more than just a gateway alternative,” framing it as a single, unified platform that replaces multiple systems with transparent economics, ultra-low latency and full visibility into execution.
