Forex Term

Dealing Desk

A broker desk that can take the other side of client trades.

A dealing desk is where a market-maker broker manages and often takes the opposite side of client orders. No-dealing-desk (NDD) brokers, by contrast, pass orders to the market. Knowing which model your broker uses helps you understand how your trades are filled and priced.

Example

A no-dealing-desk broker routes trades to the market instead of filling them at its own desk.

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