In CFD trading, even the best strategies can fail due to execution errors. Excessive slippage, untriggered stop-loss orders, and quotes out of sync with the market often stem from a lack of transparency in the platform's internal mechanisms. ACE Markets firmly believes that verifiable execution is the prerequisite for fair trading. Therefore, from its underlying architecture to its user interface, the platform comprehensively ensures the authenticity and transparency of order processing, allowing users to clearly understand that every trade originates from the market, not from platform intervention.
Pure STP architecture, orders are directly connected to real liquidity.
ACE Markets employs a pure straight-through processing architecture, where all user orders are not internally matched or bet against each other, but are routed in real-time to a multi-source liquidity pool comprised of international banks, non-bank market makers, and ECNs. This means the platform does not hold user positions and does not profit from user losses, fundamentally eliminating conflicts of interest.
The system automatically selects the optimal price and market depth for execution, supporting standard order types such as partial execution, immediate execution, or cancellation. After a user places an order, the risk to their funds comes solely from market price fluctuations, not from platform actions. This architectural choice reflects ACE Markets' fundamental commitment to "fair trading."
Every transaction can be traced and verified.
Trading should not be a black box. ACE Markets generates detailed execution reports for every trade, which users can view in their account history: timestamps accurate to milliseconds, actual trade price, spread composition, liquidity providers used (such as "HSBC + Citadel Securities"), and slippage attribution analysis. For example, if a market gap causes slippage of +0.6 pips, the system will clearly indicate that 0.5 pips are from the gap and 0.1 pips are from network latency.
All reports can be exported to CSV or PDF formats, which can be used for third-party audits, strategy backtesting, or dispute arbitration. This openness allows users to independently verify the quality of implementation, rather than relying on the platform's unilateral claims. Transparency is the starting point for trust.
Even in highly volatile markets, you can still maintain freedom of action.
Many platforms temporarily restrict functions before and after major events (such as non-farm payrolls and central bank decisions), causing users to be unable to close positions or for pending orders to become invalid. ACE Markets, however, insists on not suspending user trading permissions during extreme market conditions. Throughout 2025, in more than 30 high-volatility events, the platform did not implement differentiated risk control for any user, and the stop-loss order trigger rate remained above 99.7%.
The system will send advance warnings about potential liquidity reduction, but will not prevent transactions. Users always maintain control and can decide whether to participate and how to manage risk based on their own strategies. The platform acts as a conduit, not a gatekeeper.
The quotes are genuine and free from interference from virtual trading platforms.
ACE Markets aggregates quotes directly from external liquidity sources, without inserting virtual orders or creating artificial market depth. The order book displays real, executable price levels, clearly showing users the five best bid and ask prices and their corresponding quantities. This realistic order book helps users assess market sentiment and potential slippage, enabling more accurate decision-making.
The candlestick data on the charts is updated synchronously with the liquidity pool, with a latency of less than 100 milliseconds. Whether it's a 1-minute chart or a daily chart, price movements reflect the true market dynamics, avoiding misjudgments due to data distortion. Authenticity is the foundation of technical analysis.
Slippage attribution: distinguishing between market risk and execution issues
Slippage is unavoidable, but it should be explainable. ACE Markets clearly categorizes slippage sources: market gaps, liquidity shortages, network transmission delays, etc., and indicates the percentage in the execution report. Users can use this information to determine whether losses are due to strategy issues or execution defects.
The platform also provides an "Execution Quality Dashboard," which summarizes metrics such as average slippage, completion rate, and latency distribution for historical orders. Long-term users can use this to assess the adaptability of their strategies in different market environments. Informed understanding leads to progress.
Conclusion: Let the market, not the platform, determine the outcome.
ACE Markets does not promise "zero slippage" or "perfect execution"—that's not in line with market reality. However, we promise that your orders will be executed honestly, fairly, and transparently, and you have the right to verify this. Here, the platform takes a backseat, and the market takes center stage.
