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Single Dealer Platform (SDP) Meaning

A Single Dealer Platform is a proprietary electronic trading portal offered by a single large financial institution (the "Dealer"), such as a major global bank. Unlike a multi-dealer platform (like Bloomberg or FXall) where a client can see prices from many banks, an SDP provides a direct line to the liquidity and specialized "Price Engine" of that specific institution.SDPs are technically optimized for Price Personalization and "Relationship Pricing." The bank can offer tighter spreads to a long-term institutional client than they would on a public exchange.

These platforms also offer deep "Post-Trade" analytics and integration with the client's internal risk management systems. For the bank, the SDP is a tool for "Internalizing" flow-matching buyers and sellers within their own books to avoid the fees of a public exchange.In the evolving fintech landscape, SDPs are integrating "Digital Asset" desks.

This allows traditional hedge funds to trade Bitcoin or Ethereum through the same familiar interface they use for FX or Bonds, with the bank acting as the "Regulated Counterparty." This bridge is essential for "Institutional On-boarding," as it provides the compliance and "Know Your Customer" (KYC) frameworks that are often missing in the purely decentralized markets.

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