The ECHO Platform Overview
Unified API Connectivity for Custom Trading Applications
Overview
The ECHO Platform: Your Gateway to a Unified Trading Universe
The ECHO Platform is a proprietary API middleware layer that standardizes connectivity to 25+ financial services, trading venues, and market data providers. Each integration includes production-ready Swagger documentation and unified authentication protocols, eliminating the need to build individual API connections from scratch.
How It Works?
API Connectivity
Our clients leverage pre-built API infrastructure to fast-track integrations with brokers, exchanges, and data providers using consistent formatting and authentication protocols across over 25+ financial services.
Production-Ready execution support
Quickly integrate basic order execution, or work with our team to build custom API endpoints, enabling sophisticated trading strategies from market-making to automated spread systems.
Enhanced Data Access
Standardized endpoints unify data from multiple sources, providing effortless access to live price data, historical databases, and essential market information through a single API layer.
API Documentation Resources
Comprehensive Swagger documentation with interactive specs and customizable solutions tailored to your specific trading application requirements.
ECHO Platform API Connectivity
Our platform provides pre-built API integrations with standardized Swagger documentation, enabling rapid implementation into custom trading applications across all major instrument types:
Equities & ETFs
Execution Venues
- SchwabEquity trading, institutional pricing, settlement
- TastyTradeEquity execution with advanced order types
- ReactiveMarketsCross-venue equity execution and liquidity
Market Data
- DxFeedReal-time equity quotes, Level 2 data, historical prices
- PolygonReal-time and historical market data, comprehensive equity coverage
- FINRATrade reporting, regulatory data, market statistics
- TradingViewAdvanced charting, social sentiment, technical analysis
Options Trading
Execution & Strategy Tools
- SchwabEquity options execution, complex strategies
- TastyTradeAdvanced options trading, volatility analysis
- QuantConnectAlgorithmic options strategies, backtesting
Analytics & Data
- DOTNETIndicatorsOptions Greeks, volatility indicators, technical signals
- TradingViewOptions chain analysis, volatility surface visualization
- PolygonReal-time options data, Greeks, and volatility metrics
- DxFeedOptions market data, Level 2 order book, historical options
Futures & Commodities
Execution Platforms
- CTS/T4Professional futures execution, direct exchange connectivity
- TastyTradeFutures and futures options execution
- QuantConnectAlgorithmic futures trading
Market Data & Analytics
- CME Market Data APIsReal-time futures quotes, settlement data, volume
- USDAAgricultural commodity reports, crop data, supply forecasts
- EIAEnergy market data, petroleum reports, natural gas statistics
- DOTNETIndicatorsCommodity technical indicators, seasonal patterns
Cryptocurrency Trading
Centralized Exchanges
- KrakenSpot and derivatives trading, institutional custody
- TalosProfessional crypto trading, prime brokerage
- ExchangeSharpConnectivity to 25+ US-based crypto exchanges
DeFi & Decentralized
- 1inchDEX aggregation, optimal swap routing
- InfuraEthereum infrastructure, wallet connectivity
- BeefyDeFi yield farming, automated vault strategies
Crypto Data & Infrastructure
Market Data & Analytics
- CoinGeckoComprehensive crypto market data, pricing APIs
- DeFiLlamaDeFi protocol analytics, TVL tracking
- BraveNewCoinInstitutional-grade crypto market data
- CoinMarketCalCrypto events calendar, market-moving announcements
- Tardis.DevHistorical crypto market data, tick-level precision
Security & Infrastructure
- FireblocksInstitutional crypto custody, transaction security
Upcoming Integrations
Traditional Markets
- CBOE All Access APIOptions market data, volatility indices, derivatives analytics
- Interactive Brokers (IBKR)Multi-asset execution, global market access
Forex & FX
- FXCMForeign exchange trading, currency market data
Cryptocurrency & DeFi
- CoinbaseInstitutional crypto exchange, custody services
- UniswapLeading DEX protocol, liquidity pool analytics
- ZapperDeFi portfolio management, yield tracking
Need a Specific Integration?
We build custom API connections for any financial service or data provider. If you need connectivity to a platform not listed above, our development team can create standardized Swagger documentation and integrate it into ECHO Platform as part of your custom trading application project.
Request Custom IntegrationCustom Development Capabilities
Our clients primarily utilize ECHO Platform's API connectivity as the foundation for custom trading application development. They may leverage our pre-built connectivity layer to rapidly develop sophisticated trading platforms, or engage in longer term projects requiring customized API solutions and on-going support.
Full-Stack Trading Applications
Complete trading platforms built on ECHO Platform's connectivity backbone, including order management systems, portfolio management tools, and risk management interfaces.
Quantitative Research Platforms
Custom analytics applications that combine multiple data sources for backtesting, strategy development, and market research across asset classes.
Multi-Venue Execution Systems
Sophisticated routing and execution logic that leverages our cross-market connectivity for arbitrage, market making, and algorithmic trading strategies.
Risk Management Dashboards
Real-time risk monitoring applications that aggregate positions and exposures across multiple venues and asset classes.
Client Portal Development
White-label trading interfaces and reporting dashboards for investment managers and family offices serving their own clients.
ERP & FinTech Integrations
Backend connectivity between trading systems and existing business infrastructure, including accounting systems, CRM platforms, and compliance tools.
Our Typical Development Process
Discovery & Architecture
Comprehensive analysis of your trading requirements, business logic, and integration needs. Architecture planning leverages ECHO Platform's existing connectivity while designing custom components.
Custom Development Process
Iterative development of your trading application with regular client review and feedback. Our team handles both backend logic development and frontend interface creation.
Testing & Deployment
Extensive testing across paper trading environments before production deployment. Ongoing monitoring and optimization as your trading volume scales.
Long-Term Partnership
Ongoing development, maintenance, and enhancement of your custom trading platform. Regular updates to take advantage of new API connections and market opportunities.
The Differentiators
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Scalable Trading
Scale across diverse markets, brokers, exchanges, other applications and more all within a single platform.
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Superior Risk Management
Ensure comprehensive risk management with tailored global market exposure insights, while effectively handling often overlooked technology and trading operational risks.
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Simplified Trade Accounting
ECHO simplifies trade accounting and reporting by unifying data across brokers, vendors, integrated systems, and other trade reporting sources.
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Optimized Hedging
Unlock market-specific solutions such as smart order routing, margin optimization, and custom autospreading across a diverse universe of derivatives, expirations, exchanges, and counterparties.
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Cloud-Powered Hub
Access trading data from virtually anywhere, co-locate with exchanges and trade partners, and access critical alerting via text, email, and numerous other messaging platforms.
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Data Synergy
A unified platform connecting diverse data streams, from government data to real-time aggregated quotes, to empower custom quantitative modeling dashboards, facilitate the generation of advanced AI trading systems, and transform data into a strategic advantage.
Advance Your Trading Operation
Experience the power of ECHO, a premium unified platform designed for efficient and innovative trading operations. Built for the most sophisticated trading needs, ECHO provides unparalleled market connectivity. Simplify trading processes, leverage advanced analytics, and secure a genuine strategic advantage.
Get Started with ECHO
Are you ready to elevate your trading operations? Onboard with ECHO today.