NetworkNewsBreaks – Upstream Breaks Mold for Payment for Order Flow, Builds Transparent Trading Environment
Upstream, the revolutionary retail trading app for stocks and NFTs powered by Horizon Fintex and MERJ Exchange Limited, doesn’t require payment for order flow (“PFOF”). Upstream’s smart-contract-powered market avoids it, an example of the app’s commitment to build a transparent trading environment. According to a recent blog published on Medium, PFOF is a “form of compensation, usually in terms of fractions of a penny per share, that a brokerage firm receives for directing orders for trade execution to a particular market maker or exchange.” The blog explains that investors trading through online brokerage accounts sometimes think they have a direct…







