Our desk places the trade. Your account follows it.

mQuant copies every order from the Sykes & Ray derivatives desk into your own trading account, sized to your capital, within milliseconds. Your money, margin and positions never leave your name.

One desk order, three clientsExample
Desk order, 10:41:07
Sell40SENSEX 77200 CEat 412.30
Client ASell 40 Size 1x, same as the desk3 ms
Client BSell 80 Size 2x, twice the capital3 ms
Client CSell 20 Size 0.5x, rounded down to whole lots4 ms
Illustration. Quantities follow SENSEX lots of 20.
Your account, your nameOrders are placed in the trading account you already hold with Sykes & Ray. mQuant never holds funds.
About 3 millisecondsMeasured time from the desk's order being accepted to your order being sent.
Checked every eveningEach day's orders and P&L are reconciled against the broker's own records.

How it works

Our traders run derivatives strategies on the firm's own accounts. When you follow a strategy, each of their orders is repeated in your account at the size you chose. You see the same positions the desk holds, in proportion.

  1. Pick a strategy

    Each strategy lists what it trades, its risk band and the capital one set needs. A short questionnaire sets your band, and you can only follow strategies at or below it.

  2. Choose your size

    A size of 1x copies the desk's quantity. 2x doubles it, 0.5x halves it. Sizes always round down to whole lots, so you never hold more than you asked for.

  3. Orders arrive on their own

    From 09:15 to 15:30 every new, modified or cancelled desk order is copied into your account. Nothing is sent outside market hours.

  4. Read your statement

    After the close you get the day's trades, open positions valued at the exchange closing price, and P&L, matched to the broker's records.

Limits you set, and checks we run

A copied order goes out only if it passes every limit. If it would break one, it is refused for your account rather than quietly shrunk, so your positions never drift from what you agreed to.

Size
Your multiplier on every desk order, set per strategy.
Per-order cap
A maximum quantity and value for any single order. Larger orders are refused.
Daily cap
A maximum number of orders in a day. After that, nothing more is copied until tomorrow.
Margin
Your margin is checked before every order. If it falls short, your copy is skipped and other clients carry on.
Market hours
Orders are refused outside each exchange's trading session.
Pause
Stop following at any time. Positions already open stay in your account for you to keep or close.

Three people, three views

Everyone sees only what they need to do their part.

Clients

Follow strategies and track your own results.

  • Strategies you follow and their size
  • Positions, margin used and P&L
  • Daily and monthly statements

Traders

Run the strategy and see how well it was copied.

  • Their own master orders
  • Share of followers filled
  • Slippage against the desk's price

Risk team

Oversee every strategy and every client account.

  • All orders, margins and limits
  • Alerts before and during the session
  • Authority to stop a strategy or a client

Every number can be checked

Each client order is linked to the desk order that caused it. Every evening our records are compared, contract by contract, with the broker's back-office report. Differences are flagged, never smoothed over.

ContractBroker reportmQuantCheck
NIFTY 23400 CE1,950 bought, 1,950 sold1,950 bought, 1,950 soldMatches
SENSEX 77100 CE120 bought, 120 sold120 bought, 120 soldMatches
NIFTY 24200 PE65 sold, 65 open65 sold, 65 openMatches

Illustration of the evening check. Quantities and P&L are compared for every contract you traded.

Questions

Who holds my money?

You do. Your funds and positions sit in your own trading and demat accounts with Sykes & Ray, the same as if you placed the orders yourself. mQuant only places orders in that account on your instruction.

What happens if my margin is not enough?

That order is skipped for your account and you are told why. You will then hold a different position from the desk until you add margin or close it, and your statement shows the difference.

Will my fill price match the desk's?

Close to it, but not always the same. Your order reaches the exchange a few milliseconds after the desk's, and fast markets can move in that time. Your statement shows your actual prices.

Can I stop following a strategy?

Yes, at any time. New orders stop at once. Open positions stay in your account, and you can close them yourself or ask the desk to.

What do I pay?

Brokerage, exchange charges and taxes apply to your trades as usual. Any fee for the strategy itself is agreed with you before you start.

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