Payouts & finance

A Commission Account is a dedicated wallet inside a broker's partner portal where an IB's rebates and an affiliate's CPA payouts accumulate, kept separate from any personal trading capital. It is the ledger that holds b…

A Commission Statement is the periodic breakdown the broker provides showing how a partner's payout was calculated. It itemises conversions, volumes, rates, deductions and the final amount due for the period.

Crypto Deposits are client funding of a brokerage account using cryptocurrencies — most often Tether (USDT), Bitcoin (BTC), or Ethereum (ETH) — instead of fiat methods like credit cards or bank wires. The broker receive…

A crypto payment gateway is the third-party software a broker integrates to accept cryptocurrency deposits, verify them on-chain, and credit the client's trading account, usually after converting the coin to fiat. It si…

Discrepancy Resolution is the agreed process for handling gaps between a partner's reported numbers and the broker's, deciding whose figure prevails and how differences are settled. It defines the tolerance, the evidenc…

An e-wallet provider is a digital payment service, such as Skrill, Neteller, or PayPal, that lets clients fund trading accounts and lets partners receive commission payouts online without a direct bank-to-bank transfer.…

Escrow is an arrangement where a trusted third party holds funds until agreed conditions are met, then releases them to the right party. It de-risks deals between parties that do not yet fully trust each other.

An internal transfer is a platform feature that moves money between accounts inside the same broker without touching an external bank or payment provider. An IB can shift funds from a commission wallet into a referred c…

A local depositor is an approved regional partner who accepts local currency directly from clients in a specific country and credits the equivalent amount to their brokerage accounts, usually via an internal transfer fr…

A Local Payment Provider (LPP) is a domestic, country-specific payment service a broker integrates so clients can deposit and withdraw using methods they already trust, instead of only international cards or wires. Exam…

The Minimum Payout Threshold is the smallest amount of accumulated commission a partner must reach before the broker will release a withdrawal. Below it, earnings stay in the partner wallet and roll over to the next cyc…

Net Terms define how many days after the end of a period the broker pays a partner. 'Net 30' means payment lands 30 days after the invoicing period closes; 'Net 60' means 60 days.

Partner Payment Methods are the channels a broker uses to send affiliates and IBs their earned commissions — for example bank wire, USDT and other crypto, Skrill, Neteller, or a branded prepaid card. They govern how, ho…

Payment Gateway Fee Deduction is when a broker subtracts the cost of processing a client's deposit — such as a 3% card fee or a fixed PSP charge — from the revenue base before calculating a partner's commission. In effe…

A Payment Hold Period is the window during which a broker withholds a partner's commission after a conversion, to confirm the client is genuine and the deposit is not reversed. Only after the hold clears is the payout r…

Payout Currency Conversion is the exchange of a partner's commission from the account's base currency into the currency they are actually paid in, along with the rate and fee applied. It determines how much of the earne…

Payout Frequency is how often a broker lets an Introducing Broker (IB) or affiliate withdraw earned commissions. Common cycles are daily, weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly (Net-15 or Net-30). It sets the gap between genera…

A Purchase Order is a formal document a broker issues to authorise and commit spend on a partner's services before an invoice is raised. It links approved budget to a specific deliverable or campaign.

Reconciliation is the process of matching the conversions and commissions a partner recorded against the figures the broker reports, and resolving any gaps. It is the accounting check that the money paid matches the act…

A Rolling Reserve is a percentage of each payout that the broker holds back for a defined period as a buffer against future chargebacks or clawbacks. The held funds are released on a rolling basis once the risk window p…

A Self-Billing Invoice is one the broker generates on the partner's behalf, rather than waiting for the partner to raise it. The broker calculates the commission owed, produces the invoice, and pays against it under a p…

A Wire Transfer is an electronic, bank-to-bank movement of funds across a settlement network such as SWIFT (international) or Fedwire and SEPA (domestic/regional). In brokerage, it is the traditional rail for large clie…

A Withdrawal Penalty is a fee or a forfeiture of active bonus funds a broker imposes when a client removes money before meeting predefined conditions — usually a required trading volume or a bonus lock-up period. It is …