Unrivaled access to the crypto universe

We service buy-side and sell-side firms as well as crypto-native corporates by providing transparent access to multiple liquidity pools, eliminating the need for other solutions.

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Streamlined access, maximum liquidity, complete security.
Aplo's execution services are connected to our Qualified Custody and linked to our portfolio management system, ensuring asset segregation and accessibility with advanced governance rules.

100k+

Tradable pairs available

EU

Registered broker and custodian

6hrs

Or less to add new assets

Access the market's liquidity from a single secure and convenient solution.
Gain instant access to 300+ assets and over 100k tradable pairs.
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Direct Strategy Access

Aplo’s proprietary algorithms are designed to optimize large order executions by minimizing market impact while delivering cost-effective trades.

  • Self-service evolving algorithms: TWAP, VWAP, Volume Inline, and more.
  • Simplified market access: Integration across centralized and decentralized exchanges.
  • Compare execution to benchmark: Ensure trades are executed efficiently and at competitive prices.
Smart Order Routing (SOR)

Aplo's Smart Order Router (SOR) sits at the core of its prime brokerage service. It is based on a proprietary algorithm to slice client orders into small child orders and manages them in real time across different venues to achieve optimal prices and best execution.

  • Match-as-principal model: Trade from a single qualified account, eliminating the need of multiple exchange accounts.
  • Transparency of best execution: The system captures live market data and produces execution reports showing full transparency and proving best execution.
  • Varied order types: Choose from Intermarket Day Order (IDO), Intermarket Good-till-Cancel Order (GTC), Intermarket Sweep Order (ISO), and Intermarket Post-Only Order (IPO).
Price Stream

Aplo's Price Stream offers real-time price quotes for crypto trading pairs allowing users to send fill-or-kill orders directly through the platform.

  • All-in price: Choose your asset, view the price and send a fill or kill order.
  • Predictable execution: Predictable trade outcomes, without sacrificing efficiency.
  • Consolidated pricing: Get a comprehensive market view with prices that reflect the real available liquidity.
High Touch Trading

Our High-Touch Trading Services were created for complex and illiquid trades. They provide a white glove cryptocurrency trading experience. Our team handles the entire operation from start to finish.

  • Flexible settlement options: Flexible settlement options allow you to optimize capital use and risk management by ensuring trades settle when it’s most beneficial for your strategy.
  • White glove service: Our high touch trading services are customized based on the client’s need and can include portfolio rebalancing and benchmark trades.
  • Real-time trade monitoring: Benefit from one of Aplo’s dedicated traders to monitor and adapt your trade execution in real-time.
Q&A
What services does Aplo offer?

Aplo is an EU-qualified, institutional-grade crypto broker and custodian, offering agency execution services with no conflict of interest. We provide Direct Market Access, Smart Order Routing, algorithmic strategies (TWAP, VWAP, Inline), and High-Touch Execution. Our platform includes a vast asset universe, synthetic pairs, and full self-service access via GUI or API.

What are the benefits of using Aplo?

Aplo is the only Prime Broker fully registered with Tier 1 regulator (AMF), for both custody and agency brokerage. We are 100% conflict-free, with no proprietary trading. We have the widest universe of crypto assets accessible in low-touch and high-touch, with the capacity to create synthetic pairs and to connect to any new asset in less than 24 hours. Our proprietary algorithms target to beat benchmark (VWAPs and TWAPs) to improve our customers performance.

How does Aplo differ from a centralized exchange?

Unlike centralized exchanges, Aplo operates as an EU-registered prime broker with a fundamentally different business model. While exchanges act as a marketplace matching buyers and sellers, we serve purely as an agent, executing trades on your behalf across multiple venues, including exchanges.

Our platform streamlines two key aspects:

  1. Prefunding: Instead of managing multiple exchange accounts and deposit addresses, you maintain a single relationship with Aplo
  2. Trading: Our advanced execution algorithms (TWAP, VWAP, % of volume) help you achieve better execution prices than standard exchange orders

Additionally, our sophisticated inventory management system automatically minimizes your exposure to any single exchange, providing an extra layer of security beyond traditional custody solutions.

Can Aplo help me trade and store my digital assets safely and in a compliant manner?

Yes, Aplo is fully registered in France as a qualified custodian and broker dealer to trade digital assets vs other digital assets and fiat currencies.

Is Aplo available to retail or individual investors?

Unfortunately Aplo cannot help individual investors as it's not part of our mandate with our regulators. Nevertheless we will be happy to guide through our different partners who are specialised in providing services for retail investors.

Who is eligible to use the Aplo platform?

Aplo services institutional investors, including but not limited to asset managers, hedge funds, web3 foundations, fintech companies, traditional financial institutions, VC and large corporates all around the globe. Get in touch with us if you have a doubt if your company falls into these categories.

Is Aplo a regulated platform?

Aplo is registered in France as a Digital Asset Service Provider with the AMF / Autorité des Marchés Financiers, with number E2020-005. Aplo is also in the process of being compliant with the new European regulation MiCA as a CASP.

How do I get started with Aplo?

To get started, we first scope your needs with our sales team to identify the best solution for your setup. After agreeing on terms and completing the Know Your Business (KYB) procedure, we guide you through the platform onboarding process. For clients requiring API access, a few man-days of integration and testing may be needed. With a responsive client team, onboarding typically takes just a few weeks.

Deskoin has now been using Aplo's services for several months, and our feedback has been excellent. Before this partnership, trading operations generated a lot of human cost, risks and sometimes delay before our customers' positions were executed. Built by a team of trading experts, Aplo's solution enables us to automate a large part of our operations and open up new markets more rapidly, while benefiting from a trusted environment with a regulated partner. Our teams can now concentrate on our real expertise: offering products with a perfect user experience for managing investments in digital assets.

Robin Charlier
CEO at Deskoin

The main benefit we get from Aplo is the broader asset selection available to us compared to some of our other brokers. Additionally, their RFQ system provides greater control over order sizing.

Flurin Domenig
Partner at Satori Digital

We appreciate Aplo's advanced platform because it allows us to execute very large trades across multiple global crypto exchanges, in a regulated way, using advanced algorithms. This has been a gamechanger for us when it comes to saving time, manpower and trading costs compared to trying to execute the same volume of trades manually.

Benjamin Tsai
President & Managing partner at Wave

Aplo has been a great partner for us in deploying our investment strategy in the crypto space. They have excellent customer support, best in class trade execution and an attentiveness to our specific needs and requirements as investors which are outstanding.

Eric Sävendahl
Director at Nineyards Equity
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