# Introducing broker

> A partner who refers clients to a broker or prop firm and is paid per client or on their activity.

**Source:** https://proptechpal.com/glossary/introducing-broker  
**Generated:** 2026-09-24  
**Publisher:** Prop Tech Pal — independent prop firm technology comparison

_Disclosure grades measure what a vendor publishes, never product quality. A vendor publishing a weak SLA scores better than one publishing none._

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Also called: IB

## Why it matters

The term comes from brokerage; in prop firm software it is often the same module as the affiliate system, labelled “affiliate & IB”.

## Where it applies

- [Prop firm affiliate software](https://proptechpal.com/categories/affiliate-software)

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