# Liquidity provider

> The institution that quotes prices and takes the other side of orders routed to the market.

**Source:** https://proptechpal.com/glossary/liquidity-provider  
**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: LP

## Why it matters

A prop firm only needs one for flow it A-books. An LP named on a technology vendor’s site is a connection that exists, not an account the firm already holds.

## Where it applies

- [Prop firm liquidity providers and bridges](https://proptechpal.com/categories/liquidity-bridges)

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