July 2026 Edition · Counterparty Edition

Get paid to receive flow.

For brokers, suppliers, recyclers, buyers and finance partners. Receive pre-costed, pre-qualified RFQs from verified traders on the corridors you already run — and earn 1% of cargo value on every closed deal. No listing fee. No custody. No risk to receive it.

Inside

What one closed deal pays you · why the way you source flow today is leaking money · how ArbiTrade routes qualified RFQs to your desk · why curation protects you · the terms, in plain English · how to join the network.

1% on close
of cargo value · negotiable · no deal, no fee
Qualified
verified traders, costed corridors, structured RFQs
Zero cost
to be listed and to receive flow
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The offer, in one line

You already do the deals. Get paid for the ones we send you.

ArbiTrade routes structured RFQs from verified traders to your desk on the corridors you cover. When one closes, you earn a lead fee — a standard 1% of cargo value, negotiable case by case. If it doesn't close, you owe nothing.

A routed deal closes…Cargo valueYour lead fee (1%)
Steel Scrap · ~10,000 MT vessel≈ $3.81M≈ $38,100
Aluminium UBC · ~400 MT lot≈ $816,000≈ $8,160
Battery Black Mass · ~150 MT lot≈ $698,000≈ $6,980

Illustrative, based on publicly reported cargo values and the standard 1% lead fee. Fee negotiable per deal; due only on a closed, sourced transaction.

Found money

Flow you weren't sourcing — routed to you, already costed and qualified. Close one steel vessel a quarter and that's ~$150k/yr in lead fees on deals that came to your inbox.

Zero downside

No listing fee, no subscription to receive routed RFQs, no custody, no execution risk carried by ArbiTrade. You quote, you transact, you keep the relationship.

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The way you source flow today

Every unqualified enquiry is time you'll never bill for.

Right now your pipeline is inbound noise: tyre-kickers who can't finance the cargo, brokers fishing for a price to shop elsewhere, WhatsApp forwards three hops from the real buyer. You chase, you quote, you get ghosted.

Sourcing flow the old wayFlow routed by ArbiTrade
Cold enquiries with no idea if the counterparty is realVerified, sanctions-screened traders only
You rebuild the economics to see if it even clearsCorridor already costed to landed value
Vague "what's your best price?" fishingStructured RFQ — commodity, grade, volume, route, terms
Your name shopped around behind your backCurated visibility — you control who reaches you
Hours of quoting for deals that never had legsYou engage qualified flow · fee only when it closes
The blunt truth: the bottleneck in your business isn't price — it's qualified flow. ArbiTrade routes you the enquiries that survived costing and verification, so your time goes to deals that can actually pay.
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How you earn

Five steps from listed to paid.

No new workflow to learn. You keep trading exactly as you do — ArbiTrade just points qualified flow at you.

01Get listed & vetted

Apply, get verified and sanctions-screened, and tell us the commodities, grades and corridors you cover. No listing fee.

02Traders see costed corridors

Verified traders work opportunities on your corridors — already costed net of landed value and confidence-scored.

03A structured RFQ lands with you

Commodity, grade, volume, route and terms — complete, from a real counterparty, on a corridor you asked for.

04You quote and transact directly

You own the negotiation, the terms and the relationship. ArbiTrade never takes title or holds funds.

05It closes — you earn 1%

A standard 1% of cargo value on a sourced deal that closes. Negotiable per deal. No close, no fee.

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Why a curated network is in your interest

Scarcity is the product. That protects your margin.

ArbiTrade doesn't list everyone. Counterparty access is tiered, and traders only reach the level their membership earns. That gate keeps your inbox full of serious buyers instead of the whole internet.

Your visibility tierWho reaches youTrader tier
PublicOpen-listed firms & well-known recyclers — broad reachFree +
CuratedReviewed mid-market brokers & traders with confirmed historyPro +
RestrictedVerified buyers & suppliers with executed prior transactionsExecution +
Execution-onlyNamed, analyst-vetted senior contacts — direct intros onlyVerified +
Verified only

Every trader who can reach you is identity-verified and sanctions-screened.

You set the gate

Position higher on the ladder and only the most serious counterparties reach you.

Reputation intact

RFQs are structured and attributable — your quotes aren't shopped around the market.

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The terms — plain English

No fine print games.

The relationship is deliberately simple, because friction is what keeps good counterparties off platforms.

What you pay

Nothing to join or to receive flow. A lead fee of 1% of cargo value is due only when an opportunity sourced through ArbiTrade actually closes. Rate negotiable case by case.

What ArbiTrade is not

Not a broker, dealer, marketplace operator or counterparty. It never takes title, holds funds, or carries execution risk. It coordinates the introduction; you do the deal.

What stays yours

The negotiation, the commercial terms, the contract and the ongoing relationship. ArbiTrade doesn't step between you after the introduction.

What we require

Identity verification and sanctions screening at onboarding, and honest corridor/grade coverage so we only route flow you can serve.

The whole model in one line

Free to join · qualified RFQs routed to you · 1% only when a deal closes · you keep the relationship.

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Join the network

Turn your corridors into routed, paid flow.

If you already move copper, aluminium, steel, scrap or battery materials — you're exactly who the network is built around.

  1. 1

    Apply to be listed. Tell us who you are and the commodities, grades and corridors you cover. Verification is a short review and sanctions screen.

  2. 2

    Set your visibility. Choose how curated your inbound flow is — broad reach, or only the most vetted counterparties.

  3. 3

    Start receiving RFQs. Structured, costed, qualified enquiries land on the corridors you run — no new tools to learn.

  4. 4

    Close and get paid. Transact directly, keep the relationship, and earn 1% of cargo value on every sourced deal that closes.

The end state

Qualified RFQs arrive on the corridors you already run, from counterparties who can actually transact — and every close adds a lead fee on flow you never had to hunt for.

ArbiTrade provides market intelligence, RFQ coordination, and counterparty discovery tools only. It is not a broker, dealer, marketplace operator, financial intermediary or counterparty, and does not execute trades, hold funds, take title, or guarantee pricing, execution, delivery, quality, payment, profit, or trade completion. Lead-fee and cargo-value figures are illustrative and based on publicly reported market data; the standard 1% rate is negotiable per deal and payable only on a closed, sourced transaction. All parties conduct their own commercial, legal, customs, sanctions, regulatory, documentation and counterparty diligence.

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