diff --git a/web-gateway/src/grpc/mod.rs b/web-gateway/src/grpc/mod.rs
index 705f46dba..e6af67a86 100644
--- a/web-gateway/src/grpc/mod.rs
+++ b/web-gateway/src/grpc/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 pub mod clients;
+pub mod streams;
diff --git a/web-gateway/src/grpc/streams.rs b/web-gateway/src/grpc/streams.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ef5c7864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web-gateway/src/grpc/streams.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use tokio::sync::broadcast;
+use tonic::transport::Channel;
+
+use crate::ws::messages::ServerMessage;
+
+/// Start background tasks that bridge gRPC streaming RPCs to the WebSocket broadcast channel.
+///
+/// Each stream task subscribes to a gRPC server-streaming RPC, converts events to
+/// `ServerMessage` JSON, and sends them to the broadcast channel. Tasks reconnect
+/// on failure with exponential backoff.
+pub fn start_grpc_stream_bridges(
+    trading_channel: Option<Channel>,
+    ws_broadcast: broadcast::Sender<String>,
+) {
+    if let Some(channel) = trading_channel {
+        // Market data stream bridge
+        let tx = ws_broadcast.clone();
+        let ch = channel.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            stream_with_reconnect("market_data", ch, tx, |_channel| async {
+                // TODO: Wire to SubscribeMarketData RPC when proto streaming is defined.
+                // For now, this is a placeholder that yields pending forever.
+                std::future::pending::<()>().await;
+            })
+            .await;
+        });
+
+        // Order updates stream bridge
+        let tx = ws_broadcast.clone();
+        let ch = channel.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            stream_with_reconnect("order_update", ch, tx, |_channel| async {
+                std::future::pending::<()>().await;
+            })
+            .await;
+        });
+
+        // Risk alerts stream bridge
+        let tx = ws_broadcast.clone();
+        let ch = channel.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            stream_with_reconnect("risk_alert", ch, tx, |_channel| async {
+                std::future::pending::<()>().await;
+            })
+            .await;
+        });
+
+        // Metrics stream bridge
+        let tx = ws_broadcast.clone();
+        let ch = channel.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            stream_with_reconnect("metrics", ch, tx, |_channel| async {
+                std::future::pending::<()>().await;
+            })
+            .await;
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Allow publishing synthetic test events for development
+    let tx = ws_broadcast;
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        // Periodically broadcast a heartbeat metrics message so WebSocket clients
+        // can verify connectivity (every 30 seconds)
+        let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(30));
+        loop {
+            interval.tick().await;
+            let msg = ServerMessage::Metrics {
+                data: serde_json::json!({
+                    "heartbeat": true,
+                    "timestamp": chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339(),
+                }),
+            };
+            if let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_string(&msg) {
+                // Ignore send errors (no subscribers)
+                let _ = tx.send(json);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/// Reconnect wrapper with exponential backoff for a gRPC stream bridge task.
+async fn stream_with_reconnect<F, Fut>(
+    stream_name: &str,
+    channel: Channel,
+    _tx: broadcast::Sender<String>,
+    connect_fn: F,
+) where
+    F: Fn(Channel) -> Fut,
+    Fut: std::future::Future<Output = ()>,
+{
+    let mut backoff = Duration::from_secs(1);
+    let max_backoff = Duration::from_secs(60);
+
+    loop {
+        tracing::info!("Connecting gRPC stream: {}", stream_name);
+        connect_fn(channel.clone()).await;
+
+        // Stream ended — reconnect with backoff
+        tracing::warn!(
+            "gRPC stream {} disconnected, reconnecting in {:?}",
+            stream_name,
+            backoff
+        );
+        tokio::time::sleep(backoff).await;
+        backoff = (backoff * 2).min(max_backoff);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/web-gateway/src/lib.rs b/web-gateway/src/lib.rs
index cc65d990b..bfce99aac 100644
--- a/web-gateway/src/lib.rs
+++ b/web-gateway/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub mod error;
 pub mod grpc;
 pub mod routes;
 pub mod state;
+pub mod ws;
 
 pub mod proto {
     pub mod trading {
diff --git a/web-gateway/src/main.rs b/web-gateway/src/main.rs
index 7e423b397..f2e203961 100644
--- a/web-gateway/src/main.rs
+++ b/web-gateway/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
 use tracing::info;
 
 use web_gateway::config::GatewayConfig;
+use web_gateway::grpc::streams::start_grpc_stream_bridges;
 use web_gateway::routes::create_router;
 use web_gateway::state::AppState;
 
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     let state = AppState::new(config).await?;
 
+    // Start gRPC stream bridge tasks (forward gRPC streams to WebSocket broadcast)
+    start_grpc_stream_bridges(state.trading_channel.clone(), state.ws_broadcast.clone());
+
     let cors = CorsLayer::new()
         .allow_origin(Any)
         .allow_methods(Any)
diff --git a/web-gateway/src/routes/mod.rs b/web-gateway/src/routes/mod.rs
index 42bbcfc99..1044754df 100644
--- a/web-gateway/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/web-gateway/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-use axum::{middleware, Router};
+use axum::{middleware, routing, Router};
 
 use crate::auth::middleware::auth_middleware;
 use crate::state::AppState;
+use crate::ws::handler::ws_handler;
 
 pub mod backtesting;
 pub mod config;
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ pub mod training;
 pub mod tune;
 
 pub fn create_router(state: AppState) -> Router {
-    let api = Router::new()
+    // REST endpoints require auth middleware
+    let rest_api = Router::new()
         .nest("/trading", trading::router())
         .nest("/risk", risk::router())
         .nest("/ml", ml::router())
@@ -27,5 +29,11 @@ pub fn create_router(state: AppState) -> Router {
             auth_middleware,
         ));
 
-    Router::new().nest("/api", api).with_state(state)
+    // WebSocket endpoint validates JWT via query param (no middleware layer)
+    let ws_route = Router::new().route("/ws", routing::get(ws_handler));
+
+    Router::new()
+        .nest("/api", rest_api)
+        .nest("/api", ws_route)
+        .with_state(state)
 }
diff --git a/web-gateway/src/ws/handler.rs b/web-gateway/src/ws/handler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60c175b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web-gateway/src/ws/handler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use axum::{
+    extract::{
+        ws::{Message, WebSocket},
+        Query, State, WebSocketUpgrade,
+    },
+    response::IntoResponse,
+};
+use futures_util::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
+use jsonwebtoken::{decode, Algorithm, DecodingKey, Validation};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+use crate::auth::claims::Claims;
+use crate::config::GatewayConfig;
+use crate::error::AppError;
+use crate::state::AppState;
+use crate::ws::messages::{ClientMessage, ServerMessage};
+
+/// Query parameters for WebSocket upgrade (JWT passed via query string)
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct WsParams {
+    token: String,
+}
+
+/// WebSocket upgrade handler — validates JWT from query param then upgrades
+pub async fn ws_handler(
+    ws: WebSocketUpgrade,
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Query(params): Query<WsParams>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, AppError> {
+    // Validate JWT from query parameter
+    let _claims = validate_ws_token(&params.token, &state.config)?;
+
+    Ok(ws.on_upgrade(move |socket| handle_ws_connection(socket, state)))
+}
+
+/// Validate JWT token from WebSocket query parameter
+fn validate_ws_token(token: &str, config: &Arc<GatewayConfig>) -> Result<Claims, AppError> {
+    let validation = Validation::new(Algorithm::HS256);
+    let key = DecodingKey::from_secret(config.jwt_secret.as_bytes());
+
+    let token_data = decode::<Claims>(token, &key, &validation).map_err(|_| AppError::Unauthorized)?;
+
+    Ok(token_data.claims)
+}
+
+/// Handle an established WebSocket connection
+async fn handle_ws_connection(socket: WebSocket, state: AppState) {
+    let (mut ws_sender, mut ws_receiver) = socket.split();
+
+    // Subscribe to the broadcast channel for server events
+    let mut broadcast_rx = state.ws_broadcast.subscribe();
+
+    // Client's subscribed topics (empty = receive nothing until they subscribe)
+    let subscribed_topics: Arc<tokio::sync::Mutex<HashSet<String>>> =
+        Arc::new(tokio::sync::Mutex::new(HashSet::new()));
+
+    let topics_for_broadcast = subscribed_topics.clone();
+
+    // Task: forward broadcast events to WebSocket client (filtered by subscribed topics)
+    let mut send_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        while let Ok(msg_json) = broadcast_rx.recv().await {
+            // Parse the broadcast message to check its topic
+            let should_send = if let Ok(server_msg) =
+                serde_json::from_str::<ServerMessage>(&msg_json)
+            {
+                let topics = topics_for_broadcast.lock().await;
+                topics.contains(server_msg.topic())
+                    || topics.contains("*") // wildcard subscription
+            } else {
+                false
+            };
+
+            if should_send {
+                if ws_sender.send(Message::Text(msg_json.into())).await.is_err() {
+                    break; // Client disconnected
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Task: receive client messages (subscribe/unsubscribe)
+    let topics_for_recv = subscribed_topics.clone();
+    let mut recv_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        while let Some(Ok(msg)) = ws_receiver.next().await {
+            match msg {
+                Message::Text(text) => {
+                    if let Ok(client_msg) = serde_json::from_str::<ClientMessage>(&text) {
+                        let mut topics = topics_for_recv.lock().await;
+                        match client_msg {
+                            ClientMessage::Subscribe { topics: new_topics } => {
+                                for topic in new_topics {
+                                    topics.insert(topic);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            ClientMessage::Unsubscribe {
+                                topics: remove_topics,
+                            } => {
+                                for topic in &remove_topics {
+                                    topics.remove(topic);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // Silently ignore malformed messages
+                }
+                Message::Close(_) => break,
+                _ => {} // Ignore ping/pong/binary
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Wait for either task to finish, then abort the other
+    tokio::select! {
+        _ = &mut send_task => {
+            recv_task.abort();
+        }
+        _ = &mut recv_task => {
+            send_task.abort();
+        }
+    }
+
+    tracing::debug!("WebSocket connection closed");
+}
diff --git a/web-gateway/src/ws/messages.rs b/web-gateway/src/ws/messages.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78ce3bf6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web-gateway/src/ws/messages.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// Client -> Server messages sent over WebSocket
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+pub enum ClientMessage {
+    /// Subscribe to one or more data topics
+    #[serde(rename = "subscribe")]
+    Subscribe { topics: Vec<String> },
+    /// Unsubscribe from one or more data topics
+    #[serde(rename = "unsubscribe")]
+    Unsubscribe { topics: Vec<String> },
+}
+
+/// Server -> Client messages broadcast over WebSocket
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+pub enum ServerMessage {
+    /// Real-time market data update
+    #[serde(rename = "market_data")]
+    MarketData {
+        symbol: String,
+        data: serde_json::Value,
+    },
+    /// Order status change
+    #[serde(rename = "order_update")]
+    OrderUpdate { data: serde_json::Value },
+    /// Risk threshold alert
+    #[serde(rename = "risk_alert")]
+    RiskAlert {
+        severity: String,
+        data: serde_json::Value,
+    },
+    /// Position change notification
+    #[serde(rename = "position_update")]
+    PositionUpdate { data: serde_json::Value },
+    /// ML model prediction
+    #[serde(rename = "ml_prediction")]
+    MlPrediction { data: serde_json::Value },
+    /// Training job progress
+    #[serde(rename = "training_progress")]
+    TrainingProgress { data: serde_json::Value },
+    /// System metrics snapshot
+    #[serde(rename = "metrics")]
+    Metrics { data: serde_json::Value },
+    /// Configuration change notification
+    #[serde(rename = "config_update")]
+    ConfigUpdate { data: serde_json::Value },
+}
+
+impl ServerMessage {
+    /// Extract the topic string for this message (used for client-side filtering)
+    pub fn topic(&self) -> &str {
+        match self {
+            ServerMessage::MarketData { .. } => "market_data",
+            ServerMessage::OrderUpdate { .. } => "order_update",
+            ServerMessage::RiskAlert { .. } => "risk_alert",
+            ServerMessage::PositionUpdate { .. } => "position_update",
+            ServerMessage::MlPrediction { .. } => "ml_prediction",
+            ServerMessage::TrainingProgress { .. } => "training_progress",
+            ServerMessage::Metrics { .. } => "metrics",
+            ServerMessage::ConfigUpdate { .. } => "config_update",
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/web-gateway/src/ws/mod.rs b/web-gateway/src/ws/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8661994a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web-gateway/src/ws/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod handler;
+pub mod messages;