diff --git a/piker/_cacheables.py b/piker/_cacheables.py
index 279f3188..43457364 100644
--- a/piker/_cacheables.py
+++ b/piker/_cacheables.py
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ Cacheing apis and toolz.
 '''
 
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from contextlib import (
-    asynccontextmanager as acm,
-)
 from typing import (
     Awaitable,
     Callable,
@@ -30,12 +27,8 @@ from typing import (
     TypeVar,
 )
 
-from tractor.trionics import maybe_open_context
-
-from .brokers import get_brokermod
 from .log import get_logger
 
-
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
@@ -104,29 +97,3 @@ def async_lifo_cache(
         return decorated
 
     return decorator
-
-
-# TODO: move this to `.brokers.utils`..
-@acm
-async def open_cached_client(
-    brokername: str,
-    **kwargs,
-
-) -> 'Client':  # noqa
-    '''
-    Get a cached broker client from the current actor's local vars.
-
-    If one has not been setup do it and cache it.
-
-    '''
-    brokermod = get_brokermod(brokername)
-    async with maybe_open_context(
-        acm_func=brokermod.get_client,
-        kwargs=kwargs,
-
-    ) as (cache_hit, client):
-
-        if cache_hit:
-            log.info(f'Reusing existing {client}')
-
-        yield client
diff --git a/piker/brokers/__init__.py b/piker/brokers/__init__.py
index 93393654..986905e2 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/__init__.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/__init__.py
@@ -17,10 +17,34 @@
 """
 Broker clients, daemons and general back end machinery.
 """
+from contextlib import (
+    asynccontextmanager as acm,
+)
 from importlib import import_module
 from types import ModuleType
 
-__brokers__ = [
+from tractor.trionics import maybe_open_context
+
+from ._util import (
+    log,
+    BrokerError,
+    SymbolNotFound,
+    NoData,
+    DataUnavailable,
+    DataThrottle,
+    resproc,
+)
+
+__all__: list[str] = [
+    'BrokerError',
+    'SymbolNotFound',
+    'NoData',
+    'DataUnavailable',
+    'DataThrottle',
+    'resproc',
+]
+
+__brokers__: list[str] = [
     'binance',
     'ib',
     'kraken',
@@ -58,3 +82,28 @@ def iter_brokermods():
     '''
     for name in __brokers__:
         yield get_brokermod(name)
+
+
+@acm
+async def open_cached_client(
+    brokername: str,
+    **kwargs,
+
+) -> 'Client':  # noqa
+    '''
+    Get a cached broker client from the current actor's local vars.
+
+    If one has not been setup do it and cache it.
+
+    '''
+    brokermod = get_brokermod(brokername)
+    async with maybe_open_context(
+        acm_func=brokermod.get_client,
+        kwargs=kwargs,
+
+    ) as (cache_hit, client):
+
+        if cache_hit:
+            log.info(f'Reusing existing {client}')
+
+        yield client
diff --git a/piker/brokers/core.py b/piker/brokers/core.py
index f4d670dc..a9a83e7c 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/core.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/core.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import trio
 from ._util import log
 from . import get_brokermod
 from ..service import maybe_spawn_brokerd
-from .._cacheables import open_cached_client
+from . import open_cached_client
 from ..accounting import MktPair
 
 
diff --git a/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py b/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py
index 04357ef8..ca6a3f54 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from fuzzywuzzy import process as fuzzy
 import numpy as np
 import tractor
 
-from piker._cacheables import open_cached_client
+from piker.brokers import open_cached_client
 from piker.log import get_logger, get_console_log
 from piker.data import ShmArray
 from piker.brokers._util import (
diff --git a/piker/brokers/kraken/feed.py b/piker/brokers/kraken/feed.py
index 02b2866a..dc70672f 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/kraken/feed.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/kraken/feed.py
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ from piker.accounting._mktinfo import (
     Asset,
     MktPair,
 )
-from piker._cacheables import (
+from piker.brokers import (
     open_cached_client,
+)
+from piker._cacheables import (
     async_lifo_cache,
 )
 from piker.brokers._util import (
diff --git a/piker/brokers/kucoin.py b/piker/brokers/kucoin.py
index eebbc5f7..b2953467 100755
--- a/piker/brokers/kucoin.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/kucoin.py
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ from piker.accounting._mktinfo import (
     MktPair,
 )
 from piker import config
-from piker._cacheables import (
+from piker.brokers import (
     open_cached_client,
+)
+from piker._cacheables import (
     async_lifo_cache,
 )
 from piker.log import get_logger
diff --git a/piker/brokers/questrade.py b/piker/brokers/questrade.py
index 1d447b23..31133f23 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/questrade.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/questrade.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ import wrapt
 import asks
 
 from ..calc import humanize, percent_change
-from .._cacheables import open_cached_client, async_lifo_cache
+from . import open_cached_client
+from piker._cacheables import async_lifo_cache
 from .. import config
 from ._util import resproc, BrokerError, SymbolNotFound
 from ..log import (
diff --git a/piker/ui/_fsp.py b/piker/ui/_fsp.py
index f00b1e3d..5202ea97 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_fsp.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_fsp.py
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ from typing import (
 )
 
 import msgspec
-import tractor
 import pyqtgraph as pg
+import tractor
+from tractor.trionics import maybe_open_context
 import trio
 from trio_typing import TaskStatus
 
 from piker.data.types import Struct
 from ._axes import PriceAxis
-from .._cacheables import maybe_open_context
 from ..calc import humanize
 from ..data._sharedmem import (
     ShmArray,