Def, is that $1 per side or round turn?
vikana - quote: "the CME has about 3 month of free intraday data. So that's a starting point." I looked all over the CME site for this...
itrade1 - I am interested in the situation you describe above. I do pretty good volume and could use a better rate. Can you forward the info on...
base-hitr You mentioned that your broker, who uses J-Trader, is "probably the cheapest". May I ask who your broker is and what their...
Jaba122, WarEagle & Bond Trader - Thanks for the replies and ideas. I am going to contact some of the larger "local" clearing firms in...
I came across a proprietary futures trading firm in Chicago a few months back. I can't remember the firm's name and find no satisfaction when...
Is anyone familiar with this? http://www.localknowledge.com/ They offer an e-mini package for $59 per month which includes charting...
craigross - Do you offer daytrading margins? Is the $4/side all inclusive (ie. are exchage fees additional)? I am looking for a back up...
juggernaut - The daytrading margin is a very good point. If the capital is hardly going to be used, it would be nice to keep the slimmest margin...
I came across this too. Here is the site. Click on "resources" and then "law of charts" to go to the lesson on hooks. Not my kind of trade, but...
I have not seen this price change reflected on the IB website yet, so I sent a chat message to IB help desk and asked if they had lowered their...
I have decided to go with IB for my futures account. Timing is nice with the rates going down to $4.80 RT. The big worry is that when system...
I came across this site that has a Q&A format that says that the low commissions could be temporary and FutureWise will add exchange fees on to...
mbradley - Since the content on their website is very minimal I am not sure what contracts they trade. Do they trade Eurex, Liffe and all the...
I came across this futures brokerage firm called FutureWise Trading Group. I found them on a website where a guy named Donald Johnson reviews...
stockoptionist - Just a thought. I am trying to learn more about the best filing status/tax strategy for futures traders. I still do not have...
tymjr. It is hard to find info on tax treatment for futures daytraders. Thanks. Haas
DaveN - Thanks for the reply.....that was my first posting, so it was nice to get some feedback. I agree, the IB and elocal futures rates do...
It's a shame that elocal raised their rates. It looked like they were giving IB a "run for their money" on futures commisions. Besides IB, it...
Does anyone know what an active futures trader would do about MTM status. As I understand it, the upside is that one would be relieved of the...
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