Can anyone recommend a demo futures account so I can get my feet wet trading the S&P futures, etc.? Thanks!
Call Paul at Vcap Futures and he will set you up with a NinjaTrader demo account.... www.vcapfutures.com
What does that mean? Front end? Never had a broker or anybody ask me if I wanted "front end" when I opened a stock trading account. Front end?
The interface you use to execute trades. Some brokers have multiple choices. For example: Ninja Trader, ButtonTrader, ZLT, CQGtrader, XTrader, many, many others. Each has pros/cons. Said brokers allow you to demo these front ends before you ever open an account with them.
open acct. w/ interactive brokers (they have paper trading available) download free version of bracket trader. sim trade all you want. (u could also hook up free QuoteTracker charts to IB feed)