They send the orders to one of these brokers: TD Ameritrade FXCM Gain Capital Forex so routing is available through them....
Actually, they might offer a routing API since they also offer a trading platform. It's definitely worth looking at.
Thanks for the link, it seems interesting. It's also cheaper than the competition at $49.95/month for 500 symbols (way more than I need)....
I think it's important to distinguish between two things: -"Fair" HFT competitors which have a big speed/latency advantage on the regular...
Thanks for the info. I looked at MB Trading's FIX and they require a certification process ? :confused: That's quite weird to say the...
I know of the IB API and I use it too. I just need another one for redundancy.
I obviously need to receive market data and to send orders. The APIs mentioned above can do both but I can also use a combination of 2 separate...
Thanks for the reply. What platform do you use for placing orders/routing ?
What are the APIs that can be used on Linux ? Ideally it should be a C/C++ one but Java or .Net are ok as long as they can be used on Linux....
What was the price for TickView ?
Actually this is very much on topic for this thread. I think the stats you provide can be very useful to other traders. By the way, by...
There were a number of useful infos in this thread, among which two stand out (IMHO): 1. A small trader can be screwed by the sub-penny orders....
The full ZeroHedge article Via Dennis Dick of PreMarketInfo.com I was trying to buy 500 shares of a preferred stock this morning, Principal...
SeattleAlgo, does ActiveTick provide historical/real time data for CME ? If so, what kind of data do they provide for CME ? Just the best...
Here's an interesting, documented example of bad execution where the HFT robots are suspect:...
Is it possible to put an order on a future (say on CME) such that it is better than the best bid (or ask) by a fraction of a tick ?
SMI and Xspurt, Thanks for the interesting details.
I'm interested in a low fees broker. What is the broker you use ? And what are the fees ?
Interesting view. Can you elaborate on how to use TA as a risk control tool ?
just21, thanks for the info. SMI, thanks for the interesting graph. Do you trade CL ?
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