Is that IB Booktrader that you use for execution ?
Take a look at the OEC Trader 3.5. No monthly cost and commissions are very fair based on your volume. Best part is that the platform is owned...
@increasenow. Well, 14 months later I've seen your question. Sorry about that. I trade only bunds and live in the US, and pay my tax to the US....
I've been trading Bunds since 1996 and think its a great contract to trade, the exchange fees are reasonalble, unlike all Globex products (roughly...
I completely agree that (if possible) you should use XP. That holds true for any thick client trading platform...Call Ninja, or...
Yes TT_Trader and X_Trader will work on Vista (though not officially supported). There are a couple of little workarounds to get TT started up...
Yes...you could request X_study at no charge (thru Alaron, im not sure about other firms)...Also, you should (thru Alaron) be able to direct...
Alaron offers TT_Trader as does eTrade...TT_Trader is X_Trader lite. www.alaron.com/ttdownloads.aspx
I have found ZenFire to be ok, much better than PATS...but not as stable as TT in FAST market situations.
On the X_trader side, I also believe they will be offering it (w/ the charting) for $250 or $300/month with 79 cent commissions, then laddered...
Consider Alaron as well. I think in the next week they will be offering the retail version of TT with live quotes & charts for like $35/month and...
Accept the job, & set your start date for July 10 - 12, whatever works for you. Go on the interview, if you get the offer & its what you...
Maverick, while I do agree with you on most of your points...i also think you are blindly unaware of the fact that there a good number of people...
when i say 20-30 cents per side i am referring to commissions...to buy & sell one german bund for example...20 cents/side for exchange fees plus...
there are at least 20 firms in chicago that do exactly that...pay u a small salary/draw & charge minimal commissions...in return for a percentage...
The only advantage to being W'd by your firm is that you can receive health benefits, which is nice for a rookie trader, that along w/ paying...
that is actually what i have been doing ( the weekend program) i have 1 quarter left...
LoL...so funny to see my name on this website...especially considering i log on about once every couple months. yeah..i'm basically one of 3...
isnt Uchicago the best finance school around...the others are great, but when it comes to finance i think chicago is the only choice. as for...
things are good at rts...my bet, won't be called RTS in a month & traders will be able to use TT again
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