Broker who trade index options, futures, and currencies

SAR

Hi HH HTers,
Would you please recommend good firms that trader index options, futures, and currencies in terms of
1. speed of filling. filling price is good?
2. cost
3. how easy to access help desk?
4. is its platform friendly? how reliability of its system is?
5. its order types easy to use?
I do day trading.
Your help is very appreciated. Many thanks.

I currently use Option House and Fidelity.

SAR

So sad no one answer me. Here is I can share with you
Option House is cheap but I almost always get worst filling comparing to fidelity. Its orders are not convenient.
I just look into Global Future today. Its $5.5 per emini contract, round trip. their orders seem much more convenient but you can only trade futures and currencies there.

刁得一

You can trade everything in IB (interactivebrokers). Commission for E-mini is $4.8 per contract per round.

CoolMax

1，IB with NinjaTrader (You need pay for NinjaTrader, it's not free)
2，TDAmeritrade with ThinkorSwim, future would be availible late this year. (ThinkorSwim is free with TDA account)

SAR

Thanks a lots, 刁得一and CoolMax!!

SAR

To CoolMac,
Which is better? NinjaTrader or ThinkorSwing? Thanks again!

CoolMax

To CoolMac,
Which is better? NinjaTrader or ThinkorSwing? Thanks again!
SAR 发表于 2009-9-29 08:48 PM

NinjaTrader is not free.
ThinkorSwim is free.

for DT, they are same.
for Robot trading, NinjaTrader is the one.

summer123

1，IB with NinjaTrader (You need pay for NinjaTrader, it's not free)
2，TDAmeritrade with ThinkorSwim, future would be availible late this year. (ThinkorSwim is free with TDA account)
CoolMax 发表于 2009-9-29 20:36

Can you open a  new account with TOS now, even as a TDA company?