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Yeah, I was mistaken..... I think I corrected the issue in an earlier post... anyway, with TD-TOS you can paper trade US Futures but cannot trade live. They don't have any schedule where that might happen. I have since opened an account with IB - they have the best rates it appears and can fund/withdraw with ACH. Checked out R.J. O'Brien but too expensive. Also have a couple US Chicago based. I feel more comfortable spreading it around a bit.
I use IB for futures. Trading through NinjaTrader. Been very pleased with the setup for the past few years.
IB is great for stocks and options. Commissions are good for both.
I have a Mirus account for futures as well. Commissions and margins much better there for futures vs IB.
Only wish IB had RRSP or TFSA
What issues do you experience with IB feed? I did not notice anything irregular other than the
occasional 3 second feed disruption. I use IB for many years and no matter what internet service
the feed brown out always happened abt once per 8 hour period.
Finding a US broker that will accept BC traders is a problem, never mind futures and forex. I would
be happy with just a futures broker willing to make an exception.
IB limits the amount of data that you can request in a 5 minute period. The platform as limitations for historical data request and rejects any further requests for 5 minutes. "Pacing Violation" is what the call it. My work around is that when I open NinjaTrader I have to have a workspace with very little in it and then slowly request data (opening market analyzers and charts) until I have enough data to get me going and then gradually request the remainder. I was told that the better option is to buy a separate data feed such as Kinetck.