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This is the main point, broker makes 99% of the time in discount business less than the exchange.
The CME will keep raising the cost, and I will keep lowering to accommodate that?
Not to be sarcastic, but in that regard maybe I should cover platforms, indicators, DTN, etc...
The number of people who would qualify for such discount is far and few in between.
Those who do high volumes are at low levels of commissions to help them accommodate other costs.
Matt
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I am not sure how the announcement will take place. This is what I have been told so far.
Let me get some more facts next week....and post them.
If I am wrong, I will acknowledge it too.
Correction: Fees for retail will stay as is.
Matt
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I don't think there is any perfect way .. nor can be one solution fits all. Nor can anyone with a brokerage account be called a free loader..as there is no definition to that. Who decides 10rts ..there are folks here with 1000+ rts..does it mean brokets rollover rts. Neither is the system going to help folks with multi brokerages avoid paying double triple or whatever unless someone chooses to go with IQ and feed all platforms / brokerages thru the same.
Let's call it cost of being in the markets. If wanting to avoid this maybe best case is as you said raise a voice or flow with the system or leave it. Unless of course enough think it's a worthy cause to lobby against. But seems it's too trivial and not worth RR . But again just my 2cs on a lazy sat afternoon.
Agreed. Most retail is a just a "guest" for the exchanges.
But I would love to see another exchange with the same competency in technology and execution give the CME some competition. Every time an exchange tries to compete with them on the same contract, its a non event.
Matt
Optimus Futures
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I have just made a correction on all posts. $5 per CME exchange, and $15 for all 4, and rates are not going up next year for retail. Pro fees are going up to $85 per exchange, so pro are affected (brokers, CTAs, etc).
I have been looking at a number of FCMs as far as our future fees, and assumed the rates will go up for everyone.
Clearly, the CME has left the retail at the same rate, so it a relief to you guys to some degree.
Since we have a number of FCMs, we would require a direct access to all. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.
Thank you to @traderwerks for the PDF. Never the less, I would still argue that the current current cost is not fair to traders and professionals and my argument still holds.
Matt
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if it wasn't for the ease of doing taxes...which far surpasses the highly sought after tax pro and software which takes much more than the data fees when doing equities..... maybe its a maybe I would not have attempted to express my love for ES
I think like @paps also said, they need to consider the amount of brokerages you have ( if administratively possible).
So if you have 2 brokers, and you use all exchanges, your rates are 15 X2 because you will pay for 2 users credentials.
I think that first they implement a policy, and maybe did not realize the amount of non-traders that have access to market data. Pros assume that if you have an account you trade. Most volume on the exchanges comes from professionals and institutions, so they make certain assumptions in their thinking. Maybe over time more brokers and pros will explain the same to them as I have recently.
To the credit of the CME, because I do have to be fair, they do offer CME memberships for pros like me for the purpose of cost reduction for market data. It's for the purpose of "netting" for brokers like me.
This would still impose a cost way above most retail traders would pay for data.
The team that I have been working with at the CME was really good in helping me achieve that.
So essentially, the CME is not the "enemy" because there is a rising cost of technology.
Never the less, we should not stop the communication with them to help them realize the impact of their policies.
Again, I am sorry for the data error as far as the retail. You are a pretty forgiving bunch....but luckily I have enough contacts to correct errors fast.
Matt
Optimus Futures
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Looks like I have a bit more work to do on this, as here is TT's response to my question I just posted about this on the TT technical forum:
"In this case your broker would be the vendor of record with CME and be responsible for collecting market data fees. From a technical perspective there is no checkbox to disable market depth and only send top-of-book. The FIX application can include 264=1 in a market data request in order to specify top-of-book, but Amp would have to make the decision on whether or not that is sufficient to only charge you for top-of-book market data."
So I might need to talk to both AMP and Sierra Charts as I am not sure which of them sets up the 264=1 in the market data request.
I need to check my historical cimmunications with SC, but I am sure I have had them confirm before that given I have market depth disabled in SC, no market depth data is therefore being requested from the data vendor ie disabling it is not just simply making it unavailable on the DOM, it is not even being transmitted to me. If this is the case then I assume the SC platform must be sending the 264=1 to the TT fix application.
Once I have that confirmed by SC, it would be back to AMP to find out therefore why they cannot just charge the top of book fee.
Does the TT technical repsonse align with your understanding?