Hey there, new member,

Ive been exhaustively trying to search for a reputable broker/fcm who can offer me access to SPI futures for a good rate, (i roughly do about 1000 rt's a month)..

many of the brokers dont respond to emails, which makes it difficult..

the problem is AMP is the only one thats showing up, and from what ive been reading thats something I may not wanna put myself through..

Has anyone found another futures broker that offers SPI, and hopefully TT X Trader?

I thought I got a hit with 'Variance Futures' but they quickly became impossible to contact, so I went to their FCM (Vision Financial) and theyre equally difficult to contact via email.

Does anyone know if its possible to get SFE markets if i went straight to RCG, Crossland or Dorman?

Any helps appreciated, cheers

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tspencer 

Hey there, new member, Ive been exhaustively trying to search for a reputable broker/fcm who can offer me access to SPI futures for a good rate, (i roughly do about 1000 rt's a month).. many of the brokers dont respond to emails, which makes it difficult.. the problem is AMP is the only one thats showing up, and from what ive been reading thats something I may not wanna put myself through.. Has anyone found another futures broker that offers SPI, and hopefully TT X Trader? I thought I got a hit with 'Variance Futures' but they quickly became impossible to contact, so I went to their FCM (Vision Financial) and theyre equally difficult to contact via email. Does anyone know if its possible to get SFE markets if i went straight to RCG, Crossland or Dorman? Any helps appreciated, cheers

Well for a start there is BBY who are a reseller of IB or you could go directly to IB.

BBY is approx $7.50/side/contract and IB is $5/side/contract.

A 1000/month means that you day trade. I'm curious to know what general approach you use?

I also trade the SPI.

Neil.

NW27 

Well for a start there is BBY who are a reseller of IB or you could go directly to IB. BBY is approx $7.50/side/contract and IB is $5/side/contract. A 1000/month means that you day trade. I'm curious to know what general approach you use? I also trade the SPI. Neil.

hard to describe my approach, basically looking at the ladder make an opinion on where its going to go based on that and what other markets are up to, minimise risk and manage trade accordingly...

those commissions are way too high for me to even bother, in general my ratio is 1RT per 1.4 ticks, so im not too interested in giving away nearly half my profits in brokerage before tax..

AMP was offering, supposedly, around $2.60 a RT, but with all the problems associated with that.... ive just been browsing DeepDiscountTrading and thats roughly $4.20 per round turn, but much better service and the clearing firm seems a little more solid...

the search continues..

Wow, that's amazing. Both from a brokerage side as well as your trade size/duration.
You would also have to have a very good data feed if you are only looking for 1..2 points.
IB compresses the data and so does not show true volume.
Personally I'm trading on a 10 & 25 tick chart. Trying to at least get 5 points/trade.

Neil.

P.S. So who do you use as a data feed then?

NW27 

Wow, that's amazing. Both from a brokerage side as well as your trade size/duration. You would also have to have a very good data feed if you are only looking for 1..2 points. IB compresses the data and so does not show true volume. Personally I'm trading on a 10 & 25 tick chart. Trying to at least get 5 points/trade. Neil. P.S. So who do you use as a data feed then?

well im using no-one atm those stats are based off when i finished trading prop, i dont really look at historical charts so much...

im gonna have to stay up late tonight and give DDT etc a ring..

I have not had any issues with AMP...when I email support I get a quick response by phone.

I have been trading ES this month using the CQG data connection. I got a great rate of $3.62rt despite not being a high volume trader. My schedule sometimes results in zero trades for the month

I think CQG is better than Zenfire with the added bonus of historical data and no inactivity fee

So, my experience with AMP has been good...

JCF

now the problem seems to be DDT and AMP are the only ones I can find offering SFE markets, but TT X Trader isnt able to be used... FML

Hi,

So,
a) Who are DDT?
b) Is there a problem with AMP?

AMP can now connect to my charting and trading platform (Multicharts).

Neil.