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How can I beat the IB 2.90 R/T rate on most equity indicies I trade??? Anybody? Great thread here interesting banter....... Looking for a futures shop tht will benefit from my trading and visa versa- dont need the leverage- need the commissions down - IB fills and commisions arent...

Hi Don, I read that article some time ago- it is interesting. What I dont undestand about pairs is which one to trade and what direction- how does a pair trade differ in risk than any other- I understand one leg is short and other long- and maybe even ratio 60/40- where does speculation...

I would guess a good prop firm should trade 'everything"- keep traders on a short leash, weed out the bad ones and in the end or over time you will have a diversity and decent return on capital and commission and fee's ? Was Don saying that trading Pairs and M&A is statistically better than...

Interesting Maverick- is your office a prop firm.... commoditry background ?

SP doesnt have the ranges- look at Russell 2k Look at Apple volatility- can trade that directionally- ETF interest to me because of the physical and technical background trading commercially underlying commodity.... thanks

Thanks Don- I only know how to make money directionally- I think putting up the 25 k makes sense then As far as the M&A pairs etc- I am not a big believer- and market making is one of the worst- a machine can do that, dont need a person, except on the opening and the margins are not like used...

I am looking for a remote prop shop that will give me 4 to 1 on my money- dont really want to be part of LLC( dont need that risk)- would like to pay .01 per share comm., trading under 50k shares a month. I directionally trade ETF's- I am watching futures of the underlying and for own reason...