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do you mind if i ask what FCM you trade through? I was with a prop group trading U.S. yield curve and was curious about going out on my own. I know there are hig hcapital requirements to trade cash and there arent even so many brokers who clear cash.. many of the FCM's just do futures.

i think most of the difference is in the connotation. here is a definition from a trading website... Definition: A trader who uses retail brokerages and pays retail commission rates. Tradestation and Interactive Brokers are examples of retail brokerages who offer direct access execution...

the cultures definitely clashed. it wasnt an issue of one side making or losing money. during the few months of the merge.. each side held its own in certian respects. Peak6 never got comfortable with Breakwaters risk. Peak6 specializes in trading equity options.. they did not understand how to...