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really d00d.... do yourself a favor and just monitor things and penalize yourself everytime you butt into the stuff that is working...

they do $50K if you bring your own strats and just need brokerage and you only get to carry 6x ... after some time/track record, they probably would do more... that is what I was explained when I asked them directly...

you gave me some good ideas with regards to how you manage risk, thanks... I appreciate you returning and responding... to be honest I didnt know about the 1 hour carry over... I only carry overnight spreads, so I dont really worry about margins much... as to your platform... don't reinvent...

if you are a PTG, and your platform supports multi-broker, call the regular number and ask for a rep within PTG and have a conversation...

I personally dont disagree with any of your points... specially given I used CQGTrader as well when I was with them, later on moving to CQGIC... their tech is excellent... and like with IB, I barely ever used their support and when I did issue were addressed right away... btw, if you do have...

IMO, from 9:30-11:00, the markets usually behave one way and are usually directional most of the time... then after 11AM they change after the EU close and AM lunch hour... which further gets interesting after the bond close... basically, afternoons are usually tougher and there is either a...

I agree with a lot of the points you are making, but I also think you are not seeing the complete picture of how to determine what the right FCM for one might be... so I will write a detailed view of how I think one should evaluate FCM's based on a all factors and depending on one's perspective...

are you taking paper paper? anyhow... BBG will be the only way to build global yield curves that I know off as well, specially for OTC, but you could try CQG with RTD Excel... I can try to pull them up tonight when I get home to test, but you can see all electronically traded bonds for a large...

there seem to be some sporadic issues after their upgrade... it should all square away over the next few days ... or they might roll back... who knows...

LMAO... dood... really? I think your argument lacks some validity overall... hmmm... first off... CRS is headed by the guys who created Advantage long ago... their group split up due to differences from what I know... second... they cater to floor guys and professionals first... not really...

and in case this thread is deleted, as my comments were in other threads... do your due diligence people... balance sheets matter... stay away from those FCM's with tiny balance sheets in proportion to the number of seg assets for customers... it is easy... just go to the CFTC site...

simple... not having to deal with the tiers each month, starting from 0... but rather starting from your final tier from 0... thereby, "normalizing" ones costs.. because you make them constant... in other words, if you really have the volume, not just say you have it, it can be negotiated... you...

when choosing an FCM, the balance sheet is important to ensure that FCM is not blown out by a few traders lack of risk management, regardless of how good the FCM's risk management will be... feel free to compare and see for yourself, I am not advising any specific company... you can pick from...

I was ROFLMAO when I read the list...

DDT/CRS platform choices are the same as any other FCM... and they range from free to thousands depending on your requirements... I will make it simple... you can use NT7 and pay the TT fees, just like you can use MC8 with TT feed, etc... as to "experienced self-directed traders"... all...

59c is nothing new bud... DDT, who introduces for Crossland, can do that in their sleep... and going directly to CRS can get you lower if you trade decent volumes.. anyhow, IronBean was formed recently, about a year or two ago I think... consolidation from two FCMs... they approached me long...

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if you need a small FCM.. pick AMP, or Crossland, or Dorman.... going with Velocity, regardless of anything said by anyone, entails more risk than you should bear... even if their account management platform is excellent... you can have similar platform with other FCM's (like Vision for example...)

you can get GSET with 1MM only...

there is none... I had posted a comparison and the mods removed it... that should tell you something... velocity is basically the bottom of the barrel when it comes to balance sheet.