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BC also has legislation restricting foreign brokers. Why don't you just use RJO Canada. That way you get the benefit of Canadian account insurance.

The Ontario Commodity Futures Act forbids unregistered foreign brokers BUT has an exemption for those who do not solicit. http://www.canlii.org/en/on/laws/stat/rso-1990-c-c20/latest/rso-1990-c-c20.html "Exemption of trades 32. Subject to the regulations, registration is not required in...

Right. I'll amend it to say - Unless you have your own pricing model or a separate source that tells you exactly what the price should be, do not trade any financial instrument unless you can get quotes for both buying and selling so that you can see the spread.

Since 90% of clients lose money, the broker views his support role to be to a shoulder to cry on, or at least a friendly voice, while you continually send in more money and lose it. The few winners do not care what the broker says or thinks and just want him to get out of the way and stay there.

BBB is never any use except in the case of a major retailer or something like that. The police do not always know what they are talking about or understand what you are talking about. Are you a consumer? No, you are an investor. So contact the Securities Commission. Suing in small...

Do not trade any financial instrument unless you can get quotes for both buying and selling so that you can see the spread. If they quote only one side, you are likely paying at least 2 or 3 percent hidden commission bundled into the price.

I guess this is probably just a planted plug for the broker you mention. If by any chance you actually are a trader, then you need to know that binary options are obscure and the best thing you could do is forget about them and find something more conventional that people are actually...

If you get just daily average implied option volatility for each underlying, this may be enough to approximate the prices of individual strikes if you ignore skew. By the way, TradeStation is a great source for bundled/free option prices for current options months and I think going back 6...

File complaints with both the Ontario Securities Commission and the Quebec regulator. The relevant regulatory term is "unlicensed securities" (which are illegal and can be rescinded).

You cannot patent an idea or a concept or an algorithm (unless you can embed it in a special purpose physical device that you can patent, but you have to build one in that case).

That is very reasonable. See also http://www.rinfinance.com/agenda/2012/talk/JeffRyan.pdf for discussion of ways to extend R to higher frequency data.

They are still under suspension from expanding through introducing brokers: http://www.cftclaw.com/2011/05/nfa-fines-vision-financial-markets-halfmillion/ Also they are low-rated by the independent rating services.

Right - there is no reason that they should match up. The last tick of the previous interval will in general not match the first tick of the next.

Transferring accounts that include securities can lead to occasional delays and mixups, but if you need to avoid tax consequences of liquidating and repurchasing, it may be the simplest thing in the long run since you are more of an investor. Do you really want the hassles of having 2...

Well you are replying to an old thread. It has been out for years now, so it is not exactly new, but it should be more reliable and faster in all respects.

When you sue in Small Claims Court, name every individual you have dealt with or are aware of as a separate defendant. This costs a few dollars extra but is worth it because one of them may have some assets. If some do not file defenses promptly, you can move for immediate judgment against...

Would anyone suggest a directional butterfly spread?

This is definitely what you should do, so as to have the benefit of the Canadian insurance fund. This covers $1 million per account. If you go directly to a U.S. broker, you will not have this insurance. If you go to the Canadian subsidiary of these U.S. brokers, you will.

Talk to the Ontario Securities Commission: http://www.osc.gov.on.ca/en/Investors_questions-complaints_index.htm See also: http://www.osc.gov.on.ca/en/22411.htm You can sue in Small Claims Court up to $25,000.

I am not sure about FDAX, but for most futures and stocks, TradeStation includes 6 months of tick data at no additional charge if you subscribe to the data feed for the corresponding exchange.