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What I'm looking to discuss in this thread is proven methods and advantages which provide traders an edge by trading at an off floor professional firm. The following are what I have identified, but some I can't confirm are only available at a professional firm. Money - The ability to...

Bryan, When I was at the training class, they only talked about T1's. That's interesting. I'm meeting with the manager here in Detroit this week and will try and discuss this point. Thanks for the heads up. Regards

Robert, Don't get me wrong, I still believe what he said, but it's really not relevant to this thread. I should't have brought it up. Regards

Robert, No ill will or negative rumor ment to be started. I apologize if it came across that way. The information came from a person in the training class I met. He came off the floor in Chicago and new people at both Echo and Bright offices. He liked both but chose Bright. He made the...

Airspeed, Bryan Roberts covered it. They will sponsor, but it's at your cost. Echo will reimburse if you stay with them more than 6 months, but they have only 2 or 3 offices open in the US. If your lucky enough to be in one of their cities, they may be a better option. A few traders went from...

vahj, I didn't get one. That's a good idea. They do video the entire training session, so it is possible. They can only say no.

macal425, Thats interesting you picked up the condescending attitude. You would think they would be less open about it. Sometimes this cam through during the class. But you know what, it didn't bother me. Bottom line is, they are the largest off floor trading firm in the country. They do 3% of...

dlincke, The way it was explained. Traders would calculate fair value for the days openning. You would then apply this to any stock you want to trade. If you want to be sure to get a trade you use a small spread, say .25 to .10. If you wanted to try and get a better trade, you put in the buy...

I recently attended Bright's 1 week training class they hold in Vegas. Hopefully I can provide some insight to newbies like myself. The class cost $1000 for the week. Mon- Fri. 2pm -6pm. One day you go in the morning at 6am to watch the openning.(3 hr time diff.)Includes a breakfast with the...

4jays, With Echotrade, I know you need minimum 25k on deposit to trade, but are you allowed to trade a higher amount with their money. ie. have say 75k in non margined trades? TIA