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candletrader, Why are you so quick to leave after a one day problem like that? I'm no computer whiz, so please explain if there is some type of security risk to you (or us) other than some idiot modifying his/our title and spamming the board. Baron is a very responsive administrator and I'm...

Gemini, I haven't used them, but from going through their website, they look a lot like MatchbookFX. I think that an ECN-like system would be the only fair way for small traders to compete in FOREX. The problem with MatchbookFX, and also ChoiceFX I would imagine, is volume, or rather lack...

So that's def's real name... Kinda like when I found out Kramer's first name was Cosmo... :)

Do we really want to re-open that can of worms? :) If you want to read the can its here: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=1671 Kirk

I have not used Win ME, but I will tell you that Win2k has been worth every penny. When I was using Win98, I had to reboot at least once during trading hours each day. I may have had something conflicting on my system for it to be that bad, I'll never know. I installed Win2k (clean install)...

Baron, Wow, thanks! I've never been able to attend an Expo, and I've always wondered if they had any value. I figured they were setup mainly for seminar "gurus" to sell their services to hungry newbies. I would, however, enjoy meeting other traders, particularly some of the folks on this...

Duncan, You have posted your website in every post you have made over the last couple of days. If you are not spamming, and you've truely found a useful site, you only need to post it once. If you are just spamming for your site (which it looks like), take it elsewhere...no one here cares...

LMeyers, This free option calculator I came across may help you in your analysis: http://www.axone.ch/Calculators/MultiOptionCalc.htm Its java based and allows you to enter up to three different option positions at a time for comparison. You just put in the value of the underlying...

28, BS/Economics '96, MBA (just finished this past semester), traded futures and options since '94, added stocks to the mix in '98, mainly daytrading, but some option writing on longer term portfolio.

GS, I don't know anything about daytrade4less. However, I know that http://www.elocaltrading.com offers daytrading margins, and has very low commissions if you do enough volume. Kirk

Wow, what a great tool. Thanks guys! Kirk

Babak, I'll take a shot at it. You are absolutely correct. The only reason for having the hedged position would be that you would not have to be short immediately and could have the bullet set up ahead of time for the sake of speed. If you were to manually set up a synthetic short...

Greg, Sorry, but the commission rebates kick in at 1,000,000 shares in a month, not 50k. Think VOLUME. And then its .009 per share. I think I saw another post that mentioned it falls to .008/share at 3,000,000. A mere 150,000 per day! mrbud, They have changed the fee schedule page...

Yoda, er...um...thanks, ...i think...oh, I guess the WarEagle thing prompted that, lol...well, I'm not native American, just a graduate of Auburn University (its a sports cheer thing and I was headed to a game the day I signed up here at Elite...oh the folly of our youth), sorry to...

Mugshot, Unfortunately its not a per share fee, just a straight $20. Very prohibitive for small shares or scaling in and out of positions. Thanks for your insight, the breakeven trades would definitely hurt. I just spoke with Rob Keller from Echotrade and he was extremely helpful and...

Thanks Hoyler. I saw on their website that they now have an Atlanta office. I think I will speak with them about their remote options for now and then look at their Atlanta office when I'm able to move. Kirk

Thanks guys mamt8r, I live in Birmingham, AL and am not currently licensed. I would do it for the right opportunity, but with no firms here until recently it hasn't been a priority. Bryan, Thanks for the info. I agree with you (well, except for the roll tide part, lol). I don't...

Hi all, I have a question for any proprietary traders out there. I am considering making the jump to a prop firm, but where I live there is only one, Onsite Trading. Their commission structure for the retail side is hideously antiquated ($20 + ecn fees for Naz and $15 + .01/sh for NYSE)...

I'm not aware of any that specifically cater to e-mini traders, but there is a firm called Aberdeen Atlanta ( http://www.aberdeenatlanta.com )that trades the S&P futures full contract. They are, of course, located in Atlanta, GA..I'm not aware of any others in other locations. I looked over...

The thing that has kept me away from Onsite Trading are the fees. $20 a side plus ECN fees for Naz and $15 + .01/share on NYSE. After getting .01/sh with IB, its hard for me to justify. This fee structure requires large size to make sense, and it discourages scaling in and out of positions...