There are traders who use TA and make decent money and others who use price action do likewise. Conversely, there are traders who have used everything known to mankind and still continue to lose consistently.
So what separates the winners from the losers? It isn't their methods or setups...
Don't mean to condescend, but if you can't absorb the TS monthly fees as a small cost of running a trading business, then you most likely can't afford to trade. I use TS as a data feed and wouldn't dream of using that sorry platform to trade.
You ask a lot of questions but I'm not going to answer them for one simple reason. You don't have enough capital to open an account with a legitimate, reputable prop firm. Think $50K minimum
Yes, there are. Eurex.
As you read this entire thread, it's important to remember that 90% of all daytraders, whether pit or behind the screen, lose money. And a local does not have an edge like a NYSE specialist who has the "book."