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Although it is true that you need 100K US for a US margin trading account , you don't need that much to trade futures with IB! However it is true that overnight margin for 1ES with IB is around 13-14 K USD One advantage IB offers is you can trade everything under one roof AUS equity/ Options ...

I am not asking about how to go from 30K to 50 K etc my question is if the account is called $150,000 account does that mean it $150,000 of real money or just exposure? o lets take an example: ES: what is your internal margin per 1 contract and HOW MANY ES contracts are allowed to be traded in...

SO TST rep can you please clarify openly if the so called $150,000 if funded is actual $150,000 or just leveraged exposure ?

'...outright trading platform with bolt-on functionality for native spreads" yes that is confusing Execution wise they say it is direct exchange book so no legging risk but representing the spread is done via individual leg So in other words the SPRED bid ask is not real native book bid ask...

no there is a EXCHANGE listed spread with it's own book / depth of market and the order goes to that book and not as each leg but what they are saying is the depth of market and chart is not that book but a implied spread made of two legs so asked why dont you show the exchange book directly...

But support said spread bid ask you see on TWS is not direct bid ask from the EXCHANGE BOOK of that spread but execution is! that si what worries me

As an example when I trade a EXCHANGE traded spread like say ES JUne/SEP the order goes to the Exchange based book and there is no legging risk great..thanks IB But when I asked the support so why is my order not triggered when I see on the graph that price has threaded through it . The answer I...

Market Maker!

You will be shot down with following counter arguments -You are failed trader hence your re criticizing this business model (LOL) - These companies are bringing trading to the masses so is that not a noble business ethic! - Why do you need to know how many test were soled and how many were...

you're not really trading a 150K account, but a 3K account. YES that is great point so why do they call 150K account? a marketing gimmick So to be funded by TST and like you have to pass the test... + pay the fees meaning a break even point you might be profitable in your current style but...

IB CFDs? built in leverage!

SSF are they liquid?

You are the one claimed "1) Bucket shop. If you are trading peer-2-peer through the exchange where you see an order book, and this gives you a feeling that you are trading with real counterparty - you are terribly wrong about how "real" it is. Majority of exchanges have their in-house...

Does anybody know much about the CBOE PPUT is it a index or a ETF? or a Future PUT is supposed to mimic Long SP + Long 5% OTM PUT but is this something one can trade? Website is not much of help inquiry email bounced

so according to you big established regulated exchanges like CME has a internal market making robots to to show false depth of market? and thus your OTC product is better in some way? any proof of all this? also wonder why would you/ Bitmex etc not take US residents? perhaps you don;t want...

Old thread ... are these trad able instruments? in what form Futures? for example PPUT seems to be Long SP + Long OTM (5%) PUT

Ib UK... If there is Saxo UK is it really offering direct true market trading or it is their own Over The counter product.. this point is very important

What about ECN or Market Maker? public should be made aware the pitfalls of MM model Also ASIC regulated is good but at the end of the day if an ASIC regulated OTC broker goes belly up the Client become another creditor .. I doubt if any ASIC regulated brokers mentions that... Sure there are...

simple married PUT and Covered Call selling strategy nothing earth shattering both with risks attached Also does Sparrow cross margin in both cases?

Sparrow spreads are bad + they are not regulated like CME! + last time I checked you cant directly deal in USD but have to convert your base currency in to some other Saprrow ICO / dollars why?