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If you need to do it all with one platform, and you really want IB, you can pay $500/month and get the better rates. Their $0.65 and $0.0065 rate to get the platform for free is only better for lower volume clients that trade under 3334 contracts per month. The platform will not go away and...

In a way, the LVX is not free to LiveVol Securities customers. They charge $0.65/contract for what IB charges $0.50 for. If you trade 1000 contracts per month, you are paying $150/month. 2000 would be $300/month. You can lease LiveVolPro for $300/month and LiveVol Core for only $79/month and get...

Why are you bothered by this? The tools will still be available.

Again, assuming your order is routed to the futures exchange, the entire world can react to your order flow. Your size does not seem material to have market participates change their expectations of future movement from your orders. If it were me, I would not focus on this.

What makes you believe they are trading against your orders? Your order should be routed to the exchange and is available to the world. Why do you care who is your counter party as long as you are getting market prices?

No doubt that options are more complex than just a decision on the underlying. However that complexity provides opportunity. Trading is about looking for risk adjusted opportunities and taking advantage of them.

Selling OTM options is not appropriate for everyone. However, when you compare risk/reward you have to include expectancy. The low reward that comes with selling short term OTM options benefits from the frequency that you win. And yes, you have to have an exit strategy for when it does not...

Scale up slowly. Take your time. You will find that when your living is dependent on making money each day, you might start to have bad habits. Stick to what worked before, just play a little bigger each week.

I'm not familiar with the data provider you are asking about or why you would want to have your own data provider unless you need low latency and you were co-located. Keep in mind, that every platform needs to receive MD from somewhere. Then it must some how connect to an order router to a FIX...

That is common for both FCMs and Prime Brokers.

Yes, but I can't post it here. I have client money with them. You have my phone number, call me.

When you say "fx is manipulated", what are you referring to? If your strategy works well for non-deliverables or spot fx, you can try fx futures.

not sure. Other deals they trade over the price.

Nice call, June 1st, $54/share. Own any?

I can't help because I know nothing about Canadian regulatory laws. I can tell you that since most broker dealers are getting out of the business of prop that you are looking to get into, it will be challenging with no experience. In the U.S. You need to create a BD with the SEC. Align with a...

Advantage marks up their platforms a little from what the platforms charge.

I think the exchanges are very helpful when you call. You just have to get to the right person. I'm just guessing which does not help you.

Not sure, but it looks like the Market statistics are for that date and the other information is for a different time frame like since they started those expiration.

correct. The FINRA Broker Check is for regulatory issues.

can you provide a link to these numbers?