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im with a Penson clearing broker now and was told that new forms wouldnt be needed and that no disruption of trading would occur. So far that is the case. i initially had a few concerns about the stability of penson but always thought they "were too big to fail" and would be bought like they...

im not a rebate trader either. i trade for profits any way i can get them. if i can shave a couple bucks off the top and keep more of the profit by setting up some keys with proper routing why wouldnt i? IB isnt for me i just left them. a ticket deal doesnt suit my style either. it sounds like...

totally agree. my rates are + - ecns. even when i remove liquidity i try and send it to bats y or edga or some other cheap route so its not much more. and when i add i hit whoever pays the most. sometimes ill just market in and out though and not care about ecn fees depending on the type of...

i came over from IB to lightspeed. the software speedtrader uses DAS is horrible. I saw your other post and commented on that too. the money is SIPC insured. i pay about $30 a month for the data but its worth it. platform is free charts come with it and a bunch of other tools.

the DAS system speed trader uses is horrible

thanks for the info

im not going into it blind but im no where close to where i am on the equities side. Takes money to make money right. im not going to dive in head first and go nuts but rather test a few strategies do some hedging things like that.

cant disagree with you on that one. i just love to trade though thats my problem ha ha

had a few extra bucks laying around and decided to mess around with some options. Im really just an equities trader but im looking to switch things up a bit Anyone have preference of trading index options over equity options??

have you checked out an investment adviser??? or are you not looking to go that route.

I recently signed up for lightspeed and it was a great move. I tried out tradestation also but that wasnt for me. From what i know of lightspeed only they offer it on the retail side. Why wouldnt you want to go directly though them???

Cobra - you guys just offer 3rd party platforms and your commish is too high. thanks anyway.

thanks for the info. going to evaluate all of my options probably try a few different ones out and find what works best.

cool thanks. i am going to check out your earlier recommendation this week

GNDT.com is their website?? i dont think its working. am i missing something? do you know what platform they use?

yes, i have a pretty good rate. but $8 wont do. if you trade at 1000 share clips you cant be paying $8 a trade. i prefer to route my own orders, so i pay market center fees when im not adding liquidity but when i am i take the rebate back. im not sure where i will end up but im going to...

i hear what you are saying ssrrkk and well said if i must say so myself. no blame being placed here, just want and need something different for now. if i can find a tool to do my job better then id only be hurting myself not to give it a try. any suggestions on who i should check out?

old time why are you so stuck on IB. do you work for them or something? i dont get it? do you think the only people who trade and actually take profits use IB? i find that pretty hard to believe. you probably make 1 trade a month and call yourself a trader. your help has been useless. im not...

its not one problem. its many different issues over time that have become more glaring. its time to look for a new broker and see what else is out there. most important are the fills i HAVENT been getting. its seemed laggy on me lately. i am looking for a new fit. things might just be stale for...

i have made it just fine with IB for years im a very profitable trader. i dont rely on them to make money, im a real trader. i can use any system and replicate what i do. i am looking for a new system that will allow me to take advantage of more opportunity in the market. if you think IB is...