Quote from eldrechr:
what do you pay for a round turn on Eurex, CME or Cbot? Then i could tell you. Less than 75 eurocents Eurex, less than $1 Cbot and starting rate of $1.50ish for CME, those are all top rates. It all adds up. Put it this way my monthly rebate that we get (rebated from top rate down based on volume) pays my desk costs and enough left over for a monthly salary.

Quote from eldrechr:
Pretty sure, traded all day today, plus have a dax position overnight which they are happy for me to run. Refco Trading Services will continue to exist whoever the owners, mainly because they offer the best arcade trading facilities around. My job is sound no matter how the new owners will be, you worry about yourself in future as i am losing no sleep.