Broker recommendations?

[leflos]

Hey guys,

I'm new to futures, I'll be trading commodities, mostly gold & oil and i'm looking for a good broker for daytraders.

Thanks.

 

[ZBZB]

www.interactivebrokers.com

 

[gaussian]

www.interactivebrokers.com

I'm with IB. Be prepared to use a different platform. They have the best execution and wonderful prices but TWS is utter trash. Do yourself and buy a charting/trading platform that is written by people who actually trade.

 

[digitalnomad]

Do yourself and buy a charting/trading platform that is written by people who actually trade.

Like, for instance?

 

[Risepoint1879]

Like, for instance?

You can link DAS trader to an IB account. So much better than TWS.

 

[Sweet Bobby]

ThinkorSwim is just so hard to beat. I switched to tastyworks for the lower commissions, but if you need charting for your strategy and the analyze tab, TOS is hard to beat. I switched back to TOS from tastyworks.

 

[ET180]

I'm with IB. Be prepared to use a different platform. They have the best execution and wonderful prices but TWS is utter trash. Do yourself and buy a charting/trading platform that is written by people who actually trade.

I used to hate TWS, but now I like it. It takes some getting used to. Can't comment on the charting part as I use my own software for that.

 

[MotiveWave]

Like, for instance?

MotiveWave is a great front-end option to use with IB.

 

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

The NinjaTrader platform can be used with Interactive Brokers or NinjaTrader Brokerage.

 

[MattZ]

We can find the right platform and the clearinghouse that will match the margin requirements you need.