Quote from ertrader1:
After you have all legal and tax questions taken care of....then worry about FEEs. Fees for ecn and clearing are gona drop, the Industry is changing and that includes lowering the clearing fees, comissions, etc. ( I think the SEC fees will be raised, but not 100% on that).
So PROP shops are gona be more like clearing firms giving out leverger and creating pooled capital. I also think they will act more like owners of office space, providing destk, phones, faxes and T1 lines and the sort...as well as trading softwear.
But this i just what i belive .....
Quote from alanm:
Retail traders would necessarily not be part of such a pool. They just get the advantage of a low "group rate" by association with the group.
Quote from AutomatedTRader:
Hey everybody im surprised u didn't catch on that SitrusTrader is just recruiting for AN LLC of HOLD Brothers....u can verify this by checking what software the company uses that Sitrus Trader is promoting..even if they changed the name and call it Lightning or something else...its still Grey BOx with the name changed. Why don't u ask Sitrus how much buying power do they give you ..when i spoke with him he said 250-300k they give on 5k. That is very weak and the answer is b/c HOLD brothers has no capital to give traders serious BP like some other firms. This is exactly what characterizes a chop shop..when they don't have enough money to give out normal Buying Power. An other major question should be asked...does this place offer conversions in every sector?? As far as I know HOLD has conversions only in the homebuilders. An other point that shows that they don't have the funds for conversions in every sector. Make sure they don't hold your money...The best thing to do is not deposit with anyone but to create an escrow account with a lawyer where your money will be held, where the firm will only be able to touch it if your down in your account. A firm that is healthy and has enough funds won't need your 5k...but can afford to let u keep your 5k in a seperate escrow account. And as far as comm go..I don't think that HOLD brothers is that much cheaper than everyone else..I know a few places where u can get very close to what they offer ...but u also get normal BP and well capitalized firm so u don't have to worry about your money