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Eldredge

IB has been my broker, but I want lower intraday margins on index futures. I have been leaning towards AMP.

Contrary to many, I really like the classic TWS. In particular, I like to have the instruments I am trading on one page/tab and have pre-sets for my usual trade size, order type, etc. Then I can use the keyboard only (no mouse) to move from one instrument to the other, enter a trade, modify the trade if needed, and finally execute the trade without using a mouse. Is that possible with any of AMP's platforms? The guy I was chatting with at AMP didn't think so, but he didn't sound too confident.

Thanks for any help.
 
That’s right. I joined ET two days before you...what a trip! I was active on Silicon Investor before that. We’re you over there? Your name is familiar.
A lot has changed on ET, but a lot is still the same.
I like the IB hot keys too, although I still think TWS is the weirdest software out there, and sometimes I wish they would blow the whole thing up and start over!
IB margin is restrictive...it is really a pain trading in my IRA account.
 
I had forgotten about Silicone Investor LOL. I think I had a handle over there, but wasn't really active.

TWS does kind of feel like DOS meets GUI, but I got used to it, and was really fast when I was actively trading years ago. Looking at getting active again, and don't really need the fancy stuff, just a good solid system that I can use. I tend to modify my orders right before I send them if I can benefit from a spike. I usually trade in pairs, so I am modifying two orders at once. Maybe I'll have to change my technique a bit.
 
Eldredge said:
IB has been my broker, but I want lower intraday margins on index futures. I have been leaning towards AMP.

Contrary to many, I really like the classic TWS. In particular, I like to have the instruments I am trading on one page/tab and have pre-sets for my usual trade size, order type, etc. Then I can use the keyboard only (no mouse) to move from one instrument to the other, enter a trade, modify the trade if needed, and finally execute the trade without using a mouse. Is that possible with any of AMP's platforms? The guy I was chatting with at AMP didn't think so, but he didn't sound too confident.

Thanks for any help.
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AMP offers a LOT of platforms. I'm sure you'll have your pick, I can't imagine trading software that doesn't allow hotkeys. I don't know how you can stand tws, the first thing that I did with IB was pay for different front end software.

I'm using an antiquated direct access version of ninjatrader with AMP.. and even that allows hotkeys, but I don't think they offer it anymore to new subscribers.
 
That's what I thought too, and you may be correct. However, I can't find a way to do this in Multi Charts which seems to be their preferred platform, and the person at AMP I chatted with couldn't find anything other than a hot key to make a new window.

I guess I will look at some of the other platforms. Or, maybe I will need to use Ninja Trader. Their Margins and commissions are a little higher than AMP's, but still low... I was hoping that someone else would like hot keys instead of mouse clicks and might be able to point me in the right direction.
 
Quite a task at your hand Eldredge. Do let us know if that link worked for you. And if you got any other option? BTW, has anyone prepared/ put out any table comparing commission and margins of some key brokers?
 
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