how is my new prop firm?

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masterwoo

Hi, I am now trade remotely with a prop firm. I get the deal like this:


5k deposit, 100k BP, but they only give me 50k right now.
commission 0.004 per 1000 shares
Ecn fee pass through to me, around 0.0029 per 1000 shares
100 payout
laser platform
$130 platform fee per month plus market data fee which is around $100


So I trade around 20k share the first day, I was gross up $71 dollar, but I end up loss $81, because the clearing fee is 0.004 X 20K, plus ecn fee 0.0029 X 20K, which the total fee is around $152, not including the sec tax....


How is this deal, guys?
 
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Thanks for the reply, I will try, but I am a more momentum trader, like to jump into the moving market, so I have to use market order to get filled, but generally do you think my prop firm is a okay firm?


Thanks!
 
That is a pretty typical deal for someone doing lower to moderate volume or who is just starting out. Not bad at all.

If you start doing 100k shares/day and more, you can probably negotiate something lower.

If you build a good track record, there are firms that will give you huge buying power and much lower commissions in return for a portion of your profits (not 100% payout).
 
Quote from promagma:

That is a pretty typical deal for someone doing lower to moderate volume or who is just starting out. Not bad at all.

If you start doing 100k shares/day and more, you can probably negotiate something lower.

If you build a good track record, there are firms that will give you huge buying power and much lower commissions in return for a portion of your profits (not 100% payout).
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I c, thank u for the reply!
 
that is a high commission.
typical deal for firms that overcharge there traders
should be more in the 2.50 range for anyone that is doing 500k plus shares per month
 
Quote from hitnrun:

that is a high commission.
typical deal for firms that overcharge there traders
should be more in the 2.50 range for anyone that is doing 500k plus shares per month
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2.5? sorry, what's that means? how much per 1000 shares? including ecn fee?

Thanks
 
Quote from hitnrun:

.0025 per share

2.50 per 1 k shares base rate

ecn charges or credits are seperate for everyone usually
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get u thanks, i was talking to another prop firm (jcgroup trading), off shore operation, they offer me 0.001 per share, I was kind of scare of such a low fee, since I didn't tell them how many share I may trade, the payout was 90/10, I may try them in the future. That was unbelievable low.
 
masterwoo

they offered that because your giving up 10 % of profits.

you should jump on that deal. pay 1.00 vs 4.00 dollars


What prop firm do you trade with now?
 
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