Topsteptrader

[Xela]

Testing is done for free with most brokers and trading platforms in simulator mode, so there's no need for TST for that.

Don't overlook the CME fees for data (starting at $85 per month) and the fact that TST's Combine-fees, which start at $95 per month, include those fees.

With a timeline like that, there's no doubt for me that I will fund my account myself.

If you have the capital to fund your own account, then you're not part of TST's target market anyway, are you?

 

[onemoreshot]

Don't overlook the CME fees for data (starting at $85 per month) and the fact that TST's Combine-fees, which start at $95 per month, include those fees.

If you are a non pro, the fee is only $15 a month.

 

[Xela]

If you are a non pro, the fee is only $15 a month.

I thought it was only $5 (it must have increased since I looked). Meanwhile, if you're not a trader at all, it's zero. But neither of these figures is relevant to this context.

What is relevant is that the CME $85 fee is already included in the TST fees (which start at only $95), a fact of which many people implicitly criticizing the Combine-fees seem to be unaware.

 

[onemoreshot]

I thought it was only $5 (it must have increased since I looked). Meanwhile, if you're not a trader at all, it's zero. But neither of these figures is relevant to this context.

What is relevant is that the CME $85 fee is already included in the TST fees (which start at only $95), a fact of which many people implicitly criticizing the Combine-fees seem to be unaware.

Yeah it starts at 5 and the "combo meal" is 15. Yes I agree with you, if you trade multiple markets it brings the min combine down to 70, which ain't bad for the opportunity it can bring.

 

[Howard]

I'm well aware of the cost of funding my own account including fees.

If you have the capital to fund your own account, then you're not part of TST's target market anyway, are you?

Probably not.

 

[ScalperJoe]

Testing is done for free with most brokers and trading platforms in simulator mode, so there's no need for TST for that.

That's true, however, you'll find that trading in your own simulator vs. TST is quite different, since you can "cheat" in the broker's platform whereas with TST you have to follow a strict set of rules.

 

[ScalperJoe]

If you are a non pro, the fee is only $15 a month.

When comparing costs, compare the data fees for a retail vs. TST. Retail with AMP, for example, is $15 for the bundle (data fees). TST charges $85 per exchange. The combine includes the data, the live account does not. So if you want an "apples to apples" comparison, it's $15 vs. $85 for CME data fees for live accounts.

Platform costs are extra, however I believe TST won't charge you extra if you use CTS (T4), which they include in the $85/month CME fee.

 

[VPhantom]

So if you want an "apples to apples" comparison, it's $15 vs. $85 for CME data fees for live accounts.

And that's per exchange, too! You could spend $340 per month in CME data fees alone at TST, whereas in my stand-alone, non-professional setup the equivalent is $15.75. For a small combine with a strategy spread over all 4 markets, that'd be a very expensive difference.

 

[ScalperJoe]

And that's per exchange, too! For a small combine with a strategy spread over all 4 markets, that'd be a very expensive difference.

Exactly, and that is why the majority of traders at TST are funded with just one product, CL.

 

[stepan7]

Exactly, and that is why the majority of traders at TST are funded with just one product, CL.

Do you know whole TST statistics?