Will IB ever offer pit access for futures? I thought they were going to if they got

[trend_guy]

my take is IB is pushing for all electronic markets, pip trading will die eventually IMO.

 

[Cdntrader]

Quote from trend_guy:

my take is IB is pushing for all electronic markets, pip trading will die eventually IMO.

i think you mean pit not pip

 

[SideShowBob]

Quote from zdreg:

lose on every trade but make it up in volume. a great business model

It'll be like that old Saturday Night Live commercial for the bank that makes change. How do they make money doing it? Volume!!!

I assume IB would charge enough to make money. For example tradestation is similar to IB's commissions for electronic futures but for pit trading it's $6.95. IB would most likely be similar. But unlike tradestation you could auto-trade via the IB API.