Optimus Futures- Be aware

I have been looking for a new broker and I read many great reviews about this company, I looked at their site and found the commissions really good and the fact that they offered X Trader Pro for free, well I assume it is the pro version as the standard doesn't have autospreader. I opened an account with AMP who is their clearing house for use with TT and I was then told that the X_Trader standard has a monthly fee of $600 and the pro version has a cost of $1,500 per month.

Below is exactly what is on their website and when I spoke to the very short customer service person I was again promised of the below prices prior to opening an account.

Pricing
X_Trader®
Option 1: Per Transaction

$0.50 Routing Fee per side - No Monthly Platform Fee

This option is only available to clients with AMP Clearing

Includes all the features of X_TRADER® Pro at no additional cost, including:

MD Trader®
Autospreader®
Autotrader™
X_STUDY®
ADL®
TT API | FIX Adapter
Algo Strategy Engine (Algo SE)
Autospreader Strategy Engine (Autospreader SE)
Synthetic Strategy Engine (Synthetic SE).

Please be very careful of this company, I have gone back to them about this and I am still waiting for their response

Optimus Futures- Be aware

Beginner: PC setup

Hi All,

I'm a newbie - first post. Currently in a high powered job but craving escape into a world of autonomous day trading. Have set myself a 3 year plan to learn, learn, learn and learn some more. I'm reading the books...but realising that they lack context without being able to track the market, watch the charts etc. So, I'm looking to buy a trading PC setup. Then, a dummy account.

Question: I'm an Apple Mac user but I assume PC windows is the way to go. Any tips on the gear I'll need and easy route into it?

Cheers!!

Paul

Beginner: PC setup

OPEC meeting = oil crazy

OPEC meeting

This is just crazy what the market does when you have the OPEC meetings. I am having a hard time trading because the market is just irrational. So i will just skip today and let it settle over night.

Who is trading oil today and how do you protect yourself against the whipsaws ?[B]

OPEC meeting = oil crazy

help with Bull’s-Eye Broker Software Version 5

hi
i need some help with Bull’s-Eye Broker Software Version 5 does anyone know
this software
thanks
zion

help with Bull’s-Eye Broker Software Version 5

Bull’s-Eye Broker Software Version 5

hi
i dont know if this the place to ask, does anyone know this software
and know how to get support for this software:)

Bull’s-Eye Broker Software Version 5

Fastest place to check Earnings News ?

Are there any good sites to check in real time and place orders?
Or this is inherently impossible ? as the market would have already reacted to it ?

Does this mean we, the humans, need to make a guess before the earnings?

Even if it is this, I'd like to find out good sites still ?
I tried to use estimizer, marketwatch earning report, but still not sure if there would be better ones.

Thanks

Fastest place to check Earnings News ?

FXTM, Intertrader and Xtrade

Hi Guys,
I am just about to start trading FX for real after having learnt how to program MT4 to do what I want it to do, i.e my own Indicator and EA.

I have been using an MT4 demo account provided by FXCM but I have noticed that they are now charging demo commissions on my demo account.

Obviously as I am hoping to now start making some small investments and profits I am looking for a broker that offers spread bets on FX at smaller sizes i.e. down to mini and micro lots.

While looking around at various brokers I have come across :
Intertrader.com offer MT4
Xtrade - not really my kind of platform
FXCM - who appear to offer the lowest spreads and MT4

Given that my trading fund is quite small at present, I need to go through spread betting companies (I think) that don't charge a commission per trade (as my trades will be smaller, so commission overheads large in comparison), can anyone offer an opinion on the above three companies please?

FXTM, Intertrader and Xtrade