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Looking for a broker that offers a free trading platform

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 AshleyQueenTrader 
New Jersey
 
Posts: 36 since Jan 2016

Hi there,

I am looking for a broker which offers a trading platform for free (which includes charts)

I am willing to make an initial deposit of around $8000.

I am currently with Ironbeam, but they make you pay $49/month just to use Firetip!

Im trying to keep my trading costs down! commissions alone are enough!

Any suggestions?

Ash.

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 xplorer 
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AshleyQueenTrader View Post
Hi there,

I am looking for a broker which offers a trading platform for free (which includes charts)

I am willing to make an initial deposit of around $8000.

I am currently with Ironbeam, but they make you pay $49/month just to use Firetip!

Im trying to keep my trading costs down! commissions alone are enough!

Any suggestions?

Ash.

Hi - I'm sure that if you shop around a bit you'll find some brokerage firms offer the platform "for free".

I use the quotes because in reality nothing is free. Probably they have their commissions a little higher so that they recover the platform cost that way.

Anyway, I know that NinjaTrader Brokerage offers the platform for free with "basic features" if you open an account with them. I have not checked their commissions so I don't know how competitive they are.

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 steve2222 
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AshleyQueenTrader View Post
Hi there,

I am looking for a broker which offers a trading platform for free (which includes charts)

I am willing to make an initial deposit of around $8000.

I am currently with Ironbeam, but they make you pay $49/month just to use Firetip!

Im trying to keep my trading costs down! commissions alone are enough!

Any suggestions?

Ash.

Is this for trading Futures or Shares?

If Futures then look at:

Optimus Futures - @mattz is a member here.

or

AMP Futures

Both of these offer Free platforms and commissions that have not been 'beefed up' to cover the free platform cost.

In my view, both of these brokers offer better and more complete (fully functioning) software than Ninja Traders free version.

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Is this for trading Futures or Shares?

If Futures then look at:

Optimus Futures - @mattz is a member here.

.......

Thank you for the mention. We can provide a number of platform for free now....Sierra, MC, R Trader, and recently TradingView..and Market Delta Cloud.

Matt Z
Optimus Futures and FX

There is a substantial risk of loss in futures and FX trading. Past performance is not indicative of futures results.

Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. You may lose more than your initial investment. All posts are opinions and do not claim to be facts. Please conduct your own due diligence. Use only Risk capital when trading Futures.
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 tturner86 
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Thank you for the mention. We can provide a number of platform for free now....Sierra, MC, R Trader, and recently TradingView.

Matt Z
Optimus Futures and FX

There is a substantial risk of loss in futures and FX trading. Past performance is not indicative of futures results.

@MarketDelta cloud is free as well correct?

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 MarketDelta 
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@MarketDelta cloud is free as well correct?

MarketDelta Cloud doesn't have any recurring platform fee or "one time" fees. Normal order routing, commissions, and exchange fees apply, but those exist with any platform. Hope this helps!

If you have any questions about the products or services offered by MarketDelta, please send me a Private Message or use the futures.io " Ask Me Anything" thread.

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 tturner86 
Portland, Oregon
 
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AshleyQueenTrader View Post
Hi there,

I am looking for a broker which offers a trading platform for free (which includes charts)

I am willing to make an initial deposit of around $8000.

I am currently with Ironbeam, but they make you pay $49/month just to use Firetip!

Im trying to keep my trading costs down! commissions alone are enough!

Any suggestions?

Ash.

Steer as far away from Firetip as you can. I have seen multiple issue with people using it.

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@MarketDelta cloud is free as well correct?

It was Added...Thank you for the reminder.

Matt Z
Optimus Futures and FX

There is a substantial risk of loss in futures and FX trading. Past performance is not indicative of futures results

Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. You may lose more than your initial investment. All posts are opinions and do not claim to be facts. Please conduct your own due diligence. Use only Risk capital when trading Futures.
1 800 771 6748 local 561 367 8686 email [email protected]
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MarketDelta Cloud doesn't have any recurring platform fee or "one time" fees. Normal order routing, commissions, and exchange fees apply, but those exist with any platform. Hope this helps!

AND....the customers who use it barely call for tech support...which is good engineering.

Matt Z
Optimus Futures and FX

There is a substantial risk of loss in futures and FX trading. Past performance is not indicative of futures results

Trading futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. You may lose more than your initial investment. All posts are opinions and do not claim to be facts. Please conduct your own due diligence. Use only Risk capital when trading Futures.
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