I was recently notified that the CME is trying to charge the Pro fee to my group account.
The reason is because I trade more than 2 accounts.
It appears that the CME considers trading 'friends and family' accounts as a professional if there are more than 2 accounts in the group. I'm not sure how this affects other futures.io (formerly BMT) traders but you may want to watch this to see if you fall under the same restrictions.
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So I have read through this and am left wondering, I have been using the exchange fee waiver for 4 years, will my data fee jump up in 2015 or am I grandfathered into the lower price?
So, I wonder if CME will find a way to make a "pro" of anyone who partitions his capital into >1 account, even if it's at multiple FCM's. Thus, anyone attempting to limit risk in the event of broker/FCM bankruptcy is a pro?
CME is making a lot of changes and doing things that most traders are not aware of.
The following link sent to me by the CME support site is one example.
The link is 'on' their website but is deeply hidden and until you ask about it you seldom will see it.
On page 5 you can see a question about professional account and POA. Anyone with more than one POA will be considered a professional by the CME even though the CFTC rules say you can trade up to 15 accounts and not be a pro.
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yet again another abuse of the small guys, but these emboldend MBA's thinking this is another revenue stream they are missing,
well step on the toe and watch the elephant tumble!
it happened to the CBOE and then a tsunami hit them with both the CME Emini trading being easier than Option trading (Index, Equity and Esoterics), then the SEC raised Reg-T to minimum accounts of $25,000. They just about disappeared from the modern vernacular.
Seems the party punch bowl is being poisoned and the gang will be moving to another platform from here. Well, not sure whether Nadex and Intercontinental Exchange have had their effect upon the CME, what with they own the Nymex, and the NYSE and have direct links to the LIFFE. Wow, seems old hat, these ancient exchanges, like the CBOT, CME and CBOE.
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Excellent link with lots of information that will answer a lot of questions I have seen asked.
To reiterate what @DavidHP said
POA on 2+ account = professional (page 5)
LLC with two trading terminals or less per Distributor per Subscriber entity will qualify for non-professional pricing (page 4)
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I put this question to Ninja Support as being a client of Ninja Brokerage.
This is the answer I got:
Hello,
Thank you for your inquiry.
No, the Market Data Non-Dispaly fees do not apply to you. Your account has data provided by Continuum/CQG. Automated Trading Systems are then developed within NinjaTrader, not through another API or you requesting live market data directly from the CME.
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h) be via a maximum of two trading terminals per Distributor, permissioned for Real-Time Information and capable of routing orders to the CME Globex Platform (an “Order Routing Device”)."
What does "two trading terminals per distributor" mean? For example, if I am trading through AMP, have several subaccounts and have market data access through more than 2 platforms (NT/CQG, SC/TTnet, SC/Rithmic), does that make me a professional subsciber?
I was wondering if anyone could help me with a query. Would you be classified as a professional if you were CF30 authorised?
IT doesn't really specify and not sure how much they take into account foreign financial regs. Also not sure what the consequences be if I classified myself as non-professional and they disagreed.
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I talked to CME Market Data Services today, they were very friendly and helpful, and confirmed what has already been said and dissected here.
I would like to reemphasize the member netting program they have. The way it was explained to me, if you are a member and registered with the exchange under the netting program you will then be billed directly by the CME, and will not have to pay any data fees at the broker level no matter how many brokers, or devices/platforms you have.
It should be noted that if you are a professional on one exchange you are considered a professional for all the exchanges. Similarly if you are member on just one exchange you are entitled to netting on all exchanges as well. I mention this because some of the memberships are very cheap. (CME/GEM $100/mth, CBOT/IDEM $46/mth!). While these memberships may not come with the fee breaks that some of the more expensive memberships do but for a small fee you may be able to qualify for membership data bundling across the CME Group. An additional thing to consider though is the potential tax implication of being a member.
I am using Rithmic data into both NinjaTrader & Sierra charts. Does this mean I will have to pay $15*2 per month for all 4 exchanges?? How do I go about getting just the top of the book for all exchanges as I don't need market depth?? Do I go through sierra charts or contact brokers directly?? Maybe Matt can let me know what to do...
I have PM's you and we will take care of with our support team.
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This was the proposal. My understanding there has been a lot of push back, so we may not see all these changes.
The $15 per platform per user fee could be a problem for some traders (or their brokers).
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thread. I've only just checked my balance and I've been charged $15 per month for the market depth instead of the Top Of The Book deal I thought was set up for me since the start of the year. Not to worry about the oversight. Can you set up the Top Of The Book for me now as I don't need market depth? Is there anything I need to do my end regarding NT or Sierra?? I require CME, CBOT, NYMEX & COMEX Bundle Top Of The Book Only = $3 per month.
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I am using Rithmic data into both NinjaTrader & Sierra charts. Does this mean I will have to pay $15*2 per month for all 4 exchanges?? How do I go about getting just the top of the book for all exchanges as I don't need market depth?? Do I go through sierra charts or contact brokers directly?? Maybe Matt can let me know what to do...
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I have PM's you and we will take care of with our support team.
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Do not offer Top of Book as far as I know.
We will list shortly here which platforms do offer it.
This is a personal matter of your account and it should be directed to
our technical team. Support (AT) optimusfutures (DOT) Com
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CQG Trader which is a free platform does provide Top of the Book.
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