Thanks for that. I was with AMP and unfortunately like a few others I've read about, they sent me an email one afternoon informing me that I was being booted out and couldn't trade with them anymore. They informed me in the email that there was no way I could respond or appeal as the decision was final and there was no room to negotiate. If I wanted to know why, they weren't going to tell me. Other traders have written about exactly the same thing happening to them.

I had cancer for five years and was undergoing treatment, 9 months in hospital, and several bouts of chemo, as well as three episode of sepsis. So I wasn't trading for five years, untilI was finally declared in remission. I was advised by the oncologist not to trade if it was stressful in any way. I came back on sim with AMP, had a technical glitch, which probably put me on their radar. So they probably cut me off because I hadn't been using them at all, although they continued to send me statements, and oddly enough, still do. But I can't trade through them.

For a Canadian, that means little other choice as the Canadian government doesn't allow futures brokers to serve us if they don't have some kind of presence in Canada. I've looked at IB but their platform is a dog's breakfast in terms of user friendliness. But maybe I'll take another look. Anyway, ironically, the day AMP gave me the boot, I was just about to press the send button to wire $5,000 in my account so I could get trading again.

Eventually, I hooked up with Global, who had arranged my account with AMP to begin with. So they've hooked me up with Ironbridge. Terrific serrvice, but the commissions for the micros is insane. OK for the minis but not the micros. So I've decided it's minis I'll be trading and not micros.

If anybody has any suggestions, I'd be happy to consider them. I've read where others have been advised to call AMP and take up my issue with them. Some have and got nowhere. Pretty draconian approach to customer service, although the broker I was hooked up with was great. Others have advised me to simply move on, business is business, and so on.