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I use Tradestation and there is no platform fee. Absolutely none, as long as i do 1 or 2 round trip trades/week. But I do about 15 or more/week. With Tradestation, I like the luxury of pulling stocks charts like google, ibm, microsoft and goldman sachs that dictate which direction my emini trade to go.
And if you think Tradestation sucks, try NT 7 or 8 for 1 day and experience the nagging and the freezes..
Although a bit user unfriendly, i think sierra charts with order flow and volume profile right out of the box is more stable and better than all of them. (just my opinon)
Can you help answer these questions from other members on NexusFi?
Yeah if your account is not Single Tier $1.50 per contract then to waive platform fees you need to trade 10 round-turn futures or 5000 shares traded etc... I rarely paid platform fees but have changed to Single Tier $1.50 as of today.
Exactly I had I lot of bad experiences and problems with NT7, TS is far from being perfect but IMO it is much better than NT. [Maybe NT make more sense this days with NT 8 Brokerage but I will never go back to it].
I also agree in respect of SC, at the moment I am using MC for execution as I have a lifetime license, but I am thinking of switching to SC as I really like it and I am also waiting for them to add support to other OS such as Linux hopefully.
And TS is trying to catch up now they changed their web site, their logo, their fees etc... And they are working on TS 10 so maybe it will be more stable and they will include volume and market profile and order flow and some other tools.
@Leatherneck are you using TS with IB, if so how does it work? Because as far as I know you can not use TS data? So what is the point of using IB on TS, as IB is well known for many data issues and they do not offer access to data the same way TS does.
On the top of that I do not think you can trade all the financials derivatives such as CFDs with TS/IB.
Please can you or anybody using TS/IB share your experiences and correct me if I am wrong?
Also there is another thread here about that as well:
TradeStation International and Interactive Brokers UK Create Global Trading Account
By*Donna Fuscaldo*| January 17, 2018 — 1:36 PM EST
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TradeStation*International, the London-based unit of TradeStation Group, announced a partnership with*Interactive Brokers*UK, a unit of Interactive Brokers Group, to roll out the TradeStation Global platform, which enables brokerage customers to trade in markets around the world.
Under terms of the deal, which were disclosed in a press release, TradeStation Global will combine TradeStation's trading analysis platform – which includes market monitoring, charting*and ranking tools –*with Interactive Brokers'*multicurrency global account, execution, clearing and settlement services. Qualified clients will be able to access market data and trade stocks, exchange-traded funds, futures (including bitcoin futures where available), forex, CFDs and bonds in more than 100 markets around the globe, including Europe, Scandinavia, the U.S. and Asia-Pacific. Customers of TradeStation Global will be able to fund their accounts in different currencies and trade assets in multiple currencies – all from one account.
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"We are excited about the opportunities our clients will now have to trade global markets using the cutting-edge power of the TradeStation platform as connected to Interactive Brokers'*global execution capabilities," Rustam Lam, CEO of TradeStation International, said in prepared remarks. "We believe this will be a great combination for eligible active traders and institutions looking to make the most of their trading ideas and opportunities on a global scale."
The partnership with Interactive Brokers UK isn't the only improvement*TradeStation has been making in recent weeks to help customers with their trading needs. In December, the company updated its mobile app for iOS, enabling investors to place trades even quicker. According to a description posted by TradeStation, with the upgrade, customers are able to send and manage orders through its updated Matrix tool and save time by creating customized order defaults for each trade they make. There's also quicker order entry thanks to the ability to bypass the order confirmation dialog as well as support for Apple's iPhone X.
Yes now you can intergrate IB TWS with Tradestation. But it is only for residents outside US and Japan.
Market data is from IB not TS. https://www.tradestation-international.com/global/
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