As a client, you have fast, secure and reliable access to global markets through our high performance, online electronic trading platforms.

You have choices with respect to connectivity, customized trading screens and simultaneous access to multiple accounts and markets. Of course you can expect superior technical and trade support around the clock as we utilize the latest technology in both products and services.

1st Futures Broker Online Trading Platforms and Fees

1. AlarOnline: FREE + Commissions.

AlarOnline® is our online trading program. It allows our futures and options customers the freedom to manage their trading accounts with the simple click of a mouse. With AlarOnline, customers can electronically place or cancel futures and options orders - including spreads - on any futures contract. AlarOnline also allows customers to review their:

AlarOnline is one of the most comprehensive programs available for online futures trading.

There are two versions of AlarOnline, a web version and a desktop GUI version. For more details on Alaronline, click here.

The fees for the following platforms are as follows:

2. CQG trader: $.50 per round turn + Commissions

CQG Web Trader provides a browser-based trading system available to any CQG trader with a valid login id & password (CQG Integrated Client or CQG Trader). This is a simple web-based trading interface that provides a secure, completely portable option and an ideal backup.

CQG Web Trader also allows users to submit batch orders - CQG Web Trader uploads text files containing all of the required order information for unlimited transactions. This is a tool favored by brokers who regularly submit groups of trades based on specific market conditions.

CQG Trader provides a tool for traders who do not require integrated charting and technical analysis functionality and who wish to benefit from the advantages offered by the CQG Hosted Gateway Services.

CQG Trader performs the same trading functions as the CQG Integrated Client, including the DOMTrader interface, a quote board, and the Orders and Position view.

3. Patsystems J-Trader: $.50 per round turn + $50.00 a month + Commissions

Rates:

Emini Products = $5.00 per side per contact

All other Futures Contracts = $8.00 per side per contract plus floor fees

PATS' J-Trader online platform delivers split-second execution, real-time streaming quotes and depth-of-market execution for electronically traded products. This platform is optional and is geared toward the active trader who demands high-speed, dependable order execution. Features include:

More info on J-Trader, click here.

4. Ninja Trader: $.50 per round turn + $100.00 a month + Commissions

When you enter a trade, you already have in your mind a vision of how you will manage it. You know where your initial stop loss and profit targets will be placed as well as the rules and conditions that determine when a stop loss is to be modified. Whether you are a discretionary or system trader Ninja Trader lets you easily realize your trading ideas by implementing them in strategies that automate most of the trade management for you.

This concept is analogous to driving a car. You know your starting point, your destination and how you are going to get there. You do not need to concern yourself with the complexities of how your car operates, and in trading you don’t want to consume yourself with the complexities of order submission and management.

So why would you choose a trading application that doesn’t address this issue? Your trading platform is simply a means to an end; the end of course is profitability. Unlike traditional trading platforms, Ninja Trader was specifically designed to allow you to concentrate on the big picture. It automates much of the timing-critical aspects of manual order and position management allowing you to trade in a much more relaxed state of mind, which greatly reduces the possibility of errors.

For more info on Ninja Trader, click here.

5. Strategy Runner

Strategy Runner Lite - $1.00 per round turn no monthly fee + Commissions

Strategy Runner Pro – $1.50 per round turn no monthly fee + Commissions

Rates:

Emini Products = $5.50 per side per contact

All other Futures Contracts = $8.50 per side per contract plus floor fees

Strategy Runner is a high performance, sophisticated yet easy-to-use online trading platform that can be used as:

1. Personalized Online Trading Platform - Strategy Runner Lite

2. Fully Automated Execution of Trading Systems - Strategy Runner Pro

To automate your trading strategies Strategy Runner Pro offers the following complete solution:

Strategy Runner API Professional Strategy Development Environment

Strategy Tuner Advanced Back-Testing Platform

Third-Party Automation Kit Automation of Strategies written in TradeStation or other Proprietary Platforms

Guru Trading Execution of Orders & Discretionary Strategies on Multiple Accounts

Strategy Development Service Automation of Trading Methods, Order Management and Strategies

For more info on Strategy Runner, click here.