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Sunday, March 28, 2010

futures trading


Efficient order management, live charts, real time market quotes, commodity forex news and analysis – these are few of the necessary elements required by a trader for commodity forex trading.

Majority of the commodity forex brokers provide fully integrated and customizable futures trading platforms without levying any additional charges or license fees. Some of the brokers may grant free access only for web based or browser based trading software but for java application based software they impose one time license fees or insist on minimum commitment on brokerage business.

What should you expect from futures trading platforms?

Look out for a state of the art futures trading platform that works on application based software and that offers:

  • Multi segment platform that can allow trading across various exchanges and markets such as E-Minis, Globex commodities and forex, pit traded commodities and many other global futures markets.
  • Live streaming quotes, market depth, multiple market windows, fast, reliable and efficient order management.
  • Facilities to trade directly from the charts.
  • Surfeit of technical analysis, charting and other analytical tools like options calculator and currency converter to develop trading strategies.
  • Real time access to global news, fundamental research and technical analysis.
  • Demo version with a demo user id and password. It helps you get a complete idea about various features and functionalities of the futures trading platform.

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