prospreads.com

[gle101]

Does anyone know of DMA platform similar to Prospreads? I'm interested in 2nd broker for hedging

thanks

Prospreads is the only SB with DMA.

 

[tar]

Its overnight

daytime margins are 1/4 th of the above

I'm an active trader with Prospreads for last 4 weeks - blisteringly fast platform and good tight spreads.

Tight spreads ! they have huge commissions ...

 

[nash02]

Prospreads is the only SB with DMA.

Thanks GLE. I'm happy for non-SB futures platform that is DMA - any suggestions.

 

[nash02]

Tight spreads ! they have huge commissions ...

I'm sorry Tar - you are wrong there. They have NO commissions - My current FTSE trades are at 1 point spread and that will go down to 0.5 after 200 trades. Nothing ELSE... ZILCH. I'm already up 10% after 2 weeks of trading. I'll be up another 1-2% tomorrow I can bet

Have you traded with them?

Just for your info I also have active accounts with :

IG
CMC
CITY
ETX
CAPITAL
GFT

I'm talking from experience of trading with all the above on day to day basis.

 

[tar]

I'm sorry Tar - you are wrong there. They have NO commissions - My current FTSE trades are at 1 point spread and that will go down to 0.5 after 200 trades. Nothing ELSE... ZILCH. I'm already up 10% after 2 weeks of trading. I'll be up another 1-2% tomorrow I can bet

Have you traded with them?

Just for your info I also have active accounts with :

IG
CMC
CITY
ETX
CAPITAL
GFT

I'm talking from experience of trading with all the above on day to day basis.

yeah whatever u call it they charge u spread or commission over the market spread , in your example they charge 0.5 point per side = 5 pound per side that is expensive for the ftse , other real brokers charge 3.4 pound RT = 1.7 per side and it goes lower if u r active , also they charge 2 points per side for the dow , other brokers charge 4.8 $ RT = 2.4 $ per side only ...

 

[tar]

1/4 of overnight margin

here ProSpreads | Professional Spread Betting Industry they said 1/2

 

[gle101]

Thanks GLE. I'm happy for non-SB futures platform that is DMA - any suggestions.

I like Dealingdesk and ggmarkets, Dealingdesk is a white label of London Capital Group, but with a new very fast platform and tight spread. The only problem is downtime, not a big problem though. If you can come down to 0.5 point on the FTSE, it is very good, high entry level though for the FTSE future.

Sorry, I misunderstood your question, in that case you have to go for the real futures (taxable). I think IB (Interactive Brokers) is among the best.

 

[Jack Hughes]

I'm sorry Tar - you are wrong there. They have NO commissions - My current FTSE trades are at 1 point spread and that will go down to 0.5 after 200 trades. Nothing ELSE... ZILCH. I'm already up 10% after 2 weeks of trading. I'll be up another 1-2% tomorrow I can bet

This has been discussed to death here already. I don't see how you could have traded with them for four weeks (or two weeks?) without realising that the effective commissions are very high.

 

[A Dashing Blade]

yeah whatever u call it they charge u spread or commission over the market spread , in your example they charge 0.5 point per side = 5 pound per side that is expensive for the ftse , other real brokers charge 3.4 pound RT = 1.7 per side and it goes lower if u r active , also they charge 2 points per side for the dow , other brokers charge 4.8 $ RT = 2.4 $ per side only ...

Commission comes way down for size
It's a dma platform wrapped up in a spreadbetting business model

You wanna go non-dma (ie IB) ? That's down to you

 

[tar]

Commission comes way down for size
It's a dma platform wrapped up in a spreadbetting business model

You wanna go non-dma (ie IB) ? That's down to you

even if u r active it will stay expensive , they will charge u 1 point in the dow per side if u r active this still high , other brokers charge u less than 5 $ RT = 2.5 per side even if u r not active and if u r active it goes lower and lower , y i pay extra money every month we r talking about thousands of $ here . And what about funds saftey ?

 

[Jack Hughes]

even if u r active it will stay expensive , they will charge u 1 point in the dow per side if u r active this still high , other brokers charge u less than 5 $ RT = 2.5 per side even if u r not active and if u r active it goes lower and lower , y i pay extra money every month we r talking about thousands of $ here . And what about funds saftey ?

I tend to agree. No matter how good the Prospreads platform, the only other thing it has going for it is the 'tax free' carrot. In all other respects it seems to offer the worst of both SB and DMA broker worlds.

 

[gle101]

I tend to agree. No matter how good the Prospreads platform, the only other thing it has going for it is the 'tax free' carrot. In all other respects it seems to offer the worst of both SB and DMA broker worlds.

If tax free and DMA is important to you, Prospreads might be a good choice for some traders, even if it is more expensive. In a combination with taxable futures it might be a good strategy in order to control taxes. But I agree, overall, Prospreads is very expensive, if free tax is not important to you, there are other options to consider.

 

[tar]

If tax free and DMA is important to you, Prospreads might be a good choice for some traders, even if it is more expensive. In a combination with taxable futures it might be a good strategy in order to control taxes. But I agree, overall, Prospreads is very expensive, if free tax is not important to you, there are other options to consider.

If u r active trader it is cheaper to pay tax on net profit than pay double or triple comm in every trade

 

[gle101]

If u r active trader it is cheaper to pay tax on net profit than pay double or triple comm in every trade

Not necessarily so, it depends on your tax situation, which instrument and how many contracts you are trading on a monthly basis.

 

[tar]

Not necessarily so, it depends on your tax situation, which instrument and how many contracts you are trading on a monthly basis.

another thing , many countries tax your profits from spreadbetting ...

 

[gle101]

another thing , many countries tax your profits from spreadbetting ...

Name a few in the EU.

 

[tar]

Name a few in the EU.

I am talking about my situition

 

[tar]

I either decalre it is gambling and it is illegal or i say it is financial trading then i should pay tax at some point

 

[tar]

what if the trader relies solely on SB profits , is it still tax free ? maybe someone could answer this ...

 

[gle101]

I either decalre it is gambling and it is illegal or i say it is financial trading then i should pay tax at some point

In Europe SB is still considered to be gambling, it is not illegal. Yes, I guess, if you solely depend and have a constant income from SB (large income), I think you can be liable for taxation. No use spread betting in that case as you cannot deduct losses.