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Re: TradeStation use for free?



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What does Omega list as the minimum amount of trading required to use TSpro
for free.  I might upgrade if the minimum is resonable.


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Robert H.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dickey Powell" <dlp3004@xxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: TradeStation use for free?


> As I understand it, you can use your existing ELA coded indicators with
the
> platform.  Anyone have any experience with doing that?  I may not be
correct
> about this, but seem to have read it on the website at one time.
>
> Dickey Powell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Fritz" <fritz@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 6:13 PM
> Subject: Re: TradeStation use for free?
>
>
> > > Looks like you can use TS Pro for free. Just open up a brokerage
> > > account.
> >
> > Veerrry interesting.  Wonder what kind of fills you'll get in equities?
I
> > assume futures execution will go direct to Globex so there will be no
> games
> > there, but what about stocks?  I don't trade stocks but I know there are
> > lots of ways for the broker to make a buck even without commissions.
Any
> > ideas how good TS Pro executions are?
> >
> > For futures it says you have access to "electronic futures markets" --
but
> > the fine print says "it means the routing through servers to an
electronic
> > system that transmits the order directly to the **floor** of the
> exchange."
> >  Don't they route directly to Globex??
> >
> > Anybody know what their futures commission rates are?
> >
> > I had to dig pretty deep to find it, but the minimum account size is
$50k
> > to trade equities, $20k for futures.  Still, that's not a bad deal.
Might
> > be worth a look-see.
> >
> > Gary
> >
>
>