Reviews from actual traders
Great... easy to understand... drawing tools pretty limited but overall it's good
BUT SHOULD HAVE TPO CHARTS
Fantastic Platform
charting could be better..
For futures, nothing even compares
Its the best Broker I have ever had
everyone uses someone else's charts instead of tradovate why?
Best trading platform I've come across.
Very good platform. Lacking in charts and studies. Cannot compare to SierraCharts (tick / volume charts) or TradeView (only time based charts)
excellent platform - very user friendly and accessible
love it best in the biz ive been tradeing for a while had light speed better than it
Short answer: Awesome!!!! Integrates with TradingView. Nuf said!!!!
Long answer: Ain't nobody got time for that
Day trading margins are not the best and the overnight margin required is ridiculous compared to other brokers you can connect to for futures trading here on trading view so unless you only plan on trading the cash session you may want to look elsewhere . The ios mobile app is definitely due for a update although the web version and desktop versions are decent and covers the basics for most traders
Be careful. Auto-liquidation margin is greater than the initial margin required!!! For that, I'm giving 1-star because it's scammy. There's a margin bar with a % on their platform. You'd think as long as you stay under 100% you're good, but nope.
(pro tip: Use 4% of the initial margin as your day trading margin and not the number they give you. If you fall below that you get liquidated. Use 5% to be even safer.)
PROS: Fast chat support. Can tell improvements are being made to the platform making it more user-friendly. Cheap data package. Competitively priced commissions. Offers a great service if you know what to watch out for.
CONS: Limited day trading margins. Auto-liquidation margin is higher than initial day margin for their day trading products, which feels like a scam. Day margin restricted to only stock market hours (no overnight session). AMP futures doesn't do this. Slow email support. Tradingview integrated market orders see a lag time compared to market orders on Tradovate. Liquidation fees are high.
All in all, it's great to be able to trade with lower margins with such ease compared to the traditional brokers so it's not exactly the worst.
**Upgraded to 2-stars because they gave me a one-time refund on the liquidation fee. I'd say it's not a bad platform but I'm leaving it at low stars as a warning to fellow traders.