RE: is there a review of major e-futures trading platforms?

["John J. Lothian" <johnlothian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If anyone is interested in trying out Trading Technologies X_Trader in a
simulation mode with live real time prices, TT offers a one month free
trial.  The program is called TNT and I believe any broker offering TT can
help you with this.  Of course, this does include my own brokerage
operation.  But this would be a good way to try out X_Trader for yourself
and be your own judge.

I would add however, that your stops will be in the simulator, not Globex or
the other matching engines, during the TNT simulation.

Regards,

John J. Lothian

Disclosure: Futures trading involves financial risk, lots of it!  John J.
Lothian is the President of the Electronic Trading Division of The Price
Futures Group, Inc., an Introducing Broker.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bilo Selhi [mailto:biloselhi@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:31 AM
To: Omega List
Subject: is there a review of major e-futures trading platforms?


was wondering if there is/was a review/comparison of all major
futures trading platforms ( excluding on-line web based platforms, including
java based ).
x-trader
j-trader
tws
ts
redi
zap
cqg
anything else? ( remember, no on-line browser based platforms )

if there is not, then i would be interested in starting the comparison
thread.
we can evaluate based on such criteria as:
- speed
- interruptions
- gui, ease of use,
- order types

those who used several, please come forward and help sort those out.

speed/interruptions would  depend on a specific IB, but we can try anyway.

i looked at most of them and i am frankly disappointed with all but redi.
anybody trading e-futures on redi?

bilo.