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I have TradeStation securities and futures accounts and am very happy with them. All the orders types you mention work with electronic futures such as ES and options. They also have trailing stop and complex conditional orders.
I do not trade the non-electronic pit-traded commodities but to trade these, you have to use a separate account and separate trading platform.
Get a fast computer with at least 1GB of RAM. You also need broadband Internet, obviously.
I have been buying Sony computers recently and Viewsonic LCD monitors, but I haven't done much research on the matter. The Sony computers seem much more stable than my DELL machine and, unlike DELL, can run for days without rebooting. Windows XP Pro is now the standard.
Hope this helps.
Bob Fulks
At 01:00 PM 12/9/2005, you wrote:
>I'm considering opening an account with Trade Station Securities. The
>trading platform demo is quite impressive, especially the order platform
>where you can place limit and stop orders at the time of entry. But I'm not
>sure if this feature applies to only equities and not futures. The demo's
>primary focus was on equities and I trade only index futures and options. I
>intend to upgrade my computer and I'm looking for suggestions as to
>computer brands and resources needed to run TS real time, trading a limited
>number of symbols [futures, index and commodity options], with 3 new LCD
>monitors.
>
>I've been a Dell user for years, but I hear their support services have
>declined in recent times. I'd like to hear comments from members with a
>head's up on recommended computers and LCD monitors for this non-techie.
>This will be a trading computer only so there won't be any necessity for
>bells and whistles. I currently run eSignal with Windows 2000.
>
>Also, It would also be helpful to hear from traders who are currently
>trading futures/options using TS real time and whether the platform meets
>the hype promulgated by Omega. If preferred, you may email me privately.
>
>My thanx to all who took the time to read this.
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