Trading Platforms

Monthly Pricing And Features Comparison

						Strategies		Remote Access
Platform	Monthly Subscription	Per Contract Fee	Min. per month	Max per month	Charts	Plug-in/API	Built-in	Web	Cell	Demo
X_TRADER Free	$0.00	-	n/a	n/a
X_TRADER Subscription (One Exchange)	$625.00	-	n/a	n/a
X_TRADER Subscription (Two Exchanges)	$875.00	-	n/a	n/a
X_TRADER Subscription (Three Exchanges)	$1000.00	-	n/a	n/a
X_TRADER Professional	$1400.00	-	n/a	n/a
NinjaTrader (powered by TT)	$60.00 (obtain from NinjaTrader directly)	$0.15	n/a	n/a	Current Day
Quick Screen Trading (Platinum)*	$299.95	$0.05	n/a	n/a				Soon	Soon
Quick Screen Trading (Gold)*	$199.95	$0.05	n/a	n/a
Quick Screen Trading (Silver)*	$0.00	$0.25	n/a	n/a
CQG Trader	$0.00	$0.25	n/a	Varies
Sierra Chart	$0.00	$0.05	n/a	n/a

* QST Gold allows simultaneous mutiple product quote boards and charts as well as enhanced order functionality.

Choosing A Platform

Choosing the right trading platform to suit a particular trader's needs is crucial. This holds true whether you are the senior trader at a hedge fund, a developer looking to code your trading algorithm and plug it directly into the futures markets, a CTA who needs to have allocation management and access multiple futures accounts, or a retail trader who wants to trade a single futures product. At Velocity, our customers have the ability to choose from among several leading trading platforms, select from a full range of product functionality and connectivity, and manage the cost of the software license with a variety of subscription options. Flexible commission rates are offered for every trading platform, including commission schedules that require NO monthly subscription fees. Velocity is committed to offering its clients access to state-of-the-art trading software, anchoring all of the trading platforms on the most robust, reliable and stable network backbone in the industry, and supporting it with a Live Trade Desk and 24-hour service.

Features & Functionality

Futures markets are truly global, with a wide array of products traded on exchanges worldwide, around the clock. Asset allocation towards commodities and futures is growing rapidly, and these demands have been directed at the trading software to keep up. This means loads of functionality, available at your fingertips, with advanced analytics and strategies just clicks away. This means access to multiple exchanges from the CME and CBOT, to ICE and NYMEX, to Eurex and LIFFE. Futures trading software must be dynamic and able to interface via FIX or API so that quantitative strategies and algorithms can be input with minimal latency. Velocity offers a software solution for every client, trader, and developer, across the globe.

Cost Analysis

Every client of Velocity has an eye on costs, whether they are measured in Pounds sterling, milliseconds, Euros, excess network hops, monthly subscription fees, or pennies per contract. Introducing brokers, retail traders, and hedge funds alike all analyze the costs of doing business. At Velocity, we offer every individual and organization a cost-effective solution to gain access to the futures markets. Our commission schedules are flexible with multiple options including monthly subscription and some of the most competitive in the industry. High volume clients will want to explore solutions with our Professional Services Team, such as CME Memberships and Seat Leases to further drive down per contract costs.

Most of all, at Velocity we are transparent. Velocity posts its commission rates online, for everyone to see. How many other futures FCMs can you say that about? They want you to submit your phone number to their Salesmen, find out what volume you are going to trade, and then pick your commission rate for you. At Velocity, we let you make the choices.

Trading Technologies

In electronic screen based futures trading, there has emerged one clear technology provider that has established the Gold Standard in the industry: Trading Technologies. TT has used its development team to construct one of the most stable price and execution back-ends ever produced in the electronic trading world. This is why Velocity has selected TT as its partner for supplying software platforms to its clients. Trading Technologies has set the bar for performance, and Its X_TRADER® and X_TRADER® Pro platforms are used by the pro's. Velocity only offers software that is molded onto the TT backbone, and have full functionality like NinjaTrader. If there were other software products out there that offered the same speed and stability, Velocity would offer it.

Direct Connectivity

Velocity employs some of the most advanced network data center and connectivity technology in the futures industry. With data centers in Chicago and Houston, Velocity has the redundant network infrastructure that allows our clients to connect their trading platforms to the futures markets from all over the world. Whether it's via private gigabit networks, leased T-3 lines, high-speed Internet connections, or a hosted blade server running your Fund's latest algorithm, Velocity has a connectivity solution for every trading strategy and every client.

Network infrastructure: Fast, Reliable and Stable

The trading software Velocity provides to its clients is state-of-the-art, and our network must be reliable and stable at all times. Velocity has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into building the infrastructure the company relies on to provide the highest standard of service in the industry. And we continue to do so. We settle for nothing less than maximum speed across our entire network. Our clients demand market quotes and trade orders over a network that is optimized for speed, stability, and reliability. And Velocity delivers.

24-Hour Support

We strive to make the customer experience as satisfying as possible. That means fast responses, knowledgeable support staff, and easy to manage account setup. Velocity understands that each client experience is different, and we must be flexible and accommodating to ensure that your needs are met and your questions answered. Velocity has a 24 Hour Trade and Support Desk to expertly handle all of your software inquiries. We can help you choose a platform, download and install the software, help you troubleshoot your system, and answer any questions you might have. Sign up for a live or simulated account and get started.