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Futures Trading

Trade Global Futures Markets
With Professional Tools

Access equity indexes, commodities, currencies, and rates with tick-level charting, automated strategies, and a professional DOM trading ladder — nearly 24 hours a day.

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$1.50
Per contract
Volume discounts available
23hrs
Trading access
Nearly 24-hour markets
10x+
Built-in leverage
Vs. equivalent equity notional
$0
Data fees
For active traders

Why Trade Futures?

Nearly 24-Hour Access

Trade global futures markets nearly 24 hours a day, Sunday through Friday, capturing moves in Asian and European sessions.

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Tick-Level Charting

View charts on tick, volume, and range bars — not just time-based candles. Ideal for precision entries and scalping strategies.

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Automated Strategies

Deploy fully automated futures strategies using EasyLanguage. Backtest with decades of tick data and go live with a single click.

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Capital Efficiency

Futures provide significant leverage versus the equivalent equity notional, allowing more efficient use of your trading capital.

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Global Markets

Access equity index, commodity, currency, interest rate, and agricultural futures from a single unified workspace.

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DOM Trading

Trade directly from the Depth-of-Market ladder with single-click entry, bracket orders, and instant position visualization.

Available Contracts

Tick value and approximate initial margin requirements. Margins may vary.

Equity Index
ESE-mini S&P 500$12.50~$12,000
NQE-mini NASDAQ-100$5.00~$16,000
RTYE-mini Russell 2000$10.00~$8,000
YME-mini Dow Jones$5.00~$10,000
Energy
CLCrude Oil$10.00~$6,000
NGNatural Gas$10.00~$2,000
RBRBOB Gasoline$4.20~$4,500
HOHeating Oil$4.20~$4,500
Metals
GCGold$10.00~$9,000
SISilver$25.00~$11,000
HGCopper$12.50~$4,500
PLPlatinum$5.00~$3,000
Agriculture
ZCCorn$12.50~$1,500
ZWWheat$12.50~$2,000
ZSSoybeans$12.50~$3,000
CTCotton$5.00~$2,000

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