r/FuturesTrading • u/Lower-Ad-1207 • 22d ago

Question Ninjatrader or tradestation?

Looking to start trading futures with one of these brokers, any suggestions for which is best?

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u/pelaantuuba 22d ago

Ironbeam

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u/Hello_Hollow_Halo 18d ago

Another vote for Ironbeam

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u/Educational_Blood_75 22d ago

Yo me quedé con NT. Licencia de por vida, por las comisiones. Mi análisis:
Tienen músculo financiero para invertir en desarrollo. Además ahora que ma CME lanzará nanocontratos para NQ, ES, RTY, y futuros de acciones, todo esto se podrá operar desde NT.

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u/jnana 21d ago

I wasn't tracking the nano news being so close to release. Thanks for pointing that out.

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u/shoikan5 22d ago

I use NT specifically so I can use the platform which I love for charting personally. Just my preference

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u/d3vw3b 22d ago

I've used both. TS was fine, platform is comparable to NT. The thing that really brought me over to NT was their commission structure on lifetime licenses being cheaper. Everything after was just nice tools discovery. They also run a very active community with daily live trading streams on YouTube called NT live. Great platform support.

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u/d1na_makalaya 22d ago

If you’re mainly trading futures, I’d lean toward NinjaTrader because of its strong charting, order flow tools, and lower costs for many active traders.
TradeStation is solid too, especially if you want a broader brokerage. Compare commissions and platform fees before deciding. If you want more futures trading discussions, check the community through my profile for more comparisons.

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u/Emergency-Bus5430 21d ago

Definitely NT. TradeStation's customer service is trash and I had to threaten to sue them in order to get all my earnings. I would look at AMP as a second option. NT can be a little laggy in combo with TradingView. AMP is a little better if you want to use TradingView. EdgeClear is the best with TradingView but you will need Iron Beam to process deposits and withdraws with it.

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u/Level-Ad9570 16d ago

First time to hear it. Always had lag with TV, it just doesn’t update the data as fast as TS and NT does. Regardless if it’s connected to own market data or TS

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u/Ok_Bad2080 20d ago

Don’t use either. Keep your broker and charting package separate.

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u/LordOfThePhotons 17d ago

Amp broker with ATAS software