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I use Tradestation and agree that the simulator hardly ever works, sometimes it does but when volume picks up, you can't exit a trade - or if you are flat, you can't enter. Sometimes if you want to exit at let's say 1000 at the ES, and you cant get out, the SIM will automatically exit when it works again, which could be 20 min later at the current price here, this seriously messes up your track record for the day They are working to fix it, but so far no results. I use it for real trading for now and haven't experienced any problems in the live trade. They do have the best charting out there and as Tasuki writes: 10 trades a month and the platform fee is waived. I like Tradestation, but they need to fix the simulator.

Hope you are right, but let's suppose, in the unlikely event, they raise the capital requirements to $25.000 (as with DTP Equities) to open an account - or demand higher margin than the current $6000+ for fx each contract for the ES by fx removing day trading margins. Will that not deter a lot of new traders from entering and remove a lot of the current small traders? I would imagine it would take a certain amount of volume out of the market. I am not sure how most traders are capitalized, but you would think that many people in here, have, or at least started with less than $25.000 in start up capital. I know the ES is a lot of large lots, but i trade the EC and JY as well, and it mostly trades in 1 or 2 contracts at a time.

I am new to trading and was wondering what you think the future will bring to trading, particularly in futures. I ran across this article today and there were some less optimistic points: 1. "A combination of the CFTC and the SEC, which has a much larger enforcement staff and budget, could heighten restrictions on the futures business at a time when CME's trading growth is slowing. Futures traders may be required to hold more money in margin accounts, for example, raising their costs and potentially driving down business. Also, CME could face a lengthier approval process for new contracts." 2. "Observers say it's also possible another idea unpopular with CME may resurface: a tax on futures trades." But also A. "We shouldn't have the concerns that others may have because our markets are already highly regulated," Mr. Duffy (CME Executive ) says. "You don't want to try to fix something that's not broke." With Obama soon in office and Democrats ruling Congress, what do you think will happen? Full Link to article: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=31751 Thanks, looking forward to your thoughts