FX Futures, CME Vs. ICE Vs. Eurex?

[snackly 10]

I'm trying to learn as much as possible about trading FX futures as I am heavily leaning towards trading them instead of spot FX.

 

From what I gather you can trade them other places than the CME, such as Eurex and ICE.

 

I am not sure how to trade those exchanges at the retail level, I think IB lets you trade the ICE, I forget.

 

What would be the advantages to trading those if any over the CME?

 

I had read somewhere (maybe here at TL, I forget), that the CME/CBOT merger resulted or will result in the Globex releasing consolidated trade prints to data vendors, meaning it would be difficult to impossible to tape read the volume since all prints would show up as large volumes.

 

Is this true, if so does it apply to FX Futures, and if so wouldn't it be better to trade FX Futures on a different exchange?

 

Also I read that there are new rules that the CME allows block trading to be reported privately to the exchange, and thereby taking those large prints off the tape.

 

Again I think this was related to the Eurodollar future. Is this true at all and if so does it affect FX Futures on the CME?

 

Many thanks.

[MrTicks 10]

Hi Snackly - Did you find out much info trading FX options in the meantime? I'm also looking for a platform and broker for this.

 

 

Regards,

 

Gavin.