Futures Plus

Platform and Tools/Futures Plus

Harness the Power of Futures Options


Get the power of an institutional-grade futures options platform + no platform fees

Alphatrade FuturesPlus powered by Trading Technologies is a feature-rich platform for futures options traders. Alphatrade customers can trade the leading international exchanges and liquidity platforms, including CME and ICE, on the web or a mobile device.


Easy order entry

No platform fees

Powerful execution

Easy order entry

Adding Futures Options to Your Trading

Download Adding Futures Options to Your Trading to learn:

  1. Futures Options eBook
  2. Why traders choose futures options
  3. Reasons to expand your portfolio beyond equities
  4. The benefits of futures options
  5. And much more


Enhanced Market Views

  1. Visualize. See options prices in an industry-standard market view, with calls and puts displayed by expiry
  2. Create Strategies. Build pre-defined or custom options strategies and submit them to exchanges for listing
  3. Analyze. View implied volatility, theoretical prices, and Greeks calculated by FuturesPlus using industry-standard options models
  4. Identify. Monitor time and sales and RFQs and look for trade opportunities based on your criteria
  5. Manage risk. View Greeks and risk metrics of options positions and assess performance across multiple user-defined scenarios


Get on the go futures options trading

Pocket the power of FuturesPlus and trade on the go with our web and mobile apps that gives you the functionality and capabilities you need:

  1. Keep an eye on the markets, investment objectives, and your orders on the go
  2. View market data
  3. Enter, monitor, adjust and cancel orders from an order ticket or MD Trader ladder
  4. Access fills, positions and complete audit trail history back to the day your account was created


Customized Trading

  1. Use FuturesPlus’s autofit vol curve to generate theoretical values or apply your own vol curve using Vol Curve Manager
  2. View all market activity for options by product or product family using Trade Monitor
  3. Send RFQs directly from Strategy Creation, Market Grid, Watchlist, RFQ Viewer, or Options Chain
  4. Monitor custom strategies privately using Watchlist before sending RFQs
  5. Customize the view of your portfolio using first and second-order Greeks
  6. Apply varECP s “what if” scenarios to open positions based on underlying and volatility shocks


IMPORTANT INFORMATION

* Visit ecpfinance.org/Awards for details.

Options trading may not be suitable for every investor. It involves entering into contracts to buy or sell specific financial products at predetermined prices on specified dates. Fees may be charged for exercising or assigning options upon expiration. In the case of early exercise or assignment, a fee of $1.50 per contract will be incurred. Additionally, a National Futures Association (NFA) fee of $0.02 per contract is applicable to all options transactions. It's important to take these costs into account when assessing the potential profitability of futures options trades before initiating any trade. For comprehensive information on the characteristics and risks associated with standardized options, as well as the CFTC Risk Disclosure Statement – Appendix A to Rule 1.55, please refer to the document available at ecpfinance.org. You can find complete pricing details at ecpfinance.org/Pricing.

Pricing pertains to brand-new single-tier per-contract futures accounts. These accounts will receive Alphatrade FuturesPlus without any additional charges. Qualified non-professional subscribers will also receive complimentary real-time Globex and E-mini Level 1 market data, as well as Market Depth data for CME, CBOT, COMEX, and NYMEX. For single-tier accounts that do not maintain an average end-of-month equity balance of at least $2,000 or fail to execute at least five (5) trades in the preceding 12 months, an annual fee of $50 will be applied. If you currently have, or plan to open, either (1) another equities account with different terms, per-share pricing, unbundled services, or alternative promotions before 3/3/17, or (2) a tiered-commission futures account, a monthly account service fee of $99.95 will be levied on accounts not meeting the requirement of maintaining an end-of-month equity balance of at least $100,000, executing at least 5,000 shares, or trading at least 50 options contracts or ten round-turn futures contracts in the preceding month. For a comprehensive breakdown of pricing details, please visit ecpfinance.org/Pricing.

No offer or solicitation is being made by any affiliate of Alphatrade to buy or sell securities, securities derivatives, futures products, or to provide any form of trading or investment advice, recommendations, or strategies. The past performance of strategies, whether indicated by actual results or historical tests, does not guarantee future performance or success. Engaging in active trading may not be suitable for individuals with limited resources, minimal investment or trading experience, or a low-risk tolerance. For pertinent risk disclosures, please refer to our websites at www.ecpfinance.org or www.tradestation-international.com. Please note that access to systems, trade placement, and execution may experience delays or failures due to market volatility, trading volume, quote delays, system and software errors, Internet congestion, service interruptions, and other related factors. Equities, equities options, and commodity futures products and services are provided by Alphatrade Securities, Inc., a member of NYSE, FINRA, CME, and SIPC. All rights reserved by © Alphatrade.