Anyone recommend a UK broker?

metaron · May 20, 2008

Hi folks

Does anybody have any recommendations for a UK futures broker solely for trading the FTSE 100? I would only be trading 50-100 round turn contracts a month at the most.

So far one broker has quoted me £4 one way with a minimum transaction charge of £200 a month for patsystems j-trader.

M

laptop1 · May 20, 2008

metaron said:
Hi folks

Does anybody have any recommendations for a UK futures broker solely for trading the FTSE 100? I would only be trading 50-100 round turn contracts a month at the most.

So far one broker has quoted me £4 one way with a minimum transaction charge of £200 a month for patsystems j-trader.

M

Have you tried Berkeley Futures based in London.Futures broker options brokers

metaron · May 21, 2008

laptop1 said:
Have you tried Berkeley Futures based in London.Futures broker options brokers

No but I shall go and check them out, thanks.

I've just spotted interactive brokers prices which look good, if I went with them do I use their software to trade futures at no extra cost?

73sand · Oct 1, 2008

I.B. have a platform that you can use to execute trades and provide a data feed but you will have to sort out a charting package.

ICM Capital · Sep 4, 2012

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Mr O · Sep 8, 2012

If you're trading size then try kyte group

apau · Nov 7, 2012

I have been trading with Hartmann for a while, they gave me J-Trader for free and also charge £4 a lot on ftse and I don't think they have any minimums (well none that they have told me about) but had no premiums on margin which was a massive help to me recently.

I think kyte would need quite large size, good luck finding a futures broker, let us know who you go for, as we all need back ups.

mike8man · Jan 15, 2014

Hartmann Capital

apau said:
I have been trading with Hartmann for a while, they gave me J-Trader for free and also charge £4 a lot on ftse and I don't think they have any minimums (well none that they have told me about) but had no premiums on margin which was a massive help to me recently.

I think kyte would need quite large size, good luck finding a futures broker, let us know who you go for, as we all need back ups.

It appears that the Administrators/solicitors/accountants/Council/FCA/FSCS are making a right pigs ear out of closing Hartmann, no doubt to the cost of Hartmann's clients. Anyone else affected?

apau · Jan 27, 2014

mike8man said:
It appears that the Administrators/solicitors/accountants/Council/FCA/FSCS are making a right pigs ear out of closing Hartmann, no doubt to the cost of Hartmann's clients. Anyone else affected?

Wow, I had forgotten I had written on this thread.

Real shame that Hartmann went into Admin, was really enjoying trading there, the guys were superb.

So far, the desk has kept me up to date so the lack of info from administrators hasn't really bothered me. I will be following them wherever they go as I feel the service has been top notch which is a real rare thing nowadays.

Mike, are you affected in anyway?

mike8man · Jan 27, 2014

Yes, I am affected both because I don't know how much I'll get back as the admin costs etc of closing are unknown and at up to £400/hr the charge will not be cheap and secondly I can't use that money in another broker until I get it back, so loosing even further profit!

apau · Jan 28, 2014

mike8man said:
Yes, I am affected both because I don't know how much I'll get back as the admin costs etc of closing are unknown and at up to £400/hr the charge will not be cheap and secondly I can't use that money in another broker until I get it back, so loosing even further profit!

Depending on how much money you had in your account, the fscs should cover the deficit (well with the numbers being said they will in my case). What did you trade there?

mike8man · Apr 17, 2014

Sorry, just seen your reply. The FSCS will only meet any losses incurred by a broker up to the date that the FCA effectively closes them down. The FSCS definitely will not pay any costs incurred by an administrator after that date nor any losses on any equities between the Primary Pooling Event (the date that the FCA closed them down) and the months later that you can transfer them to another broker. Further, the FSCS will not cover any losses caused by closing options at the PPE date rather than letting the options, in my case, run to worthless expiry. In reality, the client has to pay the Administrators costs prior to them releasing the funds to the client - known as ransom or blackmail in my book!

apau · Apr 17, 2014

mike8man said:
Sorry, just seen your reply. The FSCS will only meet any losses incurred by a broker up to the date that the FCA effectively closes them down. The FSCS definitely will not pay any costs incurred by an administrator after that date nor any losses on any equities between the Primary Pooling Event (the date that the FCA closed them down) and the months later that you can transfer them to another broker. Further, the FSCS will not cover any losses caused by closing options at the PPE date rather than letting the options, in my case, run to worthless expiry. In reality, the client has to pay the Administrators costs prior to them releasing the funds to the client - known as ransom or blackmail in my book!

Sorry, I was not referring to admin costs, i was referring to the difference from when FCA closed and the deficit at the company.

I have heard that you may be able to offset any administration fees against capital gains.

neil · Apr 17, 2014

metaron said:
Hi folks

Does anybody have any recommendations for a UK futures broker solely for trading the FTSE 100? I would only be trading 50-100 round turn contracts a month at the most.

So far one broker has quoted me £4 one way with a minimum transaction charge of £200 a month for patsystems j-trader.

M

Try https://www.interactivebrokers.co.uk/en/main.php

mike8man · Apr 17, 2014

Yes you are right in that there was a 6% shortfall in client funds which should be refundable by the FSCS. BUT the admin costs, to be paid by the clients before they get any money from the company, now being run by the administrators, will be a significant cost.

Thanks for the CGT comment, I hadn't thought of that.

hood · Apr 27, 2014

AMP Futures

Amp Futures are US based but their commision is low for Z (FTSE100 FUTURES).
$2.50 for a roundtrip. Ask them for a quote.

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