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General Information |
| Brokerage name: ALTAVEST Worldwide Trading, Inc.
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| Minimum account size: $3000-$5000
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| Base commission rates: $20-$30
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Brief explanation of margin rates, if applicable:
We use exchange minimum margins
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| This brokerage has been in business for: 2-5 years
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| Primary type of broker: Futures
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Brief description of services offered:
Full-service brokerage offering FREE PaperTrader Online trade tracking, Real-Time charts/quotes, option histories, online trading, online statements, research, TradeScope recommendations, 24-hour toll-free quote line, Managed System Trading Accts, professional brokers. Request a free Starter Kit and try PaperTrader Online!
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Account Information
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Types of trading accounts offered:
| Full Service
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Premium Service
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On-Line Discount Broker
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| Customers online account information is updated: Up to the minute
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Types of trades offerered:
| Options
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Futures
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Cash markets
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Indices
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| Other trade types: Futures Options and Stock Indices
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Types of quotes offered to customers:
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Execution methods offered:
| Electronic direct access trading(SOES, SNET and the ISLD ECN)
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Broker
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Exchanges covered:
| CBOT-Chicago Board of Trade
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CME-Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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CSCE-Coffee Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc.
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KCBT-Kansas City Board of Trade
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| MidAm-Mid-America Commodity Exchange
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Minneapolis Grain Exchange
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NYCE-New York Cotton Exchange
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NYMEX & COMEX-New York Mercantile Exchange
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| Setup or initial costs to set up an account: 0
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Features
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Types of services offered to customers:
| Technical Analysis
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Fundamental Analysis
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Basic -charts & graphs
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Advanced- charts & graphs (technical indicators, ability to change parameters, etc.)
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| Trading software- charts & graphs (create trading systems, scan and sort based on technical criteria)
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Head line news
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Unique proprietary stories and news coverage
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Portfolio management
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| Allow naked option writing
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Ways customers can access their trading account:
| Internet
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Telephone
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Broker
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Mail
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| Allow stop, limit, and stop limit orders? Yes
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| Charge extra for stop, limit, and stop limit orders: No
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| Offer 24 hour customer support: No
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| Offer tax planning advice: No
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Additional Comments
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Special features included in the service are:
PaperTrader Online trade and portfolio tracking service as well as educational materials and full-service trading support for new and advanced traders.
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This broker's service is better than the competition in these areas:
There isn't any service that we can't offer at a competitive rate. Online traders may transmit orders direct to the floor. We offer proprietary services such as TradeScope, PaperTrader Online and charts by britefutures.com.
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Types of security precautions taken for customers:
Prospects submit data only through an encrypted secure page, customer names are not made available to third parties. Clients can access statements online only through a secure site and only after enter a unique name and password of their choosing. Online trades never include account names or dollar values.
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Communications during systems failures has been assured through:
24-hour toll-free order-entry desk for online traders. Backup power in all offices and for phone system.
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The major plans for upgrading the current level of trading service are as follows:
N/A
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