Overview

In our opinion LBS Alpha is the perfect trading platform for active traders and institutions. Traders are able to execute futures and options orders in real time w/ direct market access on twelve futures exchanges. It also offers of exchange foreign currency trading or Forex. LBS Alpha is a robust platform that offers the integral tools that traders need in order to take command of the markets. Best of all the platform is free!

Highlights

-No Platform Fees

Most software providers charge a per contract or monthly fee regardless of your trading volume. LBS Alpha offers real time quotes and charts on twelve exchanges with absolutely no software fees period. We feel that the software is as good as any software in the industry and that the pricing adds an immense amount of value for our clients.

-Speed

LBS Alpha offers direct connections to the exchanges. Through cutting edge technology the platform provides the potent combination of fast executions and ultra low latency. We urge you to test the speed of the platform versus any competitor. We believe that milliseconds truly do matter.

-Direct Market Access

We believe that LBS Alpha offers the fastest trade executions. All exchange connections are direct and all orders are held server side. This means that all critical data for working orders is held on the platforms’ servers. If you lose connection your orders will remain working. The platform also uses state-of-the-art hosting at Equinix in Chicago.

-Trade Futures, Options on Futures, Forex, and Pit Markets

LBS Alpha offers a wide variety of markets on one platform. Active traders can trade electronic or pit futures on a number of exchanges including CME, CBOT, EUREX, ICE, NYMEX, NYBOT, SFE, SGX, HKFE, DME, LIFFE, Minneapolis, and Kansas City with direct connection. Those who wish to trade pit markets can also route orders to a specific broker and execution desk on the exchange floor. The platform also offers OTC FX for traders that wish to trade off exchange currencies or any FIX.

-Functionality

LBS Alpha is fully customizable. It also offers very easy to use integration technology and has an open API.

-Robustness

The platform is very reliable due to the investment into a premier data center and premier infrastructure.