CME/CBOT/NYMEX/COMEX plus 30+ international futures exchanges at $0.85→$0.25 per contract with volume; only TradeStation comes close.
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Futures brokers are judged on commission per contract, exchange coverage (CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX, plus global venues), and platform tools like back-testing or paper trading.
Standard contracts at $1.25/side, micros at $0.85/side, options on futures at $2.50 open / $0 close. CME Direct integration (2025) supports user-defined multi-leg futures-options spreads — share of multi-leg orders climbed from 37% to 46% in 2025.
$1.50/contract standard, $0.50/contract micros, plus FuturesPlus for options on futures at $1.75. EasyLanguage back-testing is a major differentiator.
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