[jason_e]

Hey guys, I've been trading equities and options and am now looking to start trading e-mini futures. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a broker with software that runs on a mac and will also allow me a demo/papertrade account to learn with. Thanks

[jonbig04]

Originally Posted by jason_e »

Hey guys, I've been trading equities and options and am now looking to start trading e-mini futures. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a broker with software that runs on a mac and will also allow me a demo/papertrade account to learn with. Thanks

I use ninja via parallels on my mac. It works for me, but I have to deal with windows and all its BS.

[jason_e]

Originally Posted by jonbig04 »

I use ninja via parallels on my mac. It works for me, but I have to deal with windows and all its BS.

yea thats my last resort, I'd like to find something native though if there is

[Kiwi]

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One thing you could consider if you really want to trade on a Mac is using Windows (Mac) 7 instead.

Personally I'll stick with XP for another 5 or 10 years. Virus proof and a nice clean trading platform (1.5 second boot time each morning and no superfluous frills).
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[jason_e]

OK, I'm just going to virtualize XP and use ninjatrader

[jonbig04]

Originally Posted by jason_e »

OK, I'm just going to virtualize XP and use ninjatrader

Not much choice really. I run windows on a separate monitor so I can do everything else in OSX.

[BrianNC]

You can also use Boot Camp and install Windows on a partition and just boot up into that for your trading.

[thariman]

I use IB for the brokers and TOS for the chart natively on my Mac. But I also run Multicharts w esignal datafeed on my Windows Laptop for backtesting stuff.