Optimus Futures
tastytrade
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Day traders focusing on futures and technical trading
Recommended for Options and futures traders focusing on US markets
Best options trading platform
USA
USA
Fees
Low trading, but high non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, no inactivity fee
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
1
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$500
$0
>3 days
1 day
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / driver's license / credit card statement
Proof of identity: ID / passport Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
No protection
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
2005
2017
USA
USA
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Optimus Futures's service is slightly weaker than tastytrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that Optimus Futures's fees are slightly lower than tastytrade's.
Account opening takes considerably more effort at Optimus Futures compared to tastytrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at Optimus Futures, while customer service quality is similar to tastytrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Optimus Futures as being of the same quality as the platform of tastytrade, found that clients have access to less markets and products with Optimus Futures, while tastytrade provides somewhat better research and education.
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