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I can't stress enough that trading futures in forex is virtually identical. If you are skilled at one then those skills will or at least should carry over to the other. Just learn on a Forex demo and you'll be fine. As for what software/interface system I use, I go through www.dtfutures.com for my account but for charts I pay an extra $170/month for live charts from www.fsxtra.com because I like their tools and with that I have a live feed from the CME and CBOT as well as a delayed feed from every other exchange (though I could pay more for a live feed from any exchange).
As for fills on fast moving markets, there is little if any difference to this risk in futures compared to forex. Fast moving markets are a risk but with potentially high reward. I've resolved to approach those (such as post announcements or Greenspan) with a 1-minute chart as this often clarifies the trend and severely limits my losses.
Let me conclude by saying that I am no trading authority. I suppose I'm like many on this forum, I'm marginally successful as a trader believeing that I'm on the verge of "getting it" and going to trading full time. I've been at it for over a year and have learned far more than I ever thought I'd have to to do this successfully. I do know something of trading futures compared to forex though and wanted to make some clarifications here.
CT
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