Day traders and scalpers are always looking to gain an edge in the market that will give them a real trading advantage, however most traders often go searching for faster PC's, internet connections or a better charting package, many often overlook the fundamental basics like the trading platform that they are using or the broker that they are dealing with.
The most important element in any DMA CFD traders arsenal is their trading platform as this is their connection to the market. May DMA CFD day traders and scalpers assume that their broker has the fastest market connectivity and trading engine behind their platform, however unfortunately in reality there are some brokers that do not have the correct infrastructure to enable sub-second order execution into global exchanges.
As a CFD day trader or scalper it is critical to ensure that your DMA CFD broker has the fastest market connectivity possible. In many cases DMA CFD providers outsource their execution services to their prime broker, although this allows the DMA CFD provider to achieve cost efficiencies it does not always help you as a day trader. In-fact outsourcing CFD execution to a global investment bank may mean that your trades are routed through one of the main regional hubs being London, New York or Hong Kong before they reach the market and appear as a filled order on your trading platform. Some global investment banks do however have localised infrastructure meaning that your orders are not sent around the world before they reach the exchange. When choosing a DMA CFD provider it is important that you ask them whether their orders are routed locally or through their prime brokers global infrastructure as this will have a significant effect on the speed of your order execution.
Aside from good market connectivity the other core element is the trading platform that you use. There are many trading platforms available to retail DMA CFD day traders and scalpers, however by far the most popular is the webIRESS platform. Many CFD providers are able to offer you the webIRESS platform however there are very few providers that are able to offer webIRESS plus. WebIRESS plus is faster than conventional webIRESS and offers split second order execution.
As a DMA CFD day trader is important to choose a CFD provider that can give you split second order execution allowing you to acheive a CFD trading edge. Of course before you start trading you should evaluate the pro's and con's of each CFD provider and download a few trading platforms to ensure that the CFD provider you select does in fact give you an edge in the market.
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