Hi Guys,

I’m a fairly new trader with some very basic questions.

Previously I’ve been used to the interfaces of Plus500, I’ve been using it for CFD trading and the odd bit of Forex. It offers a nice clean and very simple interface

I decided that I wanted to get set up properly and a well known platform and start to take it a bit more seriously. I jumped right into Interactive Brokers as they allow access to a large range of markets. I’m slowly picking up the platform and I’m trying to understand it more before I put the minimum deposit of 10k down and get going. So the questions:


  • Have I done the right thing with IB for CFD trading?
  • The ‘data feed’ subscription is new for me. What should I be getting with respect to this?
  • I’ve downloaded Ninja Trader to help me with the charting
  • I want to apply a set of rules to various instrument charts (several moving averages, highs/lows, P/E/G ratios) to help my selection can this be done in NinjaTrader using the strategy builder? It looks like it’s a coded interface :/
  • Should I got back to Plus500?


I’m constantly reading material online but as you can imagine, it’s difficult when it’s not rationalised, so any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks.