CQG Spreader
A Competitive Edge

This sophisticated order management and ultra-low-latency trade execution interface routes orders to the CQG Spreader Core, our co-located exchange servers. The CQG Spreader Core uses proprietary algorithms to manage your orders.

Bluewater Trading Solution
Powerful trading and analytical application for professional traders and money managers. CQG Spreader is an addon to flagship terminal CQG Integrated Client.
Graphics and Analytics

Graphics and Analytics

CQG offers traders a number of chart types, all offering easy-to-use features. More than one hundred studies, as well as statistical functions.
Trade Execution Made Easy

Trade Execution Made Easy

Our goal is to enable customers to efficiently trade the markets through our products. Our trading applications offer features specific to the professional trader's needs.
Portfolio and Instrument Monitors

Portfolio and Instrument Monitors

The Portfolio Monitor offers trade routing tools with an expandable DOM view of the exchange order book and chart studies using different chart types and time intervals in a single view.

System Development Tools

System Development Tools

Test your ideas before you trade on them. CQG trade system package allows customers to analyze past trading activity and test strategies.
Options Analysis

Options Analysis

Experienced traders know that to make the most of the options markets, you need sophisticated options analytics to gain an edge. CQG IC has analytical modules at your fingertips for that very purpose.
Chart analysis

Chart analysis

Charting is one of the most important aspects of trading software. CQG lets you easily view charts of any length, limited only by the amount of memory in your computer.

CQG Spreader Features

  • Set up spreads and strips with up to forty legs and actively quote up to ten legs
  • Configure leg ratios, scale, order management, and legging risk
  • Prioritize leg placement
  • Easily identify spreads strips and their legs with DOMTrader® and order color-coding
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CQG Spreader Features
  • Manage cross-account spread trading
  • Set up monitored leg orders using bid and ask queue volume conditions
  • Manage risk with overfill management
  • Trade ratio spreads with proportional execution
  • Manage placement with queue holders
  • Trade off net change prices or yield
  • Manage incomplete orders with a pay-up limit or with smart trailing limit orders
  • Use Sniper Mode for near-instantaneous execution and to reduce message counts
  • Use QFormulas to simplify complex strategies
  • Access our full suite of charting and analytics tools
  • Incorporate computer-readable news events into your spread trading strategies
  • Monitor and manage spread activity with Spread Matrix and Spread Pyramid

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The Price of the Platform and Cost of Trading.

Click the tabs below to view the platform's price of subscription or purchase, commissions rates that apply to most retail traders
and understand all the costs associated with trading different futures markets.

Pay as little as $1.00 / side when you meet our low daily average contracts requirements. Clients who meet our daily trading volume thresholds qualify for even more savings with deeply discounted commissions as low as $0.10 / Side. After you Open your Account, you must contact us at support@itg-futures.com to ensure the appropriate commission tier.

Commissions
    Average Daily Contracts Commissions Per Side
    0 - 20 Contracts $1.00
    21 - 100 Contracts $0.50
    101 - 500 Contracts $0.40
    501 - 1000 Contracts $0.20
    Over 1000 Contracts $0.10

Order Routing and Platform Fees.Order routing is the process of routing the order to / from exchanges to your trading platform. Order routing fees, also referred to as execution costs, are charged by the datafeed provider and is assessed on a per transaction basis.

Technology
    Datafeed Order Routing Fee
    Rithmic $0.25 per side
    CQG $0.10 - $0.25 per side*
    CTS $0.20 - $0.50 per side*
    TT $0.00 - $0.30 per side*
    eSignal $0.00 per side: NO FEE*
    QST $0.00 per side: NO FEE*
 SEE PLATFORMS PRICING  
 *Varies according to FCM and trading platform  

The trading commissions you pay also depends on your margin requirements - the amount required to enter into a position per contract on an intraday basis. ITG Futures provides margins based on a percentage of the initial margin* (Example 20%) or a nominal amount (Example $500). Intraday margin (day trading margins) are determined by our clearing firms and based on many factors including market volatility, open interest, customer credit profile and the level of funding in the specific customer's account.

Margins
    Day Trading Margins Clearing Firm Commissions Per Side
   100% of Initial Margin All of FCM’s $1.00
    25% of Initial Margin All of FCM’s $1.20
    10% of Initial Margin All of FCM’s $1.50
    $50-$500 E-mini/micro Ironbeam  Contact us
 VIEW MARGINS    
 ITG Futures and/or our Clearing FCMs maintain the right to liquidate any position at any time if a margin call and/or deficit occurs. The customer would be responsible for any deficit that occurs as a result of liquidations. We will make our best efforts to contact customers to address margin call depending on the severity of the call. Accounts that are subject to margin calls may experience higher commissions due to increased risk. Specific day trading margins from select FCMs that are well below average rates may subject you to much higher fees than provided above. Contracts with relatively low liquidity may subject you to additional fees

Clearing, Exchange and NFA Regulatory fees apply to all order types regardless of your broker and platform and varies according to the markets and products you trade. Members of exchanges are entitled to discounted Exchange Execution and Clearing fees.

Exchange/Clearing & NFA Fees
Exchange Fees

Exchange fees are charged directly by the exchange to your brokerage account in return for providing market access. Exchange fees are assessed on a per transaction basis and vary depending upon the market and product being traded.

Clearing Fees

Our FCM’s, also known as a “clearing house”, facilitates the trade between buyers and sellers upon a trader’s order being executed at the exchange. The FCM’s handle all the trade execution, exchange floor, and back-office operations to ensure that the trade will be settled properly in return for a “clearing fee”, typically provided to brokers at reduced wholesale rates.

National Futures Association (NFA) Fees

The National Futures Association (NFA) is the self-regulatory body of the derivatives industry, including the exchange-based trading of futures products. The NFA requires a fee of US$.02 per side of every exchange-based futures contract traded) and is directly billed to the trader through his or her brokerage account.

A data fee is a flat fee charged by the exchange for streaming real-time market data to the trader. Data fees are charged on a periodic basis and varies depending on the type of exchange and type of trader. For example, data fees for the CME Globex are $85 monthly per-market for professional traders and $20 monthly per-market for non-professional traders.

Market Data
    Exchange Group Description Monthly Fee*
    CME Market Data Bundle - All CME Markets $20.00 (non-pro)
  CME/Globex $5.00 (non-pro)
  CBOT/Globex $5.00 (non-pro)
  NYMEX/Globex $5.00 (non-pro)
  COMEX/Globex $5.00 (non-pro)
    ICE Market Data ICE - US Exchange - TF, DX $117.00
  ICE - UK Exchange - Energies $117.00
  ICE-LIFFE Exchange - FTSE, Gilt, Short Sterling $117.00
     
    CFE/CBOE Data CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) $13.00 (non-pro)
    Foreign Exchange       (Non-US) EUREX | non-pro 18.00 EUR
  Osaka - Japan (JPX) 29.00 USD
  Singapore (SGX) 80.00 USD
  Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) 67.00 USD
  Euronext Equities & Index Derivative - CAC - 40  
    Cash Index Data $SP500 90.00 USD
  $DOW, ^TICK, ^TRIN, ^ADV, ^DECL, NYSE Internals, Dow Jones Indexes 6.00 USD
  NASDAQ Indexes 8.00 USD
    Misc Additional User | Multiple users/logins 10.00 USD

* Market Monthly Fees are subject to change. Please contact us to find out the latest market fees available.











Have a question about CQG Spreader?

If you have any questions about CQG Spreader please visit our help forum, where you can find additional information, videos and user instructions for all trading terminals offered by ITG Futures. If you can't find an answer to your question on our site, you can contact us or post a question to our help forum.

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Tech Specs

To ensure the best experience, CQG IC recommends the following setup:
System Requirements
 
 
Minimum
 
Recommended
 
CPU Dual Core
(2.5 GHz or higher)
Quad-Core
(3 GHz or higher)
 
RAM 4 GB 8 GB  
Free space 2 GB 4 GB  
Monitor Resolution of 1280 x 1024 or higher UHD resolution 
of 3840x2160
 
 
CQG works on Windows 7, 8, 10 

  • Hibernate and stand by modes cannot be used on a system running CQG IC.
  • Hard drive power-saving features should be disabled.
  • Exclude CQG from all firewall and virus checks.
Installing CQG
Internet Access

TRADING DISCLOSURE

Trading Futures and Options on Futures involves a substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether trading is suitable for you in light of your financial condition, circumstances, and industry knowledge. You may lose all or more of your initial investment. Opinions, market data, and recommendations are subject to change at any time. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Full Risk Disclosure | Privacy Policy / Legal | GDRP Policy

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