Smart Quant

SmartQuant Algo Trading Infrastructure (QuantDesk) is designed for quantitative investors and traders, as well as institutional users such as hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, brokers, consultants and service providers.

The main difference between the quantitative and the discretionary trading style is the systematic nature of the quant approach. While discretionary traders are like artists, quants tend to run a complex production process, and therefore need an industrial-strength infrastructure without which they cannot maintain the necessary degree of systematic discipline. Unfortunately, being a start-up does not exempt one from this rule. But fortunately, one does not really need to build the whole factory from the ground up. Using the SmartQuant Algo trading infrastructure allows the emerging managers to focus on their primary objective, which is the development of investment strategies while benefiting from a reliable framework to implement and deploy them in the market.

Sure, we still spend a lot of time experimenting, trying and testing different strategies. Having a good development environment does not necessarily allow you to skip that step. The real advantage of a well-designed framework is in cutting the time between testing and production to a minimum and in the scalable nature of the infrastructure, which can grow with the firm from managing a small seed capital to truly institutional levels. With a system like this, emerging managers can feel on a level playing field while trading in the same market as much larger competitors, and can fully realize the inherent advantages of being agile and adaptive.

Margins

We offer low day-trading margins to accommodate traders that require high leverage for trading.

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Low Fees

Commissions

Trading commissions without burden to your trading strategies.

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Platforms

Over 60 Trading Platforms & 4 Data Feeds Available ( CQG, TT, Rithmic, CTS )

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Exchanges

We offer direct access to more than 25 futures exchanges in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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Trading Platform Features

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OpenQuant

Design, testing, simulation, optimization, and trading of systematic strategies.

QuantTrader

QuantRouter

QuantBase

Native Plugins

Third-Party and Users Libraries

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The Price of the Platform and Cost of Trading.

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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.

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.

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*
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*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.

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
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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 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.

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.

SmartQuant product line includes all the components that are necessary for an end-to-end automated trading infrastructure capable of supporting institutional scale deployment for hedge funds, investment management firms and buy-side and sell-side trading groups. At the same time, it is modular and flexible, allowing individual professional traders or small teams to start with a minimal configuration before proceeding to a full-scale installation.

Our objective is to fill the gap between expensive high-end institutional systems which are typically out of reach for emerging managers, and the lower-end (retail level) systems which do not have the industrial strength necessary for professional investment managers. We can offer a tailored solution to each client comprised of just the right set of products, for each stage of their development, and a seamless path to growth with minimal expenses.

Please download the Product Brochure with pricing information and call or email us for sales inquiries

Symbol	Description
Mini Index - $1.16 per side, per contract
YM	Mini Dow Futures

Symbol	Description
Financial - $0.96 per side, per contract
FF	30 Day Fed Funds Rate
NI	10 Year Interest Rate Swap
RS5	5 Year Interest Rate Swap

Symbol	Description
Treasury - $0.65 per side, per contract
US	30 Year US Treasury Bond
TY	10 Year US Treasury Note
FV	5 Year US Treasury Note
TU	2 Year US Treasury Note
UB	Ultra US Treasury Bond

Symbol	Description
Mini Agricultural - $1.03 per side, per contract
YC	Mini-sized Corn
YK	Mini-sized Soybeans
YW	Mini-sized Wheat

VIX Futures — $1.20 per side, per contract
Symbol	Description
VX	CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Futures

Symbol	Description
E-Mini Index — $1.18 per side, per contract
ES	E-mini S&P 500
MNF	E-Micro S&P Nifty Fifty
NQ	E-mini Nasdaq 100
EMD	E-mini S&P MidCap 400
SMC	E-mini S&P SmallCap 600
XAE	E-Mini S&P 500 Energy Sector
XAF	E-Mini S&P 500 Financial Sector
XAV	E-Mini S&P 500 HealthCare Sector
XAI	E-Mini S&P 500 Industrial Sector
XAB	E-Mini S&P 500 Materials Sector
XAK	E-Mini S&P 500 Technology Sector
XAU	E-Mini S&P 500 Utilities Sector
XAP	E-Mini S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector
XAY	E-Mini S&P 500 Consumer Discretion

Symbol	Description
Currency — $1.60 per side, per contract
AD	Australian Dollar
BR	Brazilian Real
BP	British Pound
CD	Canadian Dollar
EC	Euro FX
JY	Japanese Yen
MP1	Mexican Peso
NE1	New Zealand
RA	South America Rand
RF	Euro/CHF Futures
RP	EUR/GBP Futures
RU	Russian Ruble
RY	EUR/JPY Futures
SF	Swiss Franc

Symbol	Description
Eurex Interest Rate — €0.20 per side, per contract
FGBS	Euro-Schatz Futures
FGBM	Euro-Bobl Futures
FGBL	Euro-Bund Futures
FGBX	Euro-Buxl® Futures
FBTS	Short-term Euro-BTP Futures
FBTP	Euro BTP Futures

Symbol	Description
Eurex DAX — €0.50 per side, per contract
FDAX	DAX® Futures
Eurex Volitility Index — €0.20 per side, per contract
FVS	VSTOXX Mini Futures

Symbol	Description
Eurex Equity Index — €0.30 per side, per contract
FESX	DJ EURO STOXX® 50 Index Futures
FSTX	DJ STOXX® 50 Index Futures
F2LA	DJ STOXX® Large 200 Index Futures
F2MI	DJ STOXX® Mid 200 Index Futures
F2SM	DJ STOXX® Small 200 Index Futures
F2MX	MDAX® Futures
FSTB	DJ STOXX® 600 Banks Futures
FSTG	DJ STOXX® 600 Industrial Goods & Services Futures
FSTI	DJ STOXX® 600 Insurance Futures
FSTM	DJ STOXX® 600 Media Futures
FSTZ	DJ STOXX® 600 Personal & Household Goods Futures
FSTV	DJ STOXX® 600 Travel & Leisure Futures
FSTU	DJ STOXX® 600 Utilities Futures
FTDX	TecDAX Futures

Symbol	Description
LIFFE Equities — €0.23 per side, per contract
LZ	FTSE 100 Index Futures

LIFFE Commodities — £ 0.53 per side, per contract
Symbol	Description
CC3	London Cocoa Futures
RC	London Robusta Coffee Futures

LIFFE Commodities — £ 0.53 per side, per contract

Symbol

Description

CC3

London Cocoa Futures

London Robusta Coffee Futures

Symbol	Description
LIFFE Interest Rates — £ 0.28 per side, per contract
LT2	Three Month Euro (EURIBOR) Interest Rate Futures
LL	Three Month Sterling (Short Sterling) Interest Rate Futures
LF2	Three Month Euro Swiss Franc Interest Rate Futures

Symbol	Description
LIFFE Fixed Income — £ 0.23 per side, per contract
LI	Long Gilt Futures
H	Medium Gilt Futures
G	Short Gilt Futures

LIFFE Fixed Income JPY — ¥ 144 per side, per contract
Symbol	Description
JGB	Japanese Government Bond (JGB) Futures

LIFFE Fixed Income JPY — ¥ 144 per side, per contract

Symbol

Description

JGB

Japanese Government Bond (JGB) Futures

Symbol	Description
ICE US Currencies — $0.94 per side, per contract
EO	Euro-U.S. Dollar
EJ	Euro-Jananese Yen
GB	Euro-Pounds Sterling
SY	Pounds Sterling-Japanese Yen
MP2	British Pound-U.S. Dollar

Symbol	Description
ICE US NYBOT Softs — $2.00 per side, per contract
CC	Cocoa
KC	Coffee "C"
SB	Sugar No. 11
SE	Sugar No. 14
OJ	FCOJ-A
CT	Cotton No. 2

Symbol	Description
ICE US Indices — $1.35 per side, per contract
DX	U.S. Dollar Index
CCI	Continuous Commodity Index
CR	Rueters Jeffries CRB Index

ICE US Russell index — $1.14 per side, per contract
Symbol	Description
RF2	Russell 1000 Index (Mini Size)
TF	Russell 2000 Index (Mini Size)

ICE US Russell index — $1.14 per side, per contract

Symbol

Description

RF2

Russell 1000 Index (Mini Size)

Russell 2000 Index (Mini Size)

Symbol	Description
ICE Europe Energy — $0.82 per side, per contract
BRN	Brent Crude Oil
GAS	Gasoil
WBS	WTI Light Sweet Crude Oil
UHO	Heating Oil
UHU	RBOB Gasoline

Symbol	Description
NYMEX e_miNY Energy — $1.20 per side, per contract
QM	E-mini Crude Oil Futures
QH	E-mini Heating Oil Futures
QU	E-mini Gasoline Futures

Symbol	Description
NYMEX Energy Physically Delivered — $1.45 per side, per contract
CL	Light Sweet Crude Oil (Physical)
NG	Natural Gas (Physical)
HO	Heating Oil (Physical)
RB	RBOB Gasoline (Physical)

Symbol	Description
NYMEX Softs — $1.45 per side, per contract
CJ	NYMEX Cocoa
KT	NYMEX Coffee
TT	NYMEX Cotton
YO	NYMEX Sugar No. 11

NYMEX e-miNY Natural Gas — $0.50 per side, per contract
Symbol	Description
QN	e-miNY Natural Gas

NYMEX e-miNY Natural Gas — $0.50 per side, per contract

Symbol

Description

e-miNY Natural Gas

NYMEX Metals — $1.45 per side, per contract
Symbol	Description
PL	Platinum
PA	Palladium

NYMEX Metals — $1.45 per side, per contract

Symbol

Description

Platinum

Palladium

NYMEX Uranium — $1.45 per side, per contract
Symbol	Description
UX	Uranium

NYMEX Uranium — $1.45 per side, per contract

Symbol

Description

Uranium

Symbol	Description
COMEX e-miNY Metals — $0.75 per side, per contract
QO	e-miNY Gold (COMEX)
QC	E-mini Copper Futures

COMEX e-miNY Silver — $0.75 per side, per contract
Symbol	Description
QI	e-miNY Silver (COMEX)

COMEX e-miNY Silver — $0.75 per side, per contract

Symbol

Description

e-miNY Silver (COMEX)

Symbol	Description
COMEX Metals — $1.45 per side, per contract
GC	Gold
SI	Silver
HG	Copper

Symbol	Description
Mini Metals — $0.50 per side, per contract
YG	E-mini Gold
YI	E-mini Silver

MSCI Indices — $0.91 per side, per contract
Symbol	Description
MFS	mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures
MME	mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

MSCI Indices — $0.91 per side, per contract

Symbol

Description

MFS

mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures

MME

mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

Metals — $0.55 per side, per contract
Symbol	Description
ZG	100 oz. Gold
ZI	5000 oz. Silver

Metals — $0.55 per side, per contract

Symbol

Description

100 oz. Gold

5000 oz. Silver

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Tech Specs

Before you start using SmartQuant, make sure your PC meets the following system requirements:

Requirement

	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

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