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The BESTDirect
8.0
Trading Platform
Regardless of
your trading
style, BEST
Direct 8.0,
PFGBEST.com's
newest trading
platform gives
you an effective
platform for
futures and
forex trading.
The depth-of-market
(DOM) trading
panels offer
a dynamic way
to view the
market and place
trades, including
advanced order
entry such as
trailing stops
and profit targets.
The Trade Window
gives a complete
view of account
information
and an intuitive
order entry
ticket with
OCO orders,
while the flexible
workspace lets
you mix and
match the platform
views that you
want.
Features of
BEST Direct
8.0 include:
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Features
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Trailing stops
and profit targets
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OCO orders
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Depth of Market
Trading Panel
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Trade window
with complete
positions summary,
trade panel,
order history,
and real-time
account status
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Strategy window
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Immediate access
to your existing
trading account
or demo account
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Ability to sort
order management
panels that
can be filtered
by product or
by order status
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Flexible workspace
that lets you
build the trading
environment
you are most
comfortable
using
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FOREX Direct
Platform
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Forex Direct
is a comprehensive
real-time platform
offering 24-hour
dealing with
charts, news,
and account
summaries
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Dealing Rates:
This shows the
bid and ask
on 12 currency
pairs from the
24-hour PFG
trade desk
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News: News streams
from several
sources, including
Reuters, ForexNews.com
and newspapers
from around
the world
that cover the
forex markets
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Simple Trade
Ticket: Forex
Direct users
can adjust their
trade ticket
to create custom
views
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Forex Charts:
Intraday, daily,
weekly and monthly
charts are available
for all currency
rates quoted.
Candlestick
charts are
also available,
along with a
broad variety
of technical
studies.
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Statements:
Customers can
view real-time
and historical
account statements
online through
the Forex
Direct platform
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Enhanced Quotes
BEST Direct
8.0 supports
real-time quotes
for all electronic
futures as well
as forex and
options.
Quick Trade
windows show
depth of market.
Real-Time Price
Ladder highlights
the last price
marking it easy
to place limit
and stop order.
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Real-Time Charting
Streaming real-time
charts are now
available for
futures, forex
and options.
Charts currently
include 1-,
5-, 10-, 15-,
30-, and 60-minute
intervals.
Candlestick
charts are also
available.
The charts can
remain active
on your desktop
even after you
close the platform.
Future versions
of the program
will include
enhancements
based on broker
and customer
demand.
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Reliability
Multiple exchange
connections
give BEST Direct
8.0 enhanced
redundancy.
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Order Management
Data
Enhanced order
management features
allow you to
export data
to tab-delimited
or html formats.
A tab-delimited
file can be
imported into
any excel workbook
if you would
like to build
data over time.
The html format
mat be opened
with your web
browser to view
a pre-formatted
table showing
the day's trading
activity.
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Account Status
Continually
updated Account
Status with
streaming real-time
P/L.
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Customer Service
The PFG customer
service department
is available
to answer technical
questions at
any time during
the trading
day. The
trade desk is
available during
evening and
overnight hours.
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Parked Orders
The Parked Order
function enables
customers to
store orders
and recall them
later when they
are read to
enter a trade.
You can enter
more than one
trade in the
Parked Order
window, and
then enter one
order or several
orders from
the Parked Orders
window with
one click.
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Control of Commodity
List
You can control
commodities
that appear
in the Market
Selection window
by exchange
or by contract.
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Online Tutorial
The new version
of BESTDirect
8.0 includes
an online tutorial
accessible from
inside the platform.
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The BESTDirect
7.4
Trading Platform
BEST Direct
7.4 remains
true to the
original objective
for BEST Direct
- a reliable
online trading
platform that
is simple to
use and features
fast execution.
The BEST Direct
trading platform
is one of the
most user-friendly
online order
entry systems
in the futures
industry.
It was built
with the features
that professional
traders demand
- ease of operation
and risk control.
Open an account
online or sign
up for a free
simulated trading
account to experience
the BEST online
trading has
to offer.
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Features
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Multiple accounts
on one screen
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Quote window
provides real-time
quotes with
bid/ask and
option for multiple
market viewing
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Depth of market
and real-time
streaming charts
for select markets
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Real-Time Account
Status with
streaming P/L
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Real-Time Price
Ladder highlights
the 'last' in
the center for
ease of placing
limit and stop
orders
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Price Box features
drop down prices
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Accepts limit,
GTC, stop, market
and MIT orders
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Performance
summary gives
you a statistical
view of your
trading day
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Quick trade
ticket streamlines
trading one
specific market
at a time.
Use multiple
Quick Trade
tickets, if
desired.
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Join the Bid
or Ask in one
click
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Order management
section shows
all your trades
placed through
BEST Direct;
working, filled,
cancelled, or
rejected
orders are color
coded for easy
viewing
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Refresh Function
has updated
positions and
reporting information
in the event
your internet
connection is
ever lost
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Ease of Operation
Rather than
crowd your desktop
with rarely
used features,
BEST Direct
was designed
for easy placement
of orders.
The platform
includes advanced
features that
were designed
so that they
don't get in
the way of quick,
efficient order
entry.
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Risk Control
The BEST Direct
platform was
developed so
that customer
risk is determined
before trades
are executed.
This is consistent
with PFG's risk
management policy
and reduces
broker and customer
risk.
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Reliability
BEST Direct
has built-in
redundancy with
communications
links to major
exchanges.
The development
team continuously
refines BEST
Direct so that
it has the most
reliable communications,
trading and
back office
systems possible
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