American Futures & Options, Inc.

STOCKS & COMMODITIES magazine. The Traders' Magazine

Company Listing

Advanced Search | Products | Companies | Top 10 | Information

Note: The following information has not been updated by the vendor since 01/06/06.

Address:	2180 Immokalee Rd
	Naples, FL 34110
Phone # for sales:	239 514 4929
Additional Phone #:	800 228 7058
Fax:	239 514 4919
Website:	www.americanfutures.com/
Click link to request additional product information.
E-mail address:	reggieh@AmericanFutures.com

CATEGORY: BROKERAGES

General Information | Account Information | Features | Additional Comments

General Information TOP

Brokerage name: American Futures & Options, Inc.

Minimum account size: $5000-$10000

Base commission rates: Price varies with trading activity

Brief explanation of margin rates, if applicable:

Exchange minimum margins.

This brokerage has been in business for: 5-10 years

Primary type of broker: Futures

Brief description of services offered:

Full Service Futures and Commodities brokerage offering Managed Futures, broker assisted, online and self directed service. AF&O is a boutique Option Trading Company specializing in Credit Spreads and Option Writing

Account Information TOP

Types of trading accounts offered:

Full Service
On-Line Full Service
Premium Service
Phone (touch tone) Discount Broker
On-Line Discount Broker

Customers online account information is updated: Up to the minute

Types of trades offerered:

Options
Futures
Cash markets
Indices

Other trade types: N/A

Types of quotes offered to customers:

Delayed Data
Real-Time

Execution methods offered:

Online Broker(trade desk)
Broker

Exchanges covered:

CBOT-Chicago Board of Trade
CME-Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CSCE-Coffee Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc.
KCBT-Kansas City Board of Trade
LIFFE-London International Financial Futures Exchange
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
NASDAQ
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
NYCE-New York Cotton Exchange
NYMEX & COMEX-New York Mercantile Exchange
Osaka Securities Exchange

Setup or initial costs to set up an account: 0

Features TOP

Types of services offered to customers:

Technical Analysis
Fundamental Analysis
Basic -charts & graphs
Advanced- charts & graphs (technical indicators, ability to change parameters, etc.)
Trading software- charts & graphs (create trading systems, scan and sort based on technical criteria)
Head line news
Portfolio management
Allow naked option writing

Ways customers can access their trading account:

Internet
Telephone
Broker
Mail

Allow stop, limit, and stop limit orders? Yes

Charge extra for stop, limit, and stop limit orders: No

Offer 24 hour customer support: Yes

Offer tax planning advice: No

Additional Comments TOP

Special features included in the service are:

Options analysis, spread trading, credit spreads, option writing.

This broker's service is better than the competition in these areas:

Technical Analysis, Options analysis, spread trading, credit spread trading, option writing and delta neutral trading

Types of security precautions taken for customers:

Annual audit, redundant offsite record keeping, encrypted execution platforms

Communications during systems failures has been assured through:

Redundant communication lines, wireless phone, alternative locations

The major plans for upgrading the current level of trading service are as follows:

N/A

General Information | Account Information | Features | Additional Comments

Vendors posting to Traders’ Resource are responsible for their own listing (full disclaimer).

Questions or Comments? Send message to: Survey@Traders.com

Request Information From Our Sponsors

DEPARTMENTS: Advertising | Editorial | Circulation | Contact Us | BY PHONE: (206) 938-0570

Company Listing