VanKar Trading Corp.

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 10/25/04.

Address:	20 W. Kinzie
	Chicago, IL 60610
Phone # for sales:	800 739 0314
Additional Phone #:	312 578 0226
Fax:	312 578 0746
Website:	www.vankartrading.com
Click link to request additional product information.
E-mail address:	bryank@vankartrading.com

CATEGORY: BROKERAGES

General Information | Account Information | Features | Additional Comments

General Information TOP

Brokerage name: VanKar Trading Corp.

Minimum account size: N/A

Base commission rates: Price varies with trading activity

Brief explanation of margin rates, if applicable:

Vankar provides comprehensive professional futures brokerage. Founded by seasoned pro traders and long time futures industry professionals dedicated to providing superior trading solutions to active traders. Vankar was formed with the idea that reliable technology, trading costs and responsive support are critical to trading performance. Vankar is a specialty group which excels in electronic trading, trade execution and clearing services and systems trading for the most demanding of professionals and individuals.

This brokerage has been in business for: N/A

Primary type of broker: N/A

Brief description of services offered:

N/A

Account Information TOP

Types of trading accounts offered:

Full Service
On-Line Full Service
Premium Service
On-Line Discount Broker

Customers online account information is updated: Up to the minute

Types of trades offerered:

Bonds
Options
Futures
Cash markets
Indices
Forex

Other trade types: N/A

Types of quotes offered to customers:

Delayed Data

Execution methods offered:

Electronic direct access trading(SOES, SNET and the ISLD ECN)
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
MATIF-France's Futures & Options Exchange
MidAm-Mid-America Commodity Exchange
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
NYCE-New York Cotton Exchange
NYMEX & COMEX-New York Mercantile 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
Unique proprietary stories and news coverage
Portfolio management
Wireless (quotes, alerts, execution, etc.)
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: Yes

Additional Comments TOP

Special features included in the service are:

Systems development, execution, and monitoring, one on one mentoring program, newsletter, quotes and service, competive rates, impeccable service WE WANT TO MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL

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

Our mission is simply to provide the best solutions to match each traders own unique needs. We achieve these objectives by anticipating the needs of our client's and serving those needs through an emphasis on product and service innovation and by creating an environment in which traders can thrive. We want our clients to succeed. We took our years of trading experience in the futures markets and used them to form a futures firm that provides professional futures brokerage and related services to serious traders. We pride ourselves knowing that we have created a firm that can truly offer the best possible solutions by providing an unsurpassed level of customized service. Keep the operations lean, and use our trading volume to reduce your costs. Vankar believes in building long term relationships with our clients. We understand the unique requirements of our clients and tailor our products and services to meet those requirements. We brought the best aspects of several top-clearing firms and technology providers together with value added professional trading solutions customized for active traders. Provide our clients with the best possible trading solutions, value added services and support and provide honest, ethical and responsive brokers with the client's best interest in mind. No longer will you have to deal with a multitude of people to get something done. At Vankar we employ industry professionals of the highest caliber. Once clients have worked with Vankar, they find many reasons to maintain and expand their relationship. Vankar clients know they are dealing with a sound, dependable partner. Vankar stands ready to provide the serious trader with the services and support necessary to maximize trading performance.

Types of security precautions taken for customers:

N/A

Communications during systems failures has been assured through:

N/A

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

We are constantly seeking to better service our clients through technological innovation and unparalleled service.

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