With apologies to Gordon Gekko, in the electronic age,
speed is good. The Aspire trading networks are blazing fast. We constructed our technology infrastructure with the following goal in mind: to be as fast or faster than every other competitor in the marketplace. You don't have to take our word that we achieved our goal. All you need to know is that the trading networks we send our own trades on are the same ones you will use as an Aspire customer. Therefore, if you're not trading with the fastest possible access, neither are we.
Remote clients can access our trading software, otherwise known as the "front-end" on the world-wide web. While many brokers offer online trading, their software is typically a stripped down version of the software used by professional traders. By contrast, Aspire customers can get access to the same front-end as we use in our trading room. We believe that whether our customers are in the trading room, an office elsewhere, at their homes or on the road, they are entitled to the best trading tools available.
The Crossfire front-end can run on a PDA wirelessly. Our customers can obtain access to this technology and for the first time truly be connected to the market even when away from their desktop workstation.
We believe that education and training are among the key elements that differentiate successful traders from unsuccessful traders. Because our customers range from complete novices to experienced professionals, we tailor our education and training programs to the specific needs of the individual. This can range from one-on-one mentoring to formal class work. Our goal is to create a strong foundation of knowledge and confidence upon which our customers can build successful trading careers.
Aspire offers electronic futures trading services to those who wish to trade the markets with direct access. A customer can trade in the Aspire trading room, located in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center, or from a remote location. Aspire has customers who are extremely active, trading thousands of contracts per day, customers who trade only once or twice a day and others who are in between those extremes. Among the customers are: individuals who use their own capital; proprietary trading groups; private money managers; and Commodity Trading Advisors and Hedge Fund Managers.
Since we cater to the professional trader-and those who “aspire” to that level-our commission structure is among the most aggressive in the electronic futures world. The actual commission charged is contingent on many factors, including: volume of contracts traded; whether one trades from our facility or a remote location; which markets are traded and whether the connection to our network is direct or through the internet. Because every trader is different we create a unique pricing structure for each. Rather than force a “take-it-or-leave-it deal, we work with the customer to address the issues that he or she finds most critical. The goal of this interactive process is to create a rational commission framework that does not inhibit the customer from achieving profitability.
