| iBroker | CQG Trader | CQG Integrated Client | CQG Q-Trader | PatSystems J-Trader | PatSystems Pro-Mark | Trading Technologies TT Platform | Trading Technlogies X-Trader | Bloomberg EMSX | |
| Platform | App | Software | Software | Software | Browser | Software | Desktop, Browser & Mobile | Software | Software |
| Mobile App | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Target User | New to Futures | New to Futures | Professional | Some Experience | New to Futures | Some Experience | Professional | Professional | Professional |
| Cost | $ | $ | $$ | $ | $ | $$ | $ | $$ | $$$ |
| Charts | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Options | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Orders | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Charts | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Auto-Spreading | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Links to Excel | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QST | Deltix | Multichart | Realtick | Option City | RJO WebOE | ADM OAK | OEC | Cunningham Trading Systems – T4 | |
| Platform | Software | Software | Software | Software | Software | Browser | Browser | Software | Software |
| Mobile App | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Target User | New to Futures | Professional | New to Futures | Professional | Professional | New to Futures | New to Futures | New to Futures | New to Futures |
| Cost | $ | $$$ | $ | $$$ | $$$ | Free | Free | Free | $ |
| Charts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Options | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Smart Algos | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Advanced Orders | Yes | ||||||||
| Advanced Charts | Yes | ||||||||
| Auto-Spreading | Yes | ||||||||
| Links to Excel | Yes |