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Trading Technologies (TT)

Trading Technologies is a professional-grade futures platform used by serious and institutional traders. It is built around the MD Trader ladder, the Autospreader spread engine, and the ADL visual algorithm builder - and you can drive it all from web and mobile.

✓ MD Trader Ladder
✓ Autospreader
✓ ADL Algo Builder
✓ Advanced Order Types
✓ Web & Mobile
✓ Free Demo

Trading Technologies (TT)

TT is the professional futures and options platform from Trading Technologies, built around speed, spread trading, and algorithmic tools. It runs in a web browser, on the desktop, and on mobile, all sharing one login and the same colocated back end.

TT's execution and algos run on servers in colocated data centers, so performance holds up whether you are at your desk or on your phone. Through Discount Trading, TT connects to your futures account.

It is a deep platform that fits active traders, spreaders, and anyone building or running automated strategies.

TT Features

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MD Trader

TT's patented static price ladder for depth-of-market trading, with single-click order entry built for speed and reliability.

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Autospreader

Create and trade your own synthetic calendar, inter-product, or inter-exchange spreads. TT works the legs to hit your spread parameters with smart order routing.

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ADL Algo Design Lab

Build, test, and deploy automated strategies with drag-and-drop blocks, no code required. Drive Autospreader with ADL, or drive one algo from another.

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Integrated Charts

Charts use the same price feed as MD Trader, so prices match across the platform. Chart outrights, exchange spreads, or synthetic spreads and trade from the chart.

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TT Mobile

Android and iOS apps with the MD Trader ladder, working orders, positions, P&L, and the ability to pause, resume, or cancel ADL algos on the go.

Advanced Orders

User-defined strategies, RFQs, and a deep set of order types, with the Autohedger to hedge options trades against the underlying.

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TT SIM

A simulated matching engine lets you design and test algos against live market data before deploying them.

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Excel Add-In

Pull live market and position data into Excel through TT's RTD and link values back to drive your trading.

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TT APIs

Build high-performance custom strategies and applications with the TT Core SDK in C++ and other TT APIs.

A Closer Look at TT

Spread Trading With Autospreader

Autospreader is TT's spread engine. You define the legs of a spread and preview the implied market built from the outright legs. When you enter orders in the implied market, Autospreader works the legs to achieve your spread settings.

It handles calendar, inter-product, and inter-exchange spreads, and can quote and trade across multiple exchanges at once.

Algorithmic Trading Without Writing Code

ADL, the Algo Design Lab, is a visual programming environment. You drag and drop functional blocks to design, test, and deploy automated futures and options strategies without writing a line of code.

Algos deploy to proximity-based execution servers for performance, and you can build strategies across the thousands of products on TT-supported exchanges. For programmers, the TT Core SDK offers a high-performance C++ path to the same engine.

Speed and Reliability

TT's order entry centers on MD Trader, a patented static ladder with single-click entry on a depth-of-market display built for aggressive trading.

Underneath, execution and algos run from colocated data centers on a redundant network with failover, which is how TT aims to keep latency low no matter where you trade from.

One Platform, Every Device

TT runs in the browser, on the desktop, and on mobile with one set of credentials. A search-based web interface makes finding instruments fast with a few keystrokes.

TT Mobile carries the ladder, charts, positions, and algo controls to your phone, so you can manage working strategies away from your desk.

TT — Common Questions

What is Trading Technologies (TT)?

Trading Technologies, or TT, is a professional futures trading platform used by high-volume and institutional traders. It is built around the MD Trader price ladder, the Autospreader spread engine, the ADL visual algorithm builder, advanced order types, charting, and risk management, and it runs on web and mobile.

How much does it cost to trade with TT at Discount Trading?

Discount Trading charges $0.49 or less per contract commission on standard futures and $0.20 or less per contract commission on micro index futuresiExchange, clearing, and regulatory fees apply.. A free TT demo is available so you can try the platform before you fund an account.

What is MD Trader?

MD Trader is TT’s signature static price ladder. Prices stay fixed while the market trades through them, so you click the same place to work an order at a given price. Working orders, fills, and depth are shown directly on the ladder.

Can I build automated strategies in TT?

Yes. TT’s ADL (Algo Design Lab) lets you build automated strategies visually by connecting blocks on a canvas, with no programming required, and deploy them from within the platform.

Can I try TT before funding an account?

Yes. Discount Trading offers a free TT demo. Complete the request form and we will get you set up.

What devices does TT run on?

TT is a web-based platform that runs in the browser, with TT Mobile available on iOS and Android, all on the same account.

What can I trade on TT?

You can trade futures and options on futures across the major U.S. and global exchanges through your Discount Trading account, including spreads via Autospreader.

Why Trade TT with Discount Trading

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Free TT Demo

Try Trading Technologies free before you fund an account. Request a demo and we will set it up.

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Pro-Grade Tools

MD Trader, Autospreader, and ADL give you the kind of execution tooling professional desks use.

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Low Commissions

Discount Trading charges $0.49 or less per contract commission on standard futures and $0.20 or less per contract commission on micro index futuresiExchange, clearing, and regulatory fees apply..

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Active-Trader Margins

Some of the lowest day-trading margins available for active intraday tradersiLeverage can work for you as well as against you - it magnifies gains as well as losses..

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Spreads & Algos

Trade spreads with Autospreader and automate strategies with the ADL visual builder - no code needed.

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Real Broker Support

Talk to a real futures broker. We help with account questions, platform issues, and execution — by phone, not just chat.

Request a Free TT Demo

Fill out the form and we will get your Trading Technologies demo set up and talk through the markets and tools that fit how you trade.

Disclaimer: This third-party trading platform demo is intended as an introduction to the platform and its functionality. It is not designed to mimic results in a live trading environment. In an actual live trading environment, commissions and fees would be applied at the close of every business day. Latency, fill price, and execution times may also differ from live trading. These third-party platforms generally supply real-time market data, however that can change at any time. This data should not be considered an adequate approximation of trading results or experience that may occur in a live-trading environment.