Sierra Chart
Trading and Charting
Sierra Chart is a professional Trading platform for the financial markets which is integrated with many externally available trading services. It supports Live and Simulated trading. Both manual and automated trading is supported.
Sierra Chart is a complete Real-time and Historical, Charting and Technical Analysis platform for the financial markets.
Charting
The bars can be based on any timeframe including Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Number Of Trades, Volume, Price Range, Delta/Difference Volume, Renko Value, Reversal Value.
Market Profile
This is a powerful and interactive feature which provides a method of performing market analysis based upon the amount of time that price trades at particular price levels.
Studies and Indiciators
Over 400 fully customizable technical studies and indicators. There is also a large library of custom studies developed by other users that you can use, including Volume by Price study.
Market Replay
Replay one or more Intraday charts at any speed and from any point in time in the available chart data. The replay speed can be anywhere from .1 to 100,000 times the normal speed of real-time data.
Advanced Trading
Advanced and highly configurable Trading DOM providing complete trading functionality. The order columns support entry of Limit, Stop, Stop-Limit, and Market if Touched orders.
Data
All Sierra Chart service packages include a Real-Time and Historical Forex and CFD data service. Some packages include Historical Daily and Intraday data for stocks, futures, indexes and mutual funds.
Margins
We offer low day-trading margins to accommodate traders that require high leverage for trading.
Platforms
Over 60 Trading Platforms & 4 Data Feeds Available ( CQG, TT, Rithmic, CTS )
Exchanges
We offer direct access to more than 25 futures exchanges in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Trading Platform Features
Sierra Chart is a professional Trading platform for the financial markets which is integrated with many externally available trading services. It supports Live and Simulated trading. Both manual and automated trading is supported. Sierra Chart is a complete Real-time and Historical, Charting and Technical Analysis platform for the financial markets. Sierra Chart fully supports the open specification Data and Trading Communications Protocol for the community.
Sierra Chart provides an optional high quality direct CME / CBOT / NYMEX / COMEX / Eurex / ICE / HKFE / Euronext / LIFFE / NYSE / NASDAQ / TSX / Montréal Futures / Cash Indices realtime market data feed. There is an additional cost for real-time exchange data. Real-time Forex/CFD data is included at no additional cost.
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Main Features
Sierra Chart is solid professional quality software. Designed for efficiency and ease-of-use. It has an uncomplicated interface that can handle the most demanding applications. It is developed by an experienced and competent development team that stays on top of development. It has been proven and trusted by investors/traders/clearing firms for more than a decade.
Performance
Markets
Trading
Support
Data
Custom Studies
Historic Market Depth
Cryptocurrency
Value
Screenshots
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The Price of the Platform and Cost of Trading.
Click the tabs below to view the platform's price of subscription or purchase, commissions rates that apply to most retail traders
and understand all the costs associated with trading different futures markets.
and understand all the costs associated with trading different futures markets.
Pay as little as $1.00 / side when you meet our low daily average contracts requirements. Clients who meet our daily trading volume thresholds qualify for even more savings with deeply discounted commissions as low as $0.10 / Side. After you Open your Account, you must contact us at support@itg-futures.com to ensure the appropriate commission tier.
| Average Daily Contracts | Commissions Per Side |
|---|---|
| 0 - 20 Contracts | $1.00 |
| 21 - 100 Contracts | $0.50 |
| 101 - 500 Contracts | $0.40 |
| 501 - 1000 Contracts | $0.20 |
| Over 1000 Contracts | $0.10 |
Order Routing and Platform Fees.Order routing is the process of routing the order to / from exchanges to your trading platform. Order routing fees, also referred to as execution costs, are charged by the datafeed provider and is assessed on a per transaction basis.
| Datafeed | Order Routing Fee |
|---|---|
| Rithmic | $0.25 per side |
| CQG | $0.10 - $0.25 per side* |
| CTS | $0.20 - $0.50 per side* |
| TT | $0.00 - $0.30 per side* |
| eSignal | $0.00 per side: NO FEE* |
| QST | $0.00 per side: NO FEE* |
| SEE PLATFORMS PRICING | |
| *Varies according to FCM and trading platform |
The trading commissions you pay also depends on your margin requirements - the amount required to enter into a position per contract on an intraday basis. ITG Futures provides margins based on a percentage of the initial margin* (Example 20%) or a nominal amount (Example $500). Intraday margin (day trading margins) are determined by our clearing firms and based on many factors including market volatility, open interest, customer credit profile and the level of funding in the specific customer's account.
| Day Trading Margins | Clearing Firm | Commissions Per Side |
|---|---|---|
| 100% of Initial Margin | All of FCM’s | $1.00 |
| 25% of Initial Margin | All of FCM’s | $1.20 |
| 10% of Initial Margin | All of FCM’s | $1.50 |
| $50-$500 E-mini/micro | Ironbeam | Contact us |
| VIEW MARGINS |
| ITG Futures and/or our Clearing FCMs maintain the right to liquidate any position at any time if a margin call and/or deficit occurs. The customer would be responsible for any deficit that occurs as a result of liquidations. We will make our best efforts to contact customers to address margin call depending on the severity of the call. Accounts that are subject to margin calls may experience higher commissions due to increased risk. Specific day trading margins from select FCMs that are well below average rates may subject you to much higher fees than provided above. Contracts with relatively low liquidity may subject you to additional fees |
Clearing, Exchange and NFA Regulatory fees apply to all order types regardless of your broker and platform and varies according to the markets and products you trade. Members of exchanges are entitled to discounted Exchange Execution and Clearing fees.
Exchange Fees
Exchange fees are charged directly by the exchange to your brokerage account in return for providing market access. Exchange fees are assessed on a per transaction basis and vary depending upon the market and product being traded.
Clearing Fees
Our FCM’s, also known as a “clearing house”, facilitates the trade between buyers and sellers upon a trader’s order being executed at the exchange. The FCM’s handle all the trade execution, exchange floor, and back-office operations to ensure that the trade will be settled properly in return for a “clearing fee”, typically provided to brokers at reduced wholesale rates.
National Futures Association (NFA) Fees
The National Futures Association (NFA) is the self-regulatory body of the derivatives industry, including the exchange-based trading of futures products. The NFA requires a fee of US$.02 per side of every exchange-based futures contract traded) and is directly billed to the trader through his or her brokerage account.
A data fee is a flat fee charged by the exchange for streaming real-time market data to the trader. Data fees are charged on a periodic basis and varies depending on the type of exchange and type of trader. For example, data fees for the CME Globex are $85 monthly per-market for professional traders and $20 monthly per-market for non-professional traders.
| Exchange Group | Description | Monthly Fee* |
|---|---|---|
| CME Market Data | Bundle - All CME Markets | $20.00 (non-pro) |
| CME/Globex | $5.00 (non-pro) | |
| CBOT/Globex | $5.00 (non-pro) | |
| NYMEX/Globex | $5.00 (non-pro) | |
| COMEX/Globex | $5.00 (non-pro) | |
| ICE Market Data | ICE - US Exchange - TF, DX | $117.00 |
| ICE - UK Exchange - Energies | $117.00 | |
| ICE-LIFFE Exchange - FTSE, Gilt, Short Sterling | $117.00 | |
| CFE/CBOE Data | CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) | $13.00 (non-pro) |
| Foreign Exchange (Non-US) | EUREX | non-pro | 18.00 EUR |
| Osaka - Japan (JPX) | 29.00 USD | |
| Singapore (SGX) | 80.00 USD | |
| Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) | 67.00 USD | |
| Euronext Equities & Index Derivative - CAC - 40 | ||
| Cash Index Data | $SP500 | 90.00 USD |
| $DOW, ^TICK, ^TRIN, ^ADV, ^DECL, NYSE Internals, Dow Jones Indexes | 6.00 USD | |
| NASDAQ Indexes | 8.00 USD | |
| Misc | Additional User | Multiple users/logins | 10.00 USD |
* Market Monthly Fees are subject to change. Please contact us to find out the latest market fees available.
Introduction
Sierra Chart has multiple Service Packages which are explained below.
- You can Activate a particular Service Package on your account.
- You can upgrade your Sierra Chart Service Package at any time.
- You can also evaluate Service Package 5 (Advanced) if your account is not currently on this Service Package.
- Refer to the Free Trial Help Topic to see what is included in the trial.
Be sure to read about possible additional expenses for data.
Packages
Standard Sierra Chart (Service Package 3)
Price: 24 USD/month
The Standard Service Package includes all functionality of the software except what is listed in the Sierra Chart with Advanced Features section. It includes the Included Data Services listed below and support for External Services.
Sierra Chart with Advanced Features (Service Package 5)
Price: 33 USD/month
Sierra Chart with Advanced Features includes all of the Standard Service Package features and these additional advanced features:
- TPO Chart Study
- Numbers Bars
- Numbers Bars Calculated Values
- Market Depth Historical Graph
- Volume Profile Interactive Drawing Tool
- Increased the number of historical data queries with the Sierra Chart Historical Data Service.
- Included Data Services
- Sierra Chart Historical Data Service
- Sierra Chart Real-time and Historical Forex/CFD Data Service
- Sierra Chart Market Statistics Data Feed
- Cryptocurrency / Bitcoin Data and Trading Services
- Sierra Chart Historical Data Service
The Sierra Chart Historical Data Service is included with this Service Package. The Sierra Chart Historical Data Service adds additional historical data support to the limited or no historical data provided by the external Trading services you may be using Sierra Chart with.
This service automatically provides Historical Daily data independently or for the Trading services that do not provide Historical Daily data. This service also provides historical Intraday data that can be used independently or with Trading services you may be using. For more information, refer to the Sierra Chart Historical Data Service page.
External Supported Services
External Services are external Data or Trading services that are supported by this Sierra Chart Service Package. However, they are not included in the Sierra Chart service package price since they are externally provided functionality.
- Sierra Chart Real-Time and Historical Exchange Data Feed
- Interactive Brokers Trading service
- DTN IQ Feed Data Service
- TD Ameritrade Trading service
- TransAct Trading service
- GAIN Capital (OEC Trader) Trading service
- CQG Trading Platform Service
- CTS T4 Trading Platform service
- Trading Technologies
- Rithmic Trading Platform service
- LMAX Trading service
- FXCM Trading Service
- How Much Does the Sierra Chart Charting and Trading Software Cost plus Data?
- The price of the Sierra Chart software and data for Sierra Chart depends upon what Data or Trading service you will be using Sierra Chart with and what Service Package you choose.
Sierra Chart supports many external Data and Trading, including our own Data services.
The external services are separate from us. Data services provided with the Service Packages include the Sierra Chart Historical Data Service, Sierra Chart Real-Time and Historical Forex and CFD Data Service, and the Sierra Chart Market Statistics Data Feed.
If the service is separate from us, then there potentially is an additional charge for the data. Generally data direct from Trading services (brokers) only has a small monthly charge. Check with the Trading service you use to find out the monthly cost, if any. In the case of futures data, whether you use a Trading service for the market data, an external Data service, or theSierra Chart Real-time and Historical Exchange Data Feed (described below), in all cases you have to pay exchange fees.
There is also the Sierra Chart Real-time and Historical Exchange Data Feed which is a Data service provided by Sierra Chart which provides real-time futures, stocks and cash indices data. This data service has its own separate pricing from the Service Packages described on this page, and therefore is an additional cost.
For information about real-time futures data, refer to Futures Data.
For further information and pricing for external services, refer to the Data and Trading Services page.
Multiple Month Purchase Discount
Number Of Months Standard Sierra Chart (Service Package 3) Sierra Chart with Advanced Features (Service Package 5) Discount
1 24 USD 33 USD 0 %
3 63.36 USD (21.12 USD/Month) 87.12 USD (29.04 USD/Month) 12 %
6 109.44 USD (18.24 USD/Month) 150.48 USD (25.08 USD/Month) 24 %
12 190.08 USD (15.84 USD/Month) 261.36 USD (21.78 USD/Month) 34 %
All pricing is subject to small price changes over time without notice.
One Time Purchase Option?
Occasionally we get asked if we offer a one-time purchase option for Sierra Chart. The answer is no, and this is something that would never be offered.
It is inconsistent with the services that we offer. Sierra Chart is not merely software but provides data services, support services, and continuous updates to our software which is necessary for it to work with external Data/Trading services due to various changes with those services which occur on an ongoing basis. And we also continuously update the software with various improvements and new features.
Therefore, our costs must be covered with continuous payments for the software and services.
| Mini Index - $1.16 per side, per contract |
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| Symbol |
Description |
|---|---|
| YM |
Mini Dow Futures |
| Financial - $0.96 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol |
Description |
|---|---|
| FF |
30 Day Fed Funds Rate |
| NI |
10 Year Interest Rate Swap |
| RS5 |
5 Year Interest Rate Swap |
| Treasury - $0.65 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol |
Description |
|---|---|
| US |
30 Year US Treasury Bond |
| TY |
10 Year US Treasury Note |
| FV |
5 Year US Treasury Note |
| TU |
2 Year US Treasury Note |
| UB |
Ultra US Treasury Bond |
| Mini Agricultural - $1.03 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol |
Description |
|---|---|
| YC |
Mini-sized Corn |
| YK |
Mini-sized Soybeans |
| YW |
Mini-sized Wheat |
| VIX Futures — $1.20 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol |
Description |
|---|---|
| VX |
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Futures |
| E-Mini Index — $1.18 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol |
Description |
|---|---|
| ES |
E-mini S&P 500 |
| MNF |
E-Micro S&P Nifty Fifty |
| NQ |
E-mini Nasdaq 100 |
| EMD |
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 |
| SMC |
E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 |
| XAE |
E-Mini S&P 500 Energy Sector |
| XAF |
E-Mini S&P 500 Financial Sector |
| XAV |
E-Mini S&P 500 HealthCare Sector |
| XAI |
E-Mini S&P 500 Industrial Sector |
| XAB |
E-Mini S&P 500 Materials Sector |
| XAK |
E-Mini S&P 500 Technology Sector |
| XAU |
E-Mini S&P 500 Utilities Sector |
| XAP |
E-Mini S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector |
| XAY |
E-Mini S&P 500 Consumer Discretion |
| Currency — $1.60 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol |
Description |
|---|---|
| AD |
Australian Dollar |
| BR |
Brazilian Real |
| BP |
British Pound |
| CD |
Canadian Dollar |
| EC |
Euro FX |
| JY |
Japanese Yen |
| MP1 |
Mexican Peso |
| NE1 |
New Zealand |
| RA |
South America Rand |
| RF |
Euro/CHF Futures |
| RP |
EUR/GBP Futures |
| RU |
Russian Ruble |
| RY |
EUR/JPY Futures |
| SF |
Swiss Franc |
| Eurex Interest Rate — €0.20 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| FGBS | Euro-Schatz Futures |
| FGBM | Euro-Bobl Futures |
| FGBL | Euro-Bund Futures |
| FGBX | Euro-Buxl® Futures |
| FBTS | Short-term Euro-BTP Futures |
| FBTP | Euro BTP Futures |
|
Eurex DAX — €0.50 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| FDAX | DAX® Futures |
| Eurex Volitility Index — €0.20 per side, per contract | |
| FVS | VSTOXX Mini Futures |
|
Eurex Equity Index — €0.30 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| FESX | DJ EURO STOXX® 50 Index Futures |
| FSTX | DJ STOXX® 50 Index Futures |
| F2LA | DJ STOXX® Large 200 Index Futures |
| F2MI | DJ STOXX® Mid 200 Index Futures |
| F2SM | DJ STOXX® Small 200 Index Futures |
| F2MX | MDAX® Futures |
| FSTB | DJ STOXX® 600 Banks Futures |
| FSTG | DJ STOXX® 600 Industrial Goods & Services Futures |
| FSTI | DJ STOXX® 600 Insurance Futures |
| FSTM | DJ STOXX® 600 Media Futures |
| FSTZ | DJ STOXX® 600 Personal & Household Goods Futures |
| FSTV | DJ STOXX® 600 Travel & Leisure Futures |
| FSTU | DJ STOXX® 600 Utilities Futures |
| FTDX | TecDAX Futures |
| LIFFE Equities — €0.23 per side, per contract | |
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| LZ | FTSE 100 Index Futures |
|
LIFFE Commodities — £ 0.53 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| CC3 | London Cocoa Futures |
| RC | London Robusta Coffee Futures |
|
LIFFE Interest Rates — £ 0.28 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| LT2 | Three Month Euro (EURIBOR) Interest Rate Futures |
| LL | Three Month Sterling (Short Sterling) Interest Rate Futures |
| LF2 | Three Month Euro Swiss Franc Interest Rate Futures |
|
LIFFE Fixed Income — £ 0.23 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| LI | Long Gilt Futures |
| H | Medium Gilt Futures |
| G | Short Gilt Futures |
|
LIFFE Fixed Income JPY — ¥ 144 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| JGB | Japanese Government Bond (JGB) Futures |
| ICE US Currencies — $0.94 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| EO | Euro-U.S. Dollar |
| EJ | Euro-Jananese Yen |
| GB | Euro-Pounds Sterling |
| SY | Pounds Sterling-Japanese Yen |
| MP2 | British Pound-U.S. Dollar |
|
ICE US NYBOT Softs — $2.00 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| CC | Cocoa |
| KC | Coffee "C" |
| SB | Sugar No. 11 |
| SE | Sugar No. 14 |
| OJ | FCOJ-A |
| CT | Cotton No. 2 |
|
ICE US Indices — $1.35 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| DX | U.S. Dollar Index |
| CCI | Continuous Commodity Index |
| CR | Rueters Jeffries CRB Index |
|
ICE US Russell index — $1.14 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| RF2 | Russell 1000 Index (Mini Size) |
| TF | Russell 2000 Index (Mini Size) |
|
ICE Europe Energy — $0.82 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| BRN | Brent Crude Oil |
| GAS | Gasoil |
| WBS | WTI Light Sweet Crude Oil |
| UHO | Heating Oil |
| UHU | RBOB Gasoline |
| NYMEX e_miNY Energy — $1.20 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| QM | E-mini Crude Oil Futures |
| QH | E-mini Heating Oil Futures |
| QU | E-mini Gasoline Futures |
|
NYMEX Energy Physically Delivered — $1.45 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| CL | Light Sweet Crude Oil (Physical) |
| NG | Natural Gas (Physical) |
| HO | Heating Oil (Physical) |
| RB | RBOB Gasoline (Physical) |
|
NYMEX Softs — $1.45 per side, per contract |
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| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| CJ | NYMEX Cocoa |
| KT | NYMEX Coffee |
| TT | NYMEX Cotton |
| YO | NYMEX Sugar No. 11 |
|
NYMEX e-miNY Natural Gas — $0.50 per side, per contract |
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| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| QN | e-miNY Natural Gas |
|
NYMEX Metals — $1.45 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| PL | Platinum |
| PA | Palladium |
|
NYMEX Uranium — $1.45 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| UX | Uranium |
| COMEX e-miNY Metals — $0.75 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| QO | e-miNY Gold (COMEX) |
| QC | E-mini Copper Futures |
|
COMEX e-miNY Silver — $0.75 per side, per contract |
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| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| QI | e-miNY Silver (COMEX) |
|
COMEX Metals — $1.45 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| GC | Gold |
| SI | Silver |
| HG | Copper |
| Mini Metals — $0.50 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| YG | E-mini Gold |
| YI | E-mini Silver |
|
MSCI Indices — $0.91 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| MFS | mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures |
| MME | mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures |
|
Metals — $0.55 per side, per contract |
|
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
| ZG | 100 oz. Gold |
| ZI | 5000 oz. Silver |
Have a question about Sierra Chart?
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Tech Specs
Before you start using Sierra Chart, make sure your PC meets the following system requirements:
Requirements
- Operating system requirements: Windows Vista, 7, Server 2008-2016, 8, 8.1, 10.
- Recent versions of Sierra Chart approximately as of October 2018 may not run on Windows XP. You will need to update from Windows XP to resolve the issue or run an older version of Sierra Chart. Refer to Software Rollback Procedure for instructions. Microsoft ended support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014. It is recommended to use either Windows 7 or the current Windows 10.
- 32-bit and 64-bit Operating Systems are supported. Sierra Chart has both 32 and 64-bit executables. Both are installed at the same time and you can switch between either of them without any problem.
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