Crown Futures Corporation

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Address:	505 N 4th Street, Suite 200
	Fairfield, IA 52556
Phone # for sales:	800 634 9650
Additional Phone #:	515 472 9833
Fax:	515 472 9898
Website:	www.scaletrading.com
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E-mail address:	marie@scaletrading.com

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General Information TOP

Brokerage name: Crown Futures Corporation

Minimum account size: < $1000

Base commission rates: $50-$60

Brief explanation of margin rates, if applicable:

Industry standards.

This brokerage has been in business for: 20-25 years

Primary type of broker: Futures

Brief description of services offered:

Standard futures and options trading, specialize in scale trading, technical day trading S&Ps and agricultural spreads. Full service with additional online trading and discount prices available. Monthly newsletter, daily market report, with free trial subscriptions. Customers can access account information online from clearing firm.

Account Information TOP

Types of trading accounts offered:

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

Customers online account information is updated: End of trading day

Types of trades offerered:

Options
Futures

Other trade types: N/A

Types of quotes offered to customers:

Real-Time

Execution methods offered:

Online Broker(trade desk)
Broker

Exchanges covered:

CBOT-Chicago Board of Trade
CME-Chicago Mercantile Exchange
KCBT-Kansas City Board of Trade
MidAm-Mid-America Commodity Exchange
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
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
Portfolio management
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:

Office hours 7-4 central time, no extra charge for stop, limit and stop limit orders.

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

Reputation for integrity. Absolutely no high pressure sales. Hal Masover's book on Crown' specialty, Invest Like the Pros, successfully underwent pre-publication review by the National Futures Association. We have online instant order entry with clearing firm.

Types of security precautions taken for customers:

We never sell, rent, or exchange customer or prospective client information with any other party. Standard industry precautions.

Communications during systems failures has been assured through:

Communications: multiple cell phone, long distance carriers. Power: Backup generator and computer battery backups. Y2K: Began checkout in 1997, all internal systems ok.

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

Developing instant quote systems multitasked with online trading. Masover book being re-published by Wiley this winter. Our instant access to one clearing firm is being extended to others.

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