1,下面这篇文章报导了高盛离开lmax的直接原因：由于大股东必发交易所准备为lmax注入新资金之后，高盛在公司的12.5%的股份被大股东稀释了，不足5%，这就使得高盛将没有资格继续保持在公司董事会中。正是这个原因恐怕直接导致了高盛的退出。 2，高盛的离开，使得lmax真正的彻底中立，以前是法律上的中立，现在是实质上的中立。从而lmax能更好的与其他银行合作。由于之前高盛是股东，会使得其他银行在提供流动性方面有所顾虑。(这一点刚开始我也想不明白，后来才想清楚）事实上，高盛一离开股东席位之后，lmax的流动性变好，点差更低。 http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/goldman-sells-its-entire-lmax-stake Thursday 8th March 2012, 12:59am TECHNOLOGY DAVID HELLIER INVESTMENT bank Goldman Sachs has sold out its investment in LMAX, the online trading platform owned by Betfair. The bank’s exit comes as the platform struggles to live up to its earlier expectations. Its chief executive left last year as trading volumes failed to live up to hopes. Betfair said that its decision to invest a further £10m in LMAX diluted Goldman’s 12.5 per cent shareholding to less than five per cent, meaning it no longer qualified for a seat on the board.(这一段是关键堆息：由于大股东必发交易所准备为lmax注入新资金之后，高盛在公司的12.5%的股份被大股东稀释了，不足5%，这就使得高盛将没有资格继续保持在公司董事会中。正是这个原因恐怕直接导致了高盛的退出） Former equity trader Phil Hylander, Goldman’s representative, who has himself retired from the bank, subsequently stepped down from the LMAX board and Betfair bought out the bank’s residual holding. Betfair said yesterday: “As announced in last year’s preliminary results, we invested a further £10m into LMAX which in effect diluted the Goldman Sachs holding to the point where they no longer qualified for a place on the board. It does not bring to an end their involvement in LMAX as they are still the lead market makers and very much Exchange partners. LMAX continues to perform well and we are pleased with the volume growth this quarter.” Last year Betfair’s outgoing chief executive David Yu said about LMAX: “I think it’s fair to say that it’s been a mixed success.” Yu went on to say that whilst the technology had met expectations, registrations to the site had not. However, there are signs that the volumes are beginning to come. Last month’s forex trading volumes touched $16bn, according to the latest figures.
Classic Account Key Features: Full DMA order functionality, leave orders inside the bid/offer spread Fast, reliable exchange execution - always 1 month free API access and support * Access to real-time price data up to 5 levels of market depth Free access to 1 month of LMAX historic market data Unlimited market data frequency Security – funds are held in segregated accounts in accordance with the FSA’s client money rules Low standard commissions and financing rates* Minimum deposit from $10,000 (or base currency equivalent) 最小入金至少10000，可不少。 1.Classic accounts get free API access and API support for 1 month after opening a live account. Thereafter, API access is charged at $60 per calendar month. The API access will remain free if your trading exceeds the following thresholds: Deposited funds of $5,000 or base currency equivalent, AND Trading 250 contracts (or equivalent of $2.5 million in notional value) per calendar month Premium and Professional account holders get unlimited free API access and support. 不达标的小帐户对API收60元/每月 所以这个平台只适用于大帐户，不适于小散。
1,通过我开户，可以一千美元开户。虽然官方网站是标明最低一万美元； 2，api使用是有条件免费，但使用webtrader交易平台都是没有费用的。 另外，lmax在外汇上，从昨天开始实盘将没有最低手续费，完全按比例收取费用，所以这个平台也适合小资金。