You can try Zecco...They charge 4.50 per trade.. . Plus you get 10 free trades a month if you have over 25k in ur acct or do more than 25 trades a month. That will save you some on broker commissions.
Sorry i wont be able to answer your questions regarding trading the F's since i havent been to a Monkinar yet ..
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