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Optimus Futures, LLC is a US futures brokerage headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, operating as an independent introducing broker (IB) rather than a clearing firm; it solicits and services accounts but routes execution and custody through partner futures commission merchants (FCMs), with client funds held in segregation under CFTC Rule 1.20. The firm gives retail and active traders access to more than 100 global futures markets, including commodities, stock indices, currencies, interest rate products and energy contracts, across exchanges such as CME, CBOT, NYMEX, ICE and Eurex. Its core differentiator is bundling professional order-flow trading tools with a discount commission structure: its proprietary Optimus Flow platform, built on the Quantower engine, is provided free of monthly fees to funded clients and includes depth-of-market (DOM) surface visualization, volume profile and TPO charts, tick-by-tick market replay and backtesting. Alongside Optimus Flow, the firm connects clients to more than 20 third-party platforms, including TradingView, CQG, Rithmic and MetaTrader 5. It targets high-volume day traders and scalpers specifically in futures, explicitly positioning itself away from stocks, ETFs and options; account minimums start at $500 for micro contracts and $2,000 for E-mini or standard contracts, with intraday margins as low as $50 on micros and per-side commissions starting near $0.25 to $0.75 depending on contract size and volume tier. The firm was founded in 2004 by Matt Zimberg, who had spent roughly a decade in the futures industry in roles spanning marketing, brokerage, risk management and branch management before starting the company; he has stated the motivation was to deliver fast, personal client service without the bureaucracy of a larger firm, and remains president. Optimus Futures is regulated by the NFA and CFTC. The company was named to the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies in 2023, ranking No. 376 overall (23rd nationally in Financial Services, 42nd in Florida), and has appeared on subsequent Inc. 5000 lists as well.
