PATS versus direct to exchange

[magister]

I have been talking to many brokers where I can use NinjaTrader. I was speaking to a rep at Global Futures and they told me that their NinjaTrader routes orders thru PATS which then get forwarded to the exchange. I am
told this extra step may cause slippage in some situations. Can anyone let
me know about any brokers who offer NinjaTrader which routes orders directly to the exchange?

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

magister,

All of the platforms at Global Futures route orders through Patsystems or some other technical equivalent. This is also the case for any front end trading platform available to the public.