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what kind of stock trading do you do? Brokerage fees might be an important decider in your search.
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I've used a bunch of brokerages and never run into any Windows-only issues. They are all basically just done through the browser. Different services have different research tools and different formats. One method is to have two accounts, one at a premium brokerage that has lots of tools to use and another at another brokerage that has low fees that you actually execute trades at.
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on Friday January 18, @04:05PM (#121229)
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I've been with Scottrade now for about 5 years and have been very happy with them. They've got a great set of online tools and research. If you ever need a live broker you have them available as well. I had eTrade before as was not impressed at the time.
Their Scottrade Elite application (eligible for accounts over 50K) is Windows only, but the only feature it has - aside from real time updates - is that you can't get through the main interface easily is P&L data on the positions chart.
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Check out thinkorswim.com. They have a client that is the best software package for stock, futures and FX that I have seen and its all free. Although its java based, its very fast and I have used it on Mac, Window XP and a few Linux distros. I have been with many brokerages in the past and was a commodity broker myself in the 90's.
Scottrade, Ameritrade, E-Trade, etc have nothing like what TOS has. Its is geared for options traders but don't let that discourage you. For Technical analysis they have their own charting program where you can program your own indicators and trading system as well as backtesting. They also have Prophet charts built in. As far as order entry, I have never seen an online broker allow the kind of complex orders you can do on this platform.
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on Saturday January 19, @01:46AM (#121231)
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http://www.orcsoftware.com/
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- Re:orc
by Gorbag
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Saturday January 19, @07:35AM
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on Saturday January 19, @11:45AM (#121234)
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in Safari/Leopard. You'll need to turn off pop-up blocking to use their streaming tools (which are java and therefore ugly).
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on Thursday January 24, @01:07PM (#121260)
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Nearly all brokerages use the Web browser for trading. Most work with Safari, including Fidelity, for example.
If your needs are elaborate enough to require trading workstation type software, most of those are Winblows-only. However, thinkorswim is an exception. Their trading workstation software works excellently on Mac OS X, and their fees are quite low. thinkorswim is targeted at options traders, but can trade other security types, too.
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on Saturday February 02, @02:30PM (#121311)
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thinkorswim is one possibility. very low commissions and good, personalized support. they have a java-based and browser-based platform. ditto for e*trade. e*trade has more market research and better cash product access (CDs). thinkorswim has lower commission rates and its easier to trade futures. if you are interested in futures and options, thinkorswim is a good choice.
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