I use TradeStation for execution. Good fee's, good execution. The graphing is about as good as it gets and the platform is very solid.
The downside is that there is a platform fee unless you trade 5,000 shares/month. That is not hard to hit if you trade short time frames, but can be a lot if you are a longer time frame investor, rather than a trading. The trade costs are competitive with any of the other direct brokers. I autotrade and have had very good results with it, but it does time time and experimentation to get it working smoothly. For my long term accounts, I just use etrade, but at $10/trade gets pricey if you are at all active. --- In [email protected], "Pete" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for the two suggestions. I bookmarked the MB website for future > study. They look like a great possibility. It appears they make up for > their low commissions by charging quite a bit for their Futures and > Comex data feeds. I figure one way or the other you're going to pay > for the information so it's not a big deal. > > Regarding IB. I spent some time on their website and tried out the > demo version of their trader workstation. So far I am very > disappointed. The fact they use a java based platform leads me to > discount them right off the bat. I had problems with their demo > locking up when trying to open a chart. I spent about 45 minutes > trying to open up a basic chart and it just kept crashing. I suppose > the only saving grace for IB is the fact they interface with QT and AB > quite readily. Although I am concerned their java based platform will > cause issues with the interfaces. I will set aside some time for > further testing to see if things work smoothly. > > Pete :-) > > --- In [email protected], "lou" <loulh@> wrote: > > > > I would second the recommendation for IB Brokers but recently > recommended MB > > Trading to my daughter : > > > > http://www.mbtrading.com/partnerQT.asp > > > > They have a low cost data feed via Quote Tracker and I believe also > meet > > your other requirements. > > > > lou howard > > ==================================================== > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Pete" <dryheat3@> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 10:16 AM > > Subject: [amibroker] Opinion Poll: Who do you trade with? Why? > > > > > > > I've been with Scottrade for several years and now that I've become > > > more educated about the different types of markets out there to trade > > > in I have realized Scottrade does not offer much. Just low commissions > > > and a nice, user friendly trading platform. > > > > > > It would also be great if you were willing to share the name of the > > > brokerage but I understand privacy is top priority. But that's the > > > whole point here. I'm trying to save time searching for the one with > > > the features I want. I'm hoping you all can provide some helpful > > > advise by describing what features you find most important and why. > > > > > > Here are some thoughts I've been tossing around as features I would > > > like to see in a single brokerage: > > > 1. Reasonable commission structure > > > 2. Trading available on Forex, Commodities, Equities, and Options > > > 3. Ability to trade on Asian and European markets > > > 4. RT Data feed which can be easily linked to Amibroker > > > 5. Reasonably priced RT streaming quotes and charts available for > > > smart phone/Pocket PC's. > > > > > > Thanks for taking the time. Looking forward your responses. > > > > > > Pete :-) > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > > > > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > > > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > > > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > > > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > > > > For other support material please check also: > > > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > >
