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CONTENTS
Getting Started with Trading Platforms The Basics for Choosing Trading Platforms 1. Experience & Skill Level: Getting Behind the Wheels of a Trading Platform 2. Trading Style & Complexity: Complex Strategies May Require Fully Loaded Trading Platforms 3. Risk Appetite: Trading Platform Considerations for Risky vs. Conservative Strategies 4. Asset Class: Are You Trading Stocks, Options, Futures, Forex, Bonds, ETFs or Mutual Funds?
Trading Platforms Choices 1. Brokerage Platforms: Pros, Cons, Recommendations 2. Independent Platforms: Pros, Cons, Recommendations 3. Mobile Platforms/Apps: Pros, Cons, Recommendations
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getting started with
TRADING PLATFORMS
Imagine that you’re looking at the coolest Swiss Army knife ever. It’s got scissors, a knife, toothpick, magnifying glass, etc. Well that’s that your trading platform is: A Swiss Army knife for trading and investing. Simply put, trading platforms are complete software packages that lets you do many things such as analyze the market, place trades, devise complex strategies, and manage your investments. With everything in one package, it saves us the frustration of learning 5, 10, or 50 different tools and trying to make them all work together! Most online brokers have their own trading platform, but there are many other independent trading platform software you can use. Platforms have all of the coolest gadgets in the world, and whether or not you use them (or even know what they are), they’re there for your use. Platforms are usually split up by asset class: Stocks, Futures, Options, Forex, and each provides a unique set of tools and services that are specific to each group. Instead of breaking them up by asset class for this guide, we decided to go a different route: •
Brokerage platforms
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Independent platforms
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Mobile platforms.
This way, you can see the various types of platforms that available for your investment use, and how they differ from each other.
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