List of brokers for stock
All brokers adhere to the SEC rules but they all have their own
internal rules, some recommended ones
ThinkorSwim ®
- Easy to get options approval levels
- Good charting capabilities
- Paper trading allowed
- No inactivity fee
OptionsXpress ®
- Easy to get options approval levels
- Paper trading Allowed
- Limited Charting/Searching capabilities
- Good pricing
TradeStation ®
- Excellent Charting Software (including backtesting & indicator creation)
- Difficult to get options approval levels
- Paper trading now possible
- Hefty inactivity fees
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