Recent content by Cody Lim

Actually, I was asking about the speed of a native mobile app vs the speed of a web app running inside a browser--not the speed of mobile vs desktop CPUs. Everybody knows that mobile CPUs can't hold a candle to desktop CPUs. I just wasn't sure if a web app runs slower than a mobile app since the...

Better overall, but most especially in speed and reliability. Stated differently: would you rather trade using a web app, or a mobile app? BTW, the reason I'm asking is that I'm trying to figure out how much weight I should put in a broker's app offering when choosing brokers. I haven't looked...

Generally, is it better to trade using a broker's web app running in your desktop browser, or is the native iOS mobile app better? Unfortunately, there is no broker here in the PH that offers a Java desktop application much less .Net or OS X apps, so that's out of the question. It's either a web...

Thanks for clearing that up. jk90029's reply got me confused for a while there.

Lovely discussion. @d08 's concern is certainly something to be aware of when picking a broker outside US borders.

haha. True.

Hi, @NYtrader920 Are there advantages in using an online broker outside the US?

I was searching for information on the viability of trading US securities from the Philippines and found forum members already doing it. Some were planning to do it and were asking about Internet speed and reliability. Well, just a few days ago, the two leading cellular providers rolled out...

Thanks. And I'm glad that someone who is also currently in the PH responded. :thumbsup: I haven't considered that. I'll look into it. Thanks. The timezone differential is indeed something to consider, but I often sleep at 2AM. Extending it a few hours won't matter much, me thinks. I'm...

Hi guys, I'm based in the Philippines and am planning to invest in the Philippine Stock Exchange. In addition, I also plan to trade securities. After searching around, I came across @Koi Broker's thread "Anyone traded in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)?" @SwingToWin and @xandman gave...