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i need a good broker
- Thread starter sheng
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Quote from sheng:
I'm new to options...
i need a good broker that will meet my needs:
-1-5 contract per trade
-1000-3000 min account deposit
-nice easy to use platform
-no monthly fees
i was looking at the following three:
optionshouse
interactive brokers
think or swim
thanks for your help
All of thew above have higher minimums. IB is $10k and TOS is $3.5k. I don't know OH's minimum.
I use optionsxpress.com and it works alright.
oxps ,thinkorswim,ameritrde have direct routing
IB is not cheaper by direct routing(1.75$) and is market -maker
through TMWD
OXPS,AMTD,IBKR are public noted with 1-10 bln$ of market value
TOS privat .
Author have had legal issue with TOS
P.S. tradeking is cheaper ,but have not direct routing
IB is not cheaper by direct routing(1.75$) and is market -maker
through TMWD
OXPS,AMTD,IBKR are public noted with 1-10 bln$ of market value
TOS privat .
Author have had legal issue with TOS
P.S. tradeking is cheaper ,but have not direct routing
Quote from ssss:
oxps ,thinkorswim,ameritrde have direct routing
IB is not cheaper by direct routing(1.75$) and is market -maker
through TMWD
OXPS,AMTD,IBKR are public noted with 1-10 bln$ of market value
TOS privat .
Author have had legal issue with TOS
P.S. tradeking is cheaper ,but have not direct routing [/QUOTE
TOS is a 100% owned subsidiary of a publicly traded co trading under the symbol swim.
Business Segments
Management analyzes our operations by reviewing financial information regarding products and services that, up through 2006, were aggregated into a single operating segment, investor education. Following the acquisition of thinkorswim in February 2007, we will also report a securities broker-dealer segment.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145124/000110465907020069/a07-5445_110k.htm
Management analyzes our operations by reviewing financial information regarding products and services that, up through 2006, were aggregated into a single operating segment, investor education. Following the acquisition of thinkorswim in February 2007, we will also report a securities broker-dealer segment.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145124/000110465907020069/a07-5445_110k.htm
Quote from DanFan78:
Sheng,
You were a little vague . . . are you just trading options? Do you need quality educational tools? Everybody's got something a little bit different to offer.
If you're just trading options, then TOS is a good suggestion, but they don't offer futures, if that matters to you.
TOS does offer futures, not all but they do!