I was just wondering if anybody had an opinion as to which online broker is the best for technical investing. I know a lot of people don't even use the tools their brokers give them, largely because they either prefer their own methods or the tools their brokers' provide aren't that good. I use TDA and I'd say that they are ok, but there are much better charting software packages out there than what they provide, so I just use them for transactions.
TDA = TD AMERITRADE :?:
If so you can use QuoteTracker for free.
http://www.tdameritrade.com/tradingtools/partnertools.html
Another option could be to open an interactive brokers account & you can then take your pick of Charting packages due to IB data feed being accecpted on most TA software....
If so you can use QuoteTracker for free.
http://www.tdameritrade.com/tradingtools/partnertools.html
Another option could be to open an interactive brokers account & you can then take your pick of Charting packages due to IB data feed being accecpted on most TA software....
Jerry Medved 
It used to be called Medved Quotetracker
The user/web group is here for all those software based questions....
http://www.qtusers.com/
It used to be called Medved Quotetracker
The user/web group is here for all those software based questions....
http://www.qtusers.com/
sweet, this place has so many resources it's ridiculous. I found voodootrader on this site, and I use it 10 times a day. That guy is amazing.
Anyway I didn't see it because if you log in to your TDA account, they don't show you any of the partner tools. In fact, it looks like there's a whole host of tools that you can't see when your logged in. Kind of suspicious. Thanks though Bez, I just downloaded it and I'll have to check it out. Now to see if I can get it to run under linux...
Anyway I didn't see it because if you log in to your TDA account, they don't show you any of the partner tools. In fact, it looks like there's a whole host of tools that you can't see when your logged in. Kind of suspicious. Thanks though Bez, I just downloaded it and I'll have to check it out. Now to see if I can get it to run under linux...
I don't disagree with you that voodootrader is a decent resource for TA but be weary of the "Swing Signals" indicator because they update after the fact that the swing took place, for a section of dates that is in a downtrend one day will be an uptrend on a later date, a significant lag in some cases.
Also I was wondering what has happened to VoodooTrader - magic in the markets? Is the site down permanently?
Depends if its intraday or not.
If you trade for small profits and frequently, its all about spread and execution cost.
Before you chose broker, make a calculation of the cost of spread and the execution cost pr. year for each broker you have in mind.
