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What to Look For When Choosing a Trading Platform?

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It can be a little tricky to select a trading platform with so many out there. Below we provide some pointers to evaluate and select the trading platform which is perfect for you.

Don’t follow the crowd

Choose a platform based on your specific needs. People usually want to trade where their friends trade or when it is recommended. You have to make your own evaluations. There are a many trading platforms out there so you have to choose the one that is right for you. Don’t follow the crowd, evaluate and check it out yourself based on your experience.

Visual Appeal

Choose a platform that’s comfortable for you to work with, that is organized intuitively, and that has features that are easy for you to locate.

While it may seem odd to look for visual appeal in a trading platform it does have a direct connection with your overall trading experience.

Functionalities

There are very sophisticated platforms available when it comes to trading as well as plain Jane ones where you simply punch-in trades. You have to decide what is right for you. There is no point going for a platform which overwhelms with its features or one that is devoid of basic features. Investigate what it offers and decide. It is better to opt for a platform which you can learn to use quickly.

Choose a platform with functionalities you will use for your trading. Some key features that a trader would need are responsiveness, reliability, automatic trading and security of data.

Analysis Tools

See if the platform offers real time charts with the ability to add studies and do your own analysis.

Cost / Brokerage

Would you like to trade with full-service broker or a discount broker? Full-service brokers are backed by extensive experience in the finance sector and offer an entire suite of service with research and service teams to fall back on.

Discount brokers are simply technology companies. There are no other services offered hence they are cheaper.

Be willing to spend a little extra if a platform has specific features that will better support your trading needs and more importantly a team that is helping you in the trading journey.

Stability

Stability is one of the most important things for trading. You want something that functions and doesn’t crash. Use the demo period or “Guest user” function to see if it’s actually stable when the app is opened many times in a day for example.

So, make sure that the platform works on your phone/computer and offers you stability.

Support

It’s very important that you work with a broker that is available 24 x 7. Full-service brokers provide reliable research for you to make learned decisions. They provide complete reports of stocks or sector evaluated by a team of experts.

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