Just wondering which broker everyone prefers. I currently have an account with Etrade and have used them in the past. Their not bad but I have a feeling it's going to be hard to get a margin account. I noticed most of you use Suretrader. So I went to their website and right on the first page their talking about shorting haha. Perfect! But before I get back in the game after 2 years and getting out of the Army AND with my new knowledge from all the studying, just want some inside info! Which do you prefer and why? Not in it for the platform, I plan on using Stocks To Trade, looking more for quickness of filling orders and being able to short fairly quickly. Any advice is gold to me! Thanks guys!
go long, focus on % gainers, volatile stocks, but that's just my opinion.
hello. getting a margin account is not hard with etrade. message support and have them assist you with getting it. i now trade with IB but when i traded with etrade i used etrade pro just to execute orders and stocks to trade for everything else.
I use IB for 95% of my trades. I use STT as a scanner, but often rely on Etrade Pro because it is more dependable. I would strongly recommend having some kind of back up data. The good thing about Etrade is that they have always given me Pro for free. I hear Suretrader has better Share Availability, but they are also a sketchy offshore broker so I would not use them personally.
Great advice guys, thank you! Madbash, how do you get Etrade Pro for free!?
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