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What is the best stock account companies such as etrade. What is the cheapest place for stock charts and such... Im currently with etrade but realized its like 99$ a month for all the charts, is there any place cheaper for just as good?
I'm not sure about e-trade, as I've never used them.
I assume you're referring to the trading platform a broker offers?
I trade with Scottrade, and with optionsXpress. optionsXpress is a broker has a scalable commission rate (Depending on how active you are, is how much you pay in commissions per trade), but usually, I've always received all of my real-time charts and quotes for free from any broker I've used in the past.
Fred brings out a good point. For day traders, real-time quotes, indeed - quotes to the split second with direct access feed are vital (Actually day traders prefer, real-time 'improved'. You by-pass your broker and see the market as it happens with a direct connection when you have Direct Access)
But quite honestly? For position traders (3 to 5 month timeframe) - 20 minute delayed is more than adequate. Perhaps swing-traders (3 to 10 day timeframe) such as myself need real-time. But there are many brokers such as optionsXpress and Scottrade that give you real-time quotes for free.
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