ChartTrader clients who open accounts on ThinkorSwim will have access to all the tools on ThinkorSwim with the guidance of an experienced ChartTrader R.I.A. (Registered Investment Advisor).
Some of these tools include:
- Forex (FX) currency trading is now available on thinkDesktop!
- A state-of-the-art system for monitoring, analyzing and trading equities and option derivatives - efficient, feature-packed and powerful.
- Java-based, browser-less application checks every time you log into it for any software updates and then updates itself.
- thinkDesktop can be run using either "real" or "paper" (fake) money. In the paperMoney mode every user has two virtual accounts each funded with $100,000 of "play money". Enjoy all of the same features except that the trades aren't real and you can start over anytime you like...
- Scan Tab to let you search for stocks based on fundamentals, personal and/or sector watch lists, top tens and implied volatility. Coming next month we'll be adding chart recognition scans, option activity and historical implied volatility
- Powerful analytics, streaming quotes, two charting packages, we could go on and on...
On June 11th, 2009, TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) acquired thinkorswim Group Inc. to combine the innovative trading technology at thinkorswim with the extensive support and client service capabilities of TD AMERITRADE.
thinkorswim, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Chicago, is an online brokerage company specializing in options. We support retail and institutional traders through our own trading platforms which are widely recognized as some of the industry's best for options trading*.
* thinkorswim was rated #1 overall online broker and "best for options traders" in Barron's ranking of online brokers, 3/15/2010 and 3/16/2009; "best software-based online broker" and "best for options traders," 3/6/2006 and 3/5/2007. thinkorswim was evaluated versus others in eight total categories, among them: the types of tradable investments; the quality and ease-of-use of screeners that help you choose stocks, options or funds; and the site's startup process, overall functionality and potential for customization. thinkorswim topped the list in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 with the highest weighted-average score and was runner-up in 2008. Barron's is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, recommendations, statistics, or other technical data, will be supplied upon request. |