Best trading platform on Reddit
213 reviews from r/FuturesTrading, r/solana, r/investing and 30 more subreddits
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#1
Interactive Brokers
4.2
(10)
"I use Interactive Brokers for trading, and it has been a great experience."
"Low cost (free in CMC under 1000 bucks per trade) and Chess Sponsored."
"I made a wire transfer last week and it went fine"
"For real trading, I like Interactive Brokers - it's got great execution and low fees."
"Interactive Brokers offers margin trading and is suitable for short trading."
"IBKR, if you have access."
"Interactive brokers."
"Advanced traders"
"Low cost"
"IBKR is the best of the worst"
#2
Robinhood
3.4
(9)
"You can do instant deposits."
"Option UI is easy to understand"
"I like the UI. Easy to use"
"Nothing too bad with Robinhood for beginners!"
"Robinhood perhaps"
"For swing trades"
"Robinhood doesn't actually have an option platform that is well suited for option writers."
"Pretty crappy"
"None"
#3
Ibkr
3.9
(8)
"I have both, TR and IBKR."
"Hot keys"
"Highly suggested"
"Ibkr is a good option for trading options."
"IBKR has much lower fees compared to others."
"Low comms"
"I didn't like IBKR interface, bit laggy and Level 2 is not available, times and sales is delayed. Open trade, trade summary, P&L representation should be better. Also for beginners they over complicated the platform. And hotkeys didn't work for me."
"IBKR ironically gives me the worst fills."
#4
Trading 212
5.0
(6)
"Trading 212 Invest offers a great portfolio management feature with its 'Pie' functionality, allowing for easy investment automation."
"Trading 212."
"The UI is much friendlier, especially for beginners. There are 0 transaction fees, and also the custodian of your shares is still IBKR."
"Trading 212 offers free trading with a 1% bonus on cash deposits for 12 months and daily interest on cash held."
"Trading 212 is free."
"Great"
#5
Fidelity
4.0
(7)
"Stick with Fidelity."
"For long term"
"Fidelity tends to have better fills and price improvements on contracts."
"They seem to be pretty good."
"Let me customize things pretty easily"
"Reliably good on security"
"Not particular good or user friendly"
#6
Tradovate
4.8
(5)
"Tradovate offers a comprehensive platform for trading futures with excellent features."
"The ATM settings on Tradovate are easy to understand and set up."
"I like Tradovate, here are some vids on how to use it."
"Tradovate lets you set risk settings both cheap commisons and margins"
"Tradovate is a great low margin requirement broker, however you must have a sound strategy before you even attempt to trade futures since it can go very wrong."
#7
Coinbase
4.8
(4)
"From a speed perspective"
"The only platform I'd trust as it's the only one being held accountable by a governing body"
"Hands down"
"For the lowest margin requirements and limited tickers, surprisingly it’s going to be Coinbase."
#8
Ninjatrader
4.8
(4)
"NinjaTrader is good."
"I love Ninjatrader. You can drag TP/SL, and also have ATM strategies (trailing stops, etc.). It's very customizable and I don't have to pay for it."
"Love them"
"Any of the discount brokerages - NinjaTrader, ironbeam, Tradovate offer no/low account minimums"
#9
Trade Republic
3.6
(5)
"Trade Republic has exactly that, and if you do it this way (monthly auto investments) you dont pay any fees."
"Trade Republic is as simple as it gets."
"Trade republic"
"Trade Republic is very restrictive and has a poor website/app."
"Trade Republic is only valid for infrequent investors due to higher fees."
#10
thinkorswim
5.0
(3)
"The think or swim paper trading platform is really good. If you are based in the US I would use this."
"Think or swim is the best."
"Personally, I'm a huge fan of thinkorswim as a platform."
#11
Ninja
5.0
(3)
"Ninja trader is excellent for futures trading."
"Great resource for finding free trading platforms and tools."
"Think it swim before SCHWABS"
#12
Kraken
4.7
(3)
"Does it for me"
"You never see any Coinbase horror stories about them!"
"I use Kraken."
#13
IBKR
3.5
(4)
"IBKR supports about a dozen basic order types and allows creating complex order types."
"IBKR is usually the most cost effective among AU providers of international brokerage service and provides access to a breadth of features and markets."
"Requires a learning curve but great for non-rand investments."
"They target and expect their clients to be experienced traders, so don't expect gentle beginner handholding or simple UX."
#14
Zerodha
4.3
(3)
"Have been using for quite some time now."
"I find Zerodha easy to use."
"I would still suggest staying with zerodha."
#15
Questrade
4.3
(3)
"Questrade is a good option for expats moving to Costa Rica."
"More advanced trading features"
"Low cost"
#16
Schwab
4.3
(3)
"I stick with Schwab."
"The Schwab per option contract fee is generally negotiable and 0.50/contract is common."
"Think or Swim is great for options trades."
#17
TradingView
4.0
(3)
"TradingView is fine. Just pay for the one that’s nine dollars a month."
"TradingView is the best with a modern mobile app and improved scanning features."
"Tradingview, NinjaTrader."
#18
Thinkorswim
5.0
(2)
"Thinkorswim is my go-to for options trading."
"Thinkorswim is the top of the top. Let see what would happen after they fully integrate with Schwab."
#19
Trading212
5.0
(2)
"Great commission free trading platform"
"Highly suggested"
#20
Wealthsimple
5.0
(2)
"Simplest to use"
"Commission free"
#21
Trojan
5.0
(2)
"The best and fastest bot I’ve used so far has been Trojan directly on telegram, achieving around 90% success in sniping new tokens."
"Trojan bot can copy/limit order/DCA order."
#22
Tradingview
4.5
(2)
"As a technical analyst, I wouldn't roll with anything other than Tradingview Premium."
"Tradingview Premium is the bomb, as well. Little costly but it does pay for itself."
#23
Quantower
4.5
(2)
"If you have ampfutures account, they give quantower for free. If you are trading crypto (binance futures), then quantower is free too."
"Heard many recommend Quantower"
#24
DragonFi
4.5
(2)
"DragonFi offers a super eye-candy UI that is beginner and pro friendly, with real-time transaction history and instant funding."
"Recommended for its modernistic UI and Investing Club."
#25
Photon
4.5
(2)
"Photon is by far the best website to trade meme coins on pump fun + raydium."
"I prefer photon to buy and they just got limit orders."
#26
Gate.io
4.0
(2)
"They offer free airdrops and startups plus cheap fees."
"Gate.io offers a cheap fee depending on your funds, with a fee of 0.07 and free access to startup projects."
#27
Revolut
4.0
(2)
"I am completely pleased and happy because the stock trading has become a beautiful game for me."
"Revolut is perfectly okay, but I am moving away due to limits and options."
#28
Binance
4.0
(2)
"For trading, Binance is a solid choice."
"Gate.io offers a cheap fee depending on your funds, with a fee of 0.07 and free access to startup projects."
#29
Bullx
4.0
(2)
"BullX is a great free trading bot for beginners."
"Bullx just launched which has been great for insight on pump.fun tokens."
#30
FirstMetroSec
4.0
(2)
"The app and website are decent."
"FirstMetroSec has a user-friendly mobile app and web app."
#31
Investor'S Edge
4.0
(2)
"Pretty easy to do"
"$6.95/trade is cheaper than other dealers"
#32
TD Ameritrade
3.5
(2)
"For paper trading, Thinkorswim by TD Ameritrade is the gold standard. It's got a super robust platform."
"TD Ameritrade hasn't charged an equity commission in many years."
#33
Solana
3.5
(2)
"Phantom is currently the most popular Solana wallet."
"Avoid trading highly volatile tokens and using bots that may steal funds."
#34
Charles Schwab
2.3
(3)
"Paper trading is a great way to learn and practice trading strategies."
"Pretty crap"
"Pretty crap"
#35
Tod
3.0
(2)
"Loved TOD and still use them for stocks"
"Their futures is horrible"
#36
NinjaTrader
3.0
(2)
"NinjaTrader is a solid platform for paper trading."
"Not the best choice for futures spread trading."
#37
IC Markets
5.0
(1)
"Can’t beat icmarkets spreads"
#38
Bloomberg
5.0
(1)
"Bloomberg. Pricey but the support they have is without comparison, period."
#39
IG
5.0
(1)
"IG without doubt."
#40
Phantom
5.0
(1)
"Phantom is the go-to Wallet on SOL, trading as in swapping is Jupiter."
#41
SuperX
5.0
(1)
"100% SuperX."
#42
S A X O B A N K
5.0
(1)
"Great professional platform"
#43
Pepperstone
5.0
(1)
"The Ctrader platform is really good imho. They have dummy trade accounts too and a mobile app."
#44
Maestro
5.0
(1)
"Maestro bot is a great option if you want the options to trade other chains on top of SOL. TG bots will be faster than an exchange."
#45
Jupiter
5.0
(1)
"Jupiter is the best trading DEX."
#46
10X
5.0
(1)
"A great option for global diversified investments."
#47
Opstra
5.0
(1)
"Lapkrgh has a built-in option simulator similar to Opstra."
#48
Halifax
5.0
(1)
"You can open an ISA and buy US stocks."
#49
dbotx
5.0
(1)
"Dbotx supports multiple blockchains and simulates trading strategies."
#50
Satrix
5.0
(1)
"Recently introduced and a solid choice for diversification."
#51
Drift
5.0
(1)
"Drift is the best for leveraged trading."
#52
Webull
5.0
(1)
"Join Webull today and get up to 75 FREE stocks!"
#53
CME
5.0
(1)
"CME offers great free educational material."
#54
Abbado
5.0
(1)
"Low spreads, no commissions, swaps, etc. Forex, crypto, stocks, indices, commodities, in one place. 5% bonus on deposits. Trading bot builder and prebuilt bots directly on the platform."
#55
YouTube
5.0
(1)
"Here are some helpful videos on how to set up and use Tradovate."
#56
Superhero
5.0
(1)
"It's easy, cheap, and the transactions are quick."
#57
Vanguard
5.0
(1)
"Vanguard is simple and works fine."
#58
Discount Trading
5.0
(1)
"Discount Trading has the lowest commissions and margins. I've been with them for 10 years."
#59
CryptoView
5.0
(1)
"I use CryptoView for meme coins, love their real-time alerts and user-friendly interface."
#60
Phantom Wallet
5.0
(1)
"Phantom wallet is incredibly smooth."
#61
Jupiter Exchange
5.0
(1)
"I personally have had great experiences with both platforms."
#62
Metastock
5.0
(1)
"Metastock is great for analysis."
#63
Market Chameleon
5.0
(1)
"Market Chameleon excels in options analysis."
#64
Sierra
5.0
(1)
"Sierra is good."
#65
Single Broker
5.0
(1)
"Awesome trading platform that allows trading on all exchanges with a single KYC."
#66
Interactive Investor
5.0
(1)
"I find it easy to use really good support and well priced."
#67
Stake
5.0
(1)
"Australia's favourite US broker"
#68
Multicharts
5.0
(1)
"Personally like MultiCharts"
#69
Atp
5.0
(1)
"Trading matrix/ladder/DOM"
#70
Degiro
5.0
(1)
"Highly suggested"
#71
Bmo Investorline
5.0
(1)
"Commission free list of ETFs"
#72
National Bank Direct Brokerage
5.0
(1)
"Commission free"
#73
Cmc
5.0
(1)
"Low cost (free in CMC under 1000 bucks per trade) and Chess Sponsored."
#74
Tz
5.0
(1)
"TZ offers you demo account with 15-20 mint"
#75
Cobra
5.0
(1)
"For the pro traders"
#76
E*Trade
5.0
(1)
"Multiple analyst reports for every stock"
#77
Trodovate
5.0
(1)
"Think it swim before SCHWABS"
#78
Oanda
5.0
(1)
"For currencies etc"
#79
Gemini
5.0
(1)
"Excellent"
#80
Gtrade
5.0
(1)
"No KYC, No deposit, trade directly from your wallet using DAI stablecoin."
#81
Bitstamp
5.0
(1)
"You never see any Coinbase horror stories about them!"
#82
Capital
5.0
(1)
"Easy to use"
#83
Optimus Futures
5.0
(1)
"No complaints"
#84
Fortex
5.0
(1)
"Security, advanced trading features, user-friendly interface, cost-effective fees, and narrow spreads"
#85
Bmo
5.0
(1)
"No complaints"
#86
Optimus
5.0
(1)
"Go to Optimus and use Sierra as platform."
#87
Etrade
2.5
(2)
"Etrade probably has paper trading accounts, I haven't looked."
"Their system always creates a mess with corporate actions. Also, their system limits your day trading buying power if you use your profits for day trading."
#88
AMP Futures
4.0
(1)
"AMP"
#89
TopstepTrader
4.0
(1)
"Topstep."
#90
AJ Bell
4.0
(1)
"AJ Bell is an option too."
#91
NABtrade
4.0
(1)
"I use NABtrade, both inside and outside SMSF."
#92
Abacus
4.0
(1)
"Maganda trading app nila both CP and web version."
#93
GMGN
4.0
(1)
"GMGN helps avoid RUG by analyzing wallet profitability and large holder movements."
#94
Free Trade
4.0
(1)
"Free Trade is a better platform for me compared to Revolut."
#95
Jigsaw
4.0
(1)
"Useful for advanced trading strategies."
#96
Rhythmic Data
4.0
(1)
"Valuable insights for traders."
#97
Netcoins
4.0
(1)
"Netcoins has low trading fees of 0.5% and is free to on/offramp."
#98
USDC
4.0
(1)
"USDC is an easier alternative that can be accessed on most regulated exchanges."
#99
PNB
4.0
(1)
"PNB offers a reliable online platform for stock brokerage."
#100
Metrobank
4.0
(1)
"Metrobank provides a convenient online stock brokerage service."
#101
Angel One
4.0
(1)
"Angel One is a close second."
#102
Moomoo
4.0
(1)
"I prefer Moomoo's layout compared to Tiger."
#103
TastyTrade
4.0
(1)
"TastyTrade caters to investors and traders that use options."
#104
Photon SOL
4.0
(1)
"Photon SOL is another excellent free option for trading memecoins."
#105
Trojan On Solana
4.0
(1)
"Trojan On Solana is a solid choice for those starting out."
#106
BONKbot
4.0
(1)
"BONKbot offers good features for meme trading."
#107
PepperMints
4.0
(1)
"PepperMints is a user-friendly bot for trading."
#108
BLOOD Solutions
4.0
(1)
"BLOOD SOLUTIONS provides advanced features for experienced traders."
#109
Topstep
4.0
(1)
"Trading on a prop firm like Topstep minimizes personal financial risk."
#110
Dexscreener
4.0
(1)
"For normal stats on larger meme coins I think dexscreener still does the best job."
#111
Etoro
4.0
(1)
"Etoro is also a good option with low fees."
#112
Philstocks
4.0
(1)
"Maganda trading app nila both CP and web version."
#113
Saxo
4.0
(1)
"Saxo have changed their fees recently, much cheaper than previously."
#114
Shyft
4.0
(1)
"Shyft supports USD, GBP, and EUR exchanges with a diverse selection."
#115
Qt
4.0
(1)
"I need total control of charts but QT has a popular issue that it won't let you adjust the price axis which bugs me during my research. Also the time axis adjustment is weird. Market data is not 100% accurate. But their platform seems pretty smooth."
#116
Ci Direct
4.0
(1)
"More advanced trading features"
#117
Qtrade
4.0
(1)
"More advanced trading features"
#118
Amp
4.0
(1)
"Amp is good"
#119
BPI
2.0
(1)
"BPI trade are very basic, boring."
#120
BDO
2.0
(1)
"BDO securities has no charting available."
#121
ETFs
2.0
(1)
"EU citizens cannot buy US domiciled ETFs, but there are EU domiciled replacements available."
#122
COL Financial
2.0
(1)
"COL's user interface is not appealing, making it less desirable for transactions."
#123
USDT
2.0
(1)
"USDT is banned from regulated exchanges and may not be accessible on broader platforms."
#124
Tiger
2.0
(1)
"I was unable to open an account with Moomoo due to being in Cambodia."
#125
E-Trade
1.0
(1)
"Not recommended for learning to trade futures."
#126
TradeStation
1.0
(1)
"Stay away from TradeStation. They have low purchasing power limits and high fees."
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