Free Streaming Charts

[elliotmah]

I know this comes up a lot but just so everyone knows thinkorswim.com offers free streaming charts and level II.  Even with a free papertrading account it's still free.  I called them and confirmed this.  Although since the TDA/TDW takeover I'm not sure how long this will stay but i'm still enjoying free streaming.  Quotes are delayed however, dont ask me how that works, but I believe they get their charts and quotes from different sources.  Charts are from prophet.net which is normally a paid service that just happens to be built in and covered with thinkorswim desktop.

[ShyTrader]

I know this comes up a lot but just so everyone knows thinkorswim.com offers free streaming charts and level II.  Even with a free papertrading account it's still free.  I called them and confirmed this.  Although since the TDA/TDW takeover I'm not sure how long this will stay but i'm still enjoying free streaming.  Quotes are delayed however, dont ask me how that works, but I believe they get their charts and quotes from different sources.  Charts are from prophet.net which is normally a paid service that just happens to be built in and covered with thinkorswim desktop.

I have think or swim... I really like the platform. I'd suggest it to anyone. I think the best features are the charting software and the ability to draw your own lines and put your own comments on the charts. You can draw in support lines, diagonal support lines, and more.

From what I've seen (might have changed since TDAmeritrade bought them out), but the paper trading account is 20 minutes delayed.

If you do create an account, please use myself or elliotmah as a recommendation, unless you know someone else. (pls send personal email for the info to put in for a recommendation if you know someone else.)

NOTE: They have VERY expensive pink sheet trading, but VERY cheap options trading.

NOTE #2: They have some GREAT free "talk" sessions every week also.

[Shali]

I really like QuoteTracker, which I believe is free, although you have to link it to your broker. It's free with a TDA account, or you can get the better version (more data) for $14/month (it just went up from $7 - and well worth it).

It has 120 different technical indicators plus the ability to draw your own lines, etc. It even remembers your trendlines if you've deleted the chart and then added it again. I think it's what Doc uses. Highly recommended.

TDA is also good for trading the pennies because they have a flat rate. You may be able to get them down to $5 per trade, and they have a special going on now until September 21st.

[ShyTrader]

I really like QuoteTracker, which I believe is free, although you have to link it to your broker. It's free with a TDA account, or you can get the better version (more data) for $14/month (it just went up from $7 - and well worth it).

It has 120 different technical indicators plus the ability to draw your own lines, etc. It even remembers your trendlines if you've deleted the chart and then added it again. I think it's what Doc uses. Highly recommended.

TDA is also good for trading the pennies because they have a flat rate. You may be able to get them down to $5 per trade, and they have a special going on now until September 21st.

Sounds like it's similar to what I'm using. It almost sounds like what you are using is the TDA trading platform. I've installed it, but not really used it. I've looked at it, and I like the back-testing abilities, but I like the TOS (Think or Swim) platform better; This is also available free to TDA customers since the merger. It's a little more complicated, and a little harder to use, but it has some REALLY nice features.

As for TDA, I've been a little disappointed with their penny stock trading. I find a lot of times things do not go through. I don't have anything to compare them too, but I'm always surprised how often something seems to get stuck, or there are millions of shares traded at a particular price, and I'll get 50,000 of them. I've gotten burnt a few to many times since I started trading these about 4 months ago.

As for $5 trades... any suggestions on how to get them that low.  I'm stuck at the 9.99 rate.  I have 2 other brokers I use cause I get MUCH lower rates, but I cannot get TDA to lower theirs.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.