How to thinkorswim

Thinkorswim is certainly a high-end, yet free, product with all of the extra bells and whistles. TOS is designed to organize vast amounts of technical data so investors can have all the information they need to make an informed decision. In this picture, there is general information about the underlying stock price, volume, yield and P/E ratio. On thinkorswim you can trade a wide variety of instruments, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, options, futures (as well as options on futures) and FX. One of the best thing about the platform is the fact that you can take advantage of more than 300 commission-free ETFs. Open Thinkorswim Account Thinkorswim Paper Trading Although Thinkorswim is very sophisticated, TD Ameritrade hasn’t left novice traders out of the picture. The broker has incorporated paperMoney into the software. This is a paper trading system that allows a user to practice buying and selling with a virtual currency.

ThinkorSwim is one of the most popular trading platforms. Whether for live trading or just paper trading, ThinkorSwim is one of the easiest platforms to use. Thinkorswim® isn’t just a suite of platforms made for the trading-obsessed – it’s made by them. Our cutting-edge Desktop, Web and Mobile experiences are continuously improved, based on real feedback from real traders.

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Learn to use thinkoswim. Get started by learning platform layout and customization. Explore our many tabs and interfaces: Left Sidebar, Monitor, Trade, Analyze, Scan, MarketWatch, Charts, Tools, and more.

Mobile Trading

Have fun with mobile trading! Choose your OS or device type: iOS, Android, iPad.

Trading How-Tos

Watch how to trade different kinds of securities on thinkorswim: Stock, Single Options, Options Strategies, Futures, Forex.

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