# what do you use to trade?

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**Created:** [November 10, 2005, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-trade/4400 "2005-11-10T09:01:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-trade/4400/1 "2005-11-10T09:01:45Z")

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Party poker hasn’t been keeping me too entertained lately, so I was thinking about doing a little day trading to help the school day pass by.

I was wondering what you guys use and why, I have heard a lot of differnet opinions, and the reviews I read are mixed.

I am probably going to go with interactive brokers, because thats what a few of my friends have and love it, but before I put my money somewhere I would like to hear a few opinions.

Please state what type of trading you primarily use your account for.

I have already ruled out charles schwab and Brown Co. due to the relatively high minimums.

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**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-trade/4400/2 "2005-11-10T09:05:51Z")

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That depends, are You looking to do simple day trading to kill time?  
-or-  
Are You looking to research and try to make more then 2% gains?

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**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-trade/4400/3 "2005-11-10T09:07:40Z")

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Just day trading, Mainly shorts

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**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-trade/4400/4 "2005-11-10T09:08:46Z")

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Then I would suggest e-trade for the interface, ease of use, process time, and costs.

$0.02

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**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-trade/4400/5 "2005-11-10T09:19:45Z")

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wow… I was just talking about this today. now i am interested to see the results of who to use and where the lowest comissions are. E-trade offers the first 100 trades for free!

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**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-trade/4400/6 "2005-11-10T14:28:16Z")

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no interweb traders??

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**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-trade/4400/7 "2005-11-10T14:29:11Z")

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i used to mess with etrade a while back…

good times