Broker Summary: Scottrade Online Trading Platform: Overview

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Scottrade is an online brokerage firm that offers a full line of investment products, online trading services and market research tools. The company gives self-directed investors and traders the ability to research market opportunities and invest on their own. More than 500 branch offices throughout the United States provide in-person support and small-group educational seminars. SEE: Broker Summary: TD Ameritrade Thinkorswim

Investment products offered by Scottrade include:

  • Bonds
  • Certificates of Deposit (CDs)
  • Education Savings Accounts (ESAs)
  • Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
  • International Investing
  • Listed and OTC Stocks
  • Mutual Funds
  • Options
  • Traditional, Roth, SEP and SIMPLE IRAs
  • Treasuries
Before opening an account, it is helpful to learn about the various products and services offered by a potential broker, including account types, minimum deposits, commissions and analysis tools. This allows investors and traders to find brokers that best suit their needs. (For related reading, see Evaluating Your Stock Broker.)


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Jean Folger

Jean Folger
Jean Folger is a technical analyst and system researcher with PowerZone Trading, author of the award-winning book Make Money Trading: How to Build a Winning Trading Business, and a private trader specializing in the e-mini markets. Jean is an affiliate of the Market Technicians Association, a regular contributor to Futures magazine and was previously a real estate broker.

PowerZone Trading develops commercial technical trading indicators and trading systems for the TradeStation, NinjaTrader and MultiCharts trading platforms. The company is a TradeStation EasyLanguage Specialist and Add-on Developer and provides custom programming and consulting services for active traders.

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