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Cobra Trading introduces new trading platform, 2 February, 2012

Cobra Trading now oofers new, web-based trading solution called Venom. It is a fully customizable layout with news, quotes, charts, research, tickers and order entry all from a single space and $5 per trade commissions.


Zecco offers pre-configured trade tickets, 2 February, 2012

Zecco Trading Center now offers pre-configured trade tickets: collars, condors, betterflies, straddles, strangles and others.


ChoiceTrade cuts options commissions, 1 February, 2012

New options rates are $5 per ticket + $0.15 per contract. Options assignment and exercise fees are $5.


Zecco introduces conditional orders, 19 January, 2012

Use Advanced Orders tab to easily place these new conditional orders:

• One triggers others
• One cancels others
• Bracket orders
• Contingent orders

Multi-Leg Option Trades, Now on TradeKing LIVE, 6 January, 2012

TradeKing LIVE now features order ticket support for multi-leg option trades. With their new Option Strategy Workbench, you'll be able to:

• Plan your multi-leg option trades directly from option chains
• Preview net quote and net Greeks of your multi-leg strategies
• Pre-populate your option tickets with multi-leg strategies for quick order placement

tradeMONSTER Introduced CQG Futures Platformr, 5 January, 2012

tradeMONSTER announced the availability of futures trading through the powerful CQG platform. The easy-to-use, flexible futures trading platform has been designed to provide the functionality needed by any retail futures trader. The CQG platform can currently be downloaded with a web version coming soon.

Customers receive free access to features and functionality that are key when trading futures:

• Customizable Three-Pane Layout
• Orders & Reports
• Hundreds of Futures Products
• Consolidated Electronic Trading
• Accessibility to All Exchanges
• Market Depth
• Quote Boards
• Numerous Order Types...And More!

New Zecco Trading Center, 6 December, 2011

• An intuitive interface with real-time quotes, charts, balances and buying power on one screen
• Extended hours trading capability, both pre-market and after hours
• New conditional order types including One-Triggers-Others (OTO), One-Cancels-Other (OCO) and contingent orders so you can be ready for market moves
• Pre-built options strategy trading that makes options trades easier to place and monitor

TradeKing - Fractional-share dividend reinvestment (DRIP) is back, 6 December, 2011

TradeKing announced that on December 9th fractional-share dividend reinvestment (DRIP) is back. Customers will also notice new-and-improved account statement design.


OptionsXpress - lowered commissions to $8.95, 1 December, 2011

Effective immediately OptionsXpress is lowering commission to $8.95 for all stock trades. That is a flat rate, which means you can trade up to 1 million shares of stock for just $8.95.


Optionshouse New Promotion - Free Amazon Kindle FIRE, 30 November, 2011

Just open and fund an OptionsHouse account, trade 15 times with our incredibly low rates, and you’ll get a free Kindle Fire. This offer is just an added bonus to all you get at OptionsHouse. With low commission rates, powerful, fast platform and our professional-grade tools, there’s little doubt that OptionsHouse offers the total package to execute your stock or options strategy.


TradeMonster New features, 25 November, 2011

• Cost Basis Adjustment: Adjust your open cost basis on any position and see where you stand for an overall strategy, not just the remaining open position. Create an adjustment manually or directly from your account history. A cost calculator is also provided to facilitate your adjustments. Click "Manage Settings" -> "Trade Settings" -> Turn on "Add Open Cost Adjustments to Net/Market Gain Metrics" -> "Save all Changes".
• After Hours Charting: Stay on top of movements in stock prices by viewing extended hour charts directly from your tradeMONSTER platform. Pre/Post market charting will have a shaded background to distinguish from regular session trading. Click "Display" on any chart -> "Extended Hours" -> "OK" to view charts for extended hours!
• Text Messaging for Fills: Receive text messages for any trade fills!* Go to "Manage Settings" -> "Notifications" -> Under Fill Alerts, click "Text Messages" - Enter your phone number in the space provided-> "Save all Changes".

TradeKing New Trading Platform, 18 November, 2011

TradeKing launched new, completely browser-based streaming trading platform - TradeKing LIVE. It offers the following:

• Streaming data, instant quotes and live market visibility
• Option chains allow you to filter strikes in your desired price range, compare multiple expirations, access real-time quotes and more, all in one place
• Seamless integration with your existing TradeKing.com account
• No fees, minimums, or software to install
• Live chat support to answer your questions

TradeMonster New features, 12 November, 2011

Custom Grouping: Use the grouping functionality to automatically group positions based on strategy or create and name your own custom groups. Simulated positions including stocks, puts and calls can be added to a group. Go to Account > Positions > and click on any strategy that contains multiple positions. Select > Grouping and use the dialogue box to adjust automatic groups or click > Custom Groups to create, name or modify new groups.

Group Order Management: Calculate quantities using buying power, BP% or Account Value for any trade or place a trade across numerous accounts through one trade ticket! On any order ticket, click the "Quantity Assist" calculator icon to see your holdings for all accounts, selected accounts or accounts holding the same underlyer. Choose any or all accounts from the drop-down and edit any of the variables to automatically calculate the change in buying power, BP% and Acct Value%. Click > Save and confirm the order directly from one trade ticket.

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