Quote:
Originally Posted by Phanuthier
I use Google Finance to get my updates.
What did you do for TD Waterhouse?
E-trade scares me, not too sure why. Anyways $10 a trade is pretty good, for the amount of trading I do, E-trade wouldn't be a good deal for me. Unless there's some particular reason for me to buy and sell a stock within a few days, I'm hoping to buy stocks based on long term growth and dividend yeild rather then day trading. I watch stocks move just on pure interest, not really for the profits.
No offense, I just have a real hard time understanding day traders, it just seems like gambling to me. When I first started getting into stocks and started reading some books on stocks (its history, how it works, what makes the markets go up and down, etc) it really makes me think that day trading and speculation can't be what the stock market should be about.
|
I used to be a trader over the phone and pushing trades through Webbroker. I'm sure that is automated now though. That was back in 2002 before they closed our Calgary office and moved up to Edmonton for cost cutting. Got a great severance though.
Does google finance give real time quotes? I know yahoo just recently started giving real time quotes for free now, but only on US stocks.
I just love the etrade real time streaming because i can see up to 50 stocks at a time, plus if there is any news on it you just click the symbol and it sends to you to the news release.
I guess if you just buy and hold you don't really need more then the 15 minute delayed tracker on investorline.