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    Data Central

    Score8 out of 10
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    thinkorswim

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThinkorswim, with its Investools division, is an American company offering live and online investor education services. In addition, through its brokerage subsidiary, thinkorswim, Inc., Investools provides services to funded trading accounts for self-directed option traders and institutional users who invest in equities, exchange-traded funds, futures, mutual funds and bonds.N/A
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—$0.00 commissions. No platform fees. No data fees. No trade minimums. Online---$0.00-- Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Phone System-$5.00-- Broker-assisted-$25.00
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    User Testimonials
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    April Software
    Well suited: 1. We use Data Central to run queries & fetch data. 2. It's an amazing tools where we create multiple profiles with Query & then create multiple job id's for each profile. & then we run the query for the jobs. 3. Its so customizable as we can fetch the data through query for a particular, day, week, month, year. Least Suited: 1. Its very complicated for new users. 2. Data integration with multiple tables is a challenging during any launches. 3. Implementation is very time consuming since it involves large amount of data. 4. The output from the query is stored for maximum of 1 year & can't be retained for more than a year.
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    thinkorswim
    I would not hesitate to recommend thinkorswim to someone who wants to get into the stock market. The opportunity to use "paper money" can help beginners learn the fundamentals of trading without any risk. Although the trial period is only 60 days, [that's a] good amount of time for new users to learn enough before venturing out into the real world. Adding to the positives, thinkorswim mobile app is superb and a great way to keep up with your portfolio on the go.
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    Pros
    April Software
    • We use Data Central to run queries & fetch data.
    • It's an amazing tools where we create multiple profiles with Query & then create multiple job id's for each profile. & then we run the query for the jobs
    • Its so customizable as we can fetch the data through query for a particular, day, week, month, year.
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    thinkorswim
    • Day Trading
    • Swing Trading
    • Long term Investment
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    Cons
    April Software
    • Its very complicated for new users
    • Data integration with multiple tables is a challenging during any launches
    • Implementation is very time consuming since it involves large amount of data
    • The output from the query is stored for maximum of 1 year & can't be retained for more than a year
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    thinkorswim
    • Offering more streaming platforms, like bloomberg for example or Fox Business.
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    April Software
    Haven't tried any alternatives to Data Central as what we were looking for was very unique & customizable solutions. So, we went ahead with Data Central only. As we were able to scale our operations & appplications through it.We use Data Central to run queries & fetch data. It's so customizable as we can fetch the data through query for a particular, day, week, month, year.
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    thinkorswim
    I have personally used Charles Schwab mobile app and online page for about 3 years and have been thoroughly satisfied. Before TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab merged, I had used thinkorswim for the 60-day paper money trial before using my real money on investments. I confidently believe the time I've spent on thinkorswim has helped me mitigate any big losses in my investments. As for robinhood, the mobile app is a lot better for beginners to understand and the UI can be described as more aesthetically pleasing. thinkorswim triumphs in many other aspects [as well] such as being backed up by TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab and the plethora of knowledge [a user can access].
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    April Software
    • We use Data Central to run queries & fetch data.
    • It's an amazing tools where we create multiple profiles with Query & then create multiple job id's for each profile. & then we run the query for the jobs
    • Its so customizable as we can fetch the data through query for a particular, day, week, month, year.
    • Data integration with multiple tables is a challenging during any launches
    • The output from the query is stored for maximum of 1 year & can't be retained for more than a year
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    thinkorswim
    • Easy to place orders
    • Easy to analyse stocks
    • Easy to check over all portfolio
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