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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

    Xoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AXoom, a PayPal Service, is an online money transfer service for quickly sending money internationally. Xoom’s services are currently for personal use only, and business usage is against its terms of service.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    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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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    thinkorswimXoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.4
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
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    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    thinkorswimXoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Xoom is best suited to send and receive money between two people who live in different countries, not only that we can also send money to our friends, colleagues, family members directly in their bank accounts. They have a great currency exchange functionality that directly converts our received money into our local currency, and deposits it into our bank account within a few minutes. The only drawback is that not many people know about it, it needs good marketing so that more people can use this service, and from my experience, I can say it is very secure and a good competitor of Payoneer.
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    Pros
    thinkorswim
    • Day Trading
    • Swing Trading
    • Long term Investment
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    • Very fast transfer and very secure as being of PayPal.
    • Receiver don't need to download the app or use Xoom.
    • It supports bank and debit card to transfer funds and same with the receiver.
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    Cons
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    • Offering more streaming platforms, like bloomberg for example or Fox Business.
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    • Some destinations take longer to get delivered to.
    • Higher amounts of money are harder to transfer.
    • High fees when trying to add funds to new card.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    I don't see any other service that is so versatile and which offers such a breadth of services.
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    Usability
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    It's one of the most easy to use and intuitive platforms. The app is very powerful as well.
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    The support team is excellent. They help with any queries.
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    The implementation was largely successful. Since this was a large shift from normal practices, we faced a few teething problems, but largely I'd say it went well.
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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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    We agreed to select Xoom as the main payment method since it had more flexible options. It gives the user a full guarantee of transacting safely and when there is a conflict the customer support team acts quickly. The charges for sending and receiving money are relatively low as compared to other platforms. The mobile application has biometric login features making it difficult for unauthorized users to access confidential information.
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    Return on Investment
    thinkorswim
    • Easy to place orders
    • Easy to analyse stocks
    • Easy to check over all portfolio
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    • We have had an uptick in payment processing times.
    • We receive payments from customers on time with no lag between invoice and payment dates.
    • Overall Xoom has literally added to our bottom line by allowing more than a physical check payment option.
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