Key Takeaways Learn what the large traders are doing from the Trade Flash gadget on thinkorswim® Gain additional insight by understanding how big trades are moving the stock market Identifying large trades could help you find setups on a chart It doesn’t matter whether you’re just starting out as a trader or are a seasoned […]

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Key Takeaways Learn how to use some of the essential tools on the thinkorswim platform Understand how to add technical indicators to charts, maintain watchlists, place trades, and monitor positions When you’re ready to take your knowledge a step further, explore some of the other thinkorswim tools and education resources When you fire up the […]

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Key Takeaways Request alerts from TD Ameritrade when tax documents are available and ready to view Even if you’re not going to be receiving a 1099, you can get an alert telling you that Get alerts when corrected tax documents are available  Text messages. Push notifications. Big deal, right? Actually, yes—if we’re talking about tax document […]

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Key Takeaways Pull up a customized snapshot of your accounts and positions, separately or combined into one aggregated view Get the day’s top news customized based on your positions Get daily insights from our chief market strategist    Dashboards—what would we do without them? Whether you’re in the cockpit, behind the wheel, or in front […]

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Key Takeaways Explore the charting and analysis tools available on the thinkorswim® Mobile app Learn the importance of beta-weighting positions or overall portfolio risk Stress test your portfolio by looking at performance simulations under various market conditions When COVID-19 struck, we saw how life can change quickly. There’s no way to know with certainty what might happen […]

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Key Takeaways thinkorswim Web is the latest trading platform from TD Ameritrade Learn the key features of this web-based trading platform  Understand how to analyze and trade with thinkorswim Web As a trader, you have many things to think about—go long or short an equity, different strategies to apply, different option chains to analyze, and more. […]

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Key Takeaways The TD Ameritrade Retirement Calculator, IRA Selection Tool, and Portfolio X-Ray are among the tools self-directed investors can use to help with long-term investment planning Investors needing additional help might consider a financial advisor or automated (“robo”) investment guidance  Did you take a shop class when you were in school—maybe you made a shelf […]

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Key Takeaways The TD Ameritrade Network offers nine hours of live programming each business day If you’re looking for trade support or trading ideas (or you have ideas to share), it’s all there under one tab Pull up immersive curricula, webinars, archived videos, and articles, all freely available to TD Ameritrade clients  There are a lot of […]

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Key Takeaways The Stock Hacker tool in the thinkorswim® platform can help you match potential trade candidates to a set of fundamental criteria Once you’ve identified a subset of stocks matching your criteria, you can use technical analysis to complement your fundamental outlook Too many indicators can often lead to indecision and antacids. But there’s a […]

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Key Takeaways Understand the different factors that make options prices move Learn how the theoretical price tool can help project options prices  Estimate your options premium at a given price and on a given date to help decide if the potential return on a trade is worth the risk Suppose you’re eyeing a stock that […]

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