What Is a Trading Platform? A trading platform is user-friendly software that allows investors to manage trades and portfolios through a brokerage or financial intermediary. Trading platforms enable ...

If you're just easing into investing, many top brokerages offer free stock-trading platforms that can get you started with zero-commission trading and no account minimums. CNBC Select has chosen the ...

Online stock brokers have evolved fast and in 2025, they’re not just for pros. Your broker matters whether you’re looking to day trade, build a long-term ETF portfolio or finally open that IRA. Fees, ...

Sam Taube writes about investing for NerdWallet. He has covered investing and financial news since earning his economics degree from the University of Maryland in 2016. Sam has previously written for ...

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (TD Ameritrade) is a provider of securities brokerage services and technology-based financial services to retail investors, traders and independent registered ...