re: Best online trading platform? Not Vanguard

Can’t recommend Webull enough. Trading hours from 3AM to 7PM. Even if you’re under 25k they allow 3 day trades per 5 day rolling period.

I see the others go down relatively often too.

TDA for stocks

E trade for commodities/futures

If settlement restrictions are your only issues with vanguard then check and see if they offer limited margin for your account. It should not cost anything to set up and use.

We've had good luck with TD Ameritrade and Schwab, but rarely use margins in those accounts. If margin trades are a major focus, you might give Interactive Brokers a look.

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I use Fidelity and I like it very much. But, I've never used anything else so nothing to compare it to.

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Same. I’m also not an particularly active trader.

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I've thought at times about trying out TDA or one of the other big brokers, but honestly I can't find a reason to switch.

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If you’re not particularly active, and you’re happy with Ally (or some other), I’d just stick with whatever gets the job done for you.

Especially with options, I’m very active, and TDA’s Think or Swim is what I rely on. It’s got as much as most anyone would need, but it does have something of a learning curve - especially the desktop version. Based on what one of the higher ups at TDA told me several months ago, gaining ToS (and the pro and semi-pro traders that would come with it) is a major reason for Schwab buying TDA. So ToS will remain under Schwab, largely unchanged.