i just open td ameritrade but thinkorswim is not allowing me to login

That being said, if you plan on paper trading first, be sure to get them to turn on live quotes on your platform. That is what residents of those states have said in this forum at least. Keep in mind, if you live in AZ or OH you will not be able to use TDA to trade Forex. I love TOS and use it for stock trading as well so I was glad to not have to learn a new platform and I definitely prefer TOS to MT4, which of course they do not offer. I use the non-commission model personally. If you don’t mind trading larger and don’t need small increments, then the non commission model is better. If you want to trade smaller or in smaller increments, you will have to use the commission model. It basically comes down to account size and flexibility. The spreads are wider than the commission model, but since there is no commission, most of the time I find both models to come out close to the same. Their non-commission model doesn’t allow lot sizes smaller than 10,000 units and only allows increments of 10,000 units. I would avoid them if you plan on being a scalper or something like that. So that can be pretty expensive for a small account depending on your trading style. You get tighter spreads with that model, but you pay commission of.

And for currencies, you simply sell the base currency in a currency pair. The mini-contract on the S&P 500 (/ES) is available. The smallest increment you can trade in is 1000 units and that is only on their commission model. Bearish Bets with Forex and Futures Besides stocks and exchange-traded funds, TD Ameritrade also offers futures and currencies and all of these assets can be shorted. One thing to keep in mind is that they don’t offer lot sizes smaller than a mini (1000 units). The only thing I would say is that they don’t have the tightest spreads out there, but they are not bad either. I use TD Ameritrade with Thinkorswim for forex and have not had an issue.

I just open td ameritrade but thinkorswim is not allowing me to login