When the Toronto Star wanted to feature trading software in their Online Trading supplement, they turned to Questrade’s free web-based platform QuestraderWEB. The article describes the top level functions in each of the main areas of the platform. Click through our
multimedia presentation of the Star’s two-page spread for an interactive tour. Or if you want to see the original, click the link to open a
pdf.
Online Trading is published by the Toronto Star four times a year. The 2008 editions are on June 21, September 20, and December 6, 2008.
If you're an online trader, chances are fairly good that you're already familiar with online trading software. That's essentially what is at the heart of online trading: technology - and, more specifically, trading software - feature-rich and very powerful.
Formerly only used by professional traders, online trading software is now available as part of the service package from your online broker. Features vary from broker to broker, so check what is available first. Some brokers offer a dummy account, with play money, so you can road test the software before you commit yourself.
If you haven't "dabbled" yet, we thought you might be curious what all those colours, tabs, columns and charts mean. So, here is a tour of an online trading screen.