Best stock trading software

If you are thinking about investing in the stock market then the good news for you is that you don't have to use a company to make decisions for you. If you take the time to do a little bit of research on the various stocks and about investments in general you are more than half way to being able to make investments decisions on your own. But the most important thing that you are going to need to do is to choose the best stock trading software for your needs.

One thing that you need to keep in mind is that you can use different investment types of software but the problem that you run into with those generic software programs is that they are not designed specifically for one type of investment, but rather they are designed for numerous investments and allow you to keep track of everything in one program. But the good news is that finding the best stock trading software is as easy as looking online, you can also find the software at some computer stores, but most are available online for purchase.

Here is a look at some of the best stock trading software programs for your investment needs.

ScotttradeELITE:
- Can be found at www.scottrade.com
- Customize your platform - has a layout manager that allows you to save an unlimited number of custom made layouts
- Find opportunities - you can use the top performers scanner to find the most actives, net gainers, net losers, percent gainers and percent losers on 14 different exchanges
- Research the market - you can choose from over 100 different technical and fundamental data fields which will allow you to create your own personalized symbol grid. It also allows you to research equities, options and mutual funds
- Manage your account - you can monitor and trade all of your accounts from one screen because this feature comes with an account linking feature.
- Trade-Ideas - offers you a chance to find opportunities based on your trading preferences, the opportunities are offered in real time
- NASDAQ level II quotes - get best bid and ask prices for all of NASDAQ market participants
- NASDAQ TotalView - provides the fastest data feed available so that you can view every quote and order at every price level in the NASDAQ market center.

Wizetrade:
- Can be found at www.new.wizetrade.com
- Powerful stock trading software program and a stock research tool that is used to conduct stock market analysis
- The software can also quickly chart potential entry and exit signals on any stock symbol.
- Can attend a free Wizetrade Trading Workshop so that you can learn how to use the software and find out how easy it is to trade stocks and the best part is you can usually find a training seminar near you.
- Has real time stock trend analysis, and accommodates all stock trading styles and trading expertise levels
- Comes with a Trade Manager feature that tracks stocks trades and all account activity
- With the simple click of the mouse you can have direct access live trading with an integrated broker
- Gives you a pretend account, $50,000 paper trade account, to use when you are first learning how to trade stocks and use the program. Basically it allows you to practice in real time without losing any money. Not to mention it gives you information instantly about what would happen if you made this trade.
- The program also has a online tutorial that is available to all Wizetrade users