#TradingTools101 1. Platforms with Comprehensive Functionality

• ProRealTime – strong chart visualization, customizable indicators, backtesting, and the ability to trade directly in the interface .

• Interactive Brokers + Webull + Fidelity + tastytrade — the best solutions for speed, variety of instruments, and stable mobile experience .

2. Screeners, news feeds, journals

• TradingView, Finviz, TraderSync — popular solutions for chart analysis, creating trading journals, backtesting, setting up alerts .

3. Algorithmic trading platforms

• TradeStation – free API, backtesting, cloud deployment of bots; a leader among platforms for programmers and enthusiasts .

• QuantConnect, NinjaTrader — for users who want or are willing to write code, or construct strategies without programming.