10 Busted Myths of Options Trading
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Myth #7: Option specialty brokerages are good for trading options, but not for trading stocks, ETFs
Although options specialty brokerage firm such as thinkorswim, OptionsHouse, TradeKing, tradeMONSTER and Lightspeed all specialize in options execution, they all are also great platforms for trading virtually any type of security.
All of these firms were designed to handle basic stock trades, ETF trades and mutual funds purchases and sells. In most cases, the low cost trading each of these firms offer makes them very competitive when it comes to trading most types of securities. With these specialty options trading brokerages, you can do all your complex options trades in addition to the easy trades like buying and selling stocks -- all at very competitive prices.
Options brokerages are only good for options? Myth busted.
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