Best Trading Tools & Platforms
The tools serious traders actually use. No affiliate links, just honest recommendations.
TradingView
ChartingFree tier / from $14.95/mo
The industry standard for charting. Beautiful interface, massive community, Pine Script for custom indicators. The free tier is genuinely usable. Pro unlocks multiple charts and alerts.
MetaTrader 4/5
Trading platformFree
MT4 for forex, MT5 for everything else. Not pretty but incredibly powerful. Supports automated trading through Expert Advisors (EAs). Most forex brokers offer MT4/5.
Thinkorswim
Trading platformFree with TD Ameritrade
Professional-grade platform with paper trading. Excellent options chain analysis. US-focused but used globally for education. The paper trading mode is perfect for practising.
Finviz
Stock screenerFree tier / $39.50/mo
The fastest stock screener for US markets. Filter by any fundamental or technical metric. The heatmap is brilliant for seeing market sentiment at a glance.
Koyfin
ResearchFree tier / from $35/mo
Bloomberg Terminal alternative for retail traders. Dashboards, screening, charting, and company analysis. The free tier gives you more than most paid tools.
Yahoo Finance
News & dataFree
Still the best free source for stock data, earnings calendars and financial statements. The app is solid for portfolio tracking. Premium is not worth it for most people.
Bookmap
Order flowFrom $39/mo
Visualises order book depth and historical liquidity. Essential for order flow traders. Steep learning curve but once it clicks, you see the market differently.
Notion / Edgewonk
Trade journalingFree / $169 one-off
Notion is flexible and free for a custom trade journal. Edgewonk is purpose-built with analytics. Journal every trade. The traders who do, improve faster.