What Broker?

What Broker?

We have been asked the illustrious question of “What Broker?” over our 15+ year combined career 10,000 times, easily.  It’s gotten to a ridiculous point, so we figured we’d rip the band aid off quickly to get you started.

You know that one time that girl dumped you and ended up dating your friend, then everyone and their mothers ask you about it? That is what it is like when you are asked 100 times a day, every day the same question (I know cue the baby violin).

We digress, at the end of the day, it’s not your broker who is clicking the buy and sell buttons, it’s you. If you’re a brand new trader, you could have the fanciest setup, the most expensive platform & a million dollar account and it is VERY UNLIKELY you will find anything other than fast losses without a proper gameplan.

You’re not sprinting marathons day 1 out of the womb. You’re lucky if you do any walking in the first year, so let’s not even think about running yet! Trading is the same way, it’s a step by step process where you constantly have to build your skills and you will begin to see success.

If you can do the following :

1. Formulate a Game Plan (entry, stop, trigger)
2. Understand order types
3. Understand how to read a chart
4. Can explain your trading strategy or Edge

Then it is a valid question to ask. If you cannot answer those four questions with confidence, your broker is books, learning and nothing else until you get those four down.

If you can answer those four questions and have under $10,000 the answer is Robinhood. It’s free and when you don't have a big bankroll, paying commissions can kill your gains. Once you have over $10,000 talk to Ben G and he will hook you up with the best broker on the street. The Etrades, TD’s of the world all have the same fee structures and platforms are comparable to the differences between Coke & Pepsi. They all have the same basic formats and charting software yet if you trade actively those commissions can add up to 30% of your overall account. Trust me, I have seen some statements of people with $20k blowing $6,000 a year on $5 trades at TD to have a black screen set up to post pictures on IG. Yet they are bleeding money left and right.

In summation: If you can answer the four questions then pass go. If you have under $10,000 to trade with, robinhood is the answer. If you have more and want to pay to trade then go to the triplets that all do the same thing for the cost of an arm and a leg.

Now you might be thinking “But Robinhood’s Charting Sucks!”

You are 100% correct which will lead us right into our next lesson on yet another FREE website that we use for our trades, yes we don't pay for any fancy shit, we use the same free shit you can use.

Do you have balls?

In the Getting Started Group Chat share why the broker does not matter when it comes to your trading.