Over the years I've amassed a large collection of links, resources, tools and so on that I find useful in my trading/investing activities. I'm compiling those here, along with any that were shared with me via Twitter/Reddit/email/etc and seemed useful after a cursory look. While I've done my best to link to tools that are not only legitimate but also likely to stay active, alive and useful for the foreseeable future, obviously I have no control over these companies/websites and over time some of the links may break or situations may emerge that turn them into poor recommendations. Also, this list is not exhaustive by any means and may be updated in the future as new tools/resources emerge.
DISCLAIMER: In general, there is no preference given to any of these resources and this is not a recommendation to use them. Besides categorizing them and deciding to include some based on personal experience, I am not officially suggesting any opinion on any of these, but I do have experience with many of them and have tried to include things I've had good experiences with or that I personally use in my trading/investing activities.
Any links that are bold are things I either currently use or have used enough in the past to get a good feel for their quality/functionality, but that does not mean I am recommending them, only that I have personal experience with them. If it is not bold, it doesn't mean I've never used it, only that it's something I just use now and then or that it seemed handy at a cursory glance. In short regarding this entire thread, I am not a financial advisor and neither is Reddit. Do your own due diligence and speak to a professional before making any financial decisions.
Alright, here we go:
I've categorized brokers into two groups based on the types of clients they cater to. Long-term-focused brokers tend to offer IRAs, 401k's and other types of retirement accounts. Active trading/professional brokers tend to have more advanced software, faster executions, and cater to traders who are more active in the markets. One is not necessarily better, and many people will use both.
BROKERS & TRADING SOFTWARE (Investing/Buy & Hold/IRA/Long-term):
BROKERS & TRADING SOFTWARE (Active Trading/Professional):
- Thinkorswim (AKA ToS, from TD Ameritrade)
- Interactive Brokers
- Tradestation
- Speedtrader (PDT Only, $30k Minimum on Pro)
- Centerpoint Securities (PDT Only, $30k Minimum)
- Lightspeed
- Power E*Trade
- Tastyworks (Options-focused)
BROKERS & TRADING SOFTWARE (Reviews and Guides):
SCANNERS, SCREENERS & IDEA GENERATION:
- Finviz Screener
- LazyFA Screener
- Tiingo Screener
- TradingView Screener
- StockFetcher Technical Analysis Screener
- TC2000 Realtime Scanning/Screening
- TradeIdeas Realtime Scanning/Screening
- StockCharts Predefined Scans
- Stock Market Watch Ideas
- High Short Interest Stocks
- Shortsqueeze.com - Short Selling Resources
- FlowAlgo - Options Flow & Unusual Options Activity Scanner
TRADE ANALYSIS & REVIEW:
GETTING STARTED:
- Investopedia Investing Essentials
- LazyFA Market Essentials
- Jason Leavitt's Free Mini Masterclass in Trading
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:
FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS:
SEC FILINGS:
- Official SEC Website
- BamSEC - Financial Research Made Easier
- LazyFA Market Events
- Rank and Filed - SEC Filings for Humans
PAID TRADING SERVICES/EDUCATION/CHAT ROOMS:
For books, I bolded the main titles of any I have personally read and found to be applicable in a practical sense, or were just really good. In general, all of these are commonly recommended and though some may be a bit dated I still think there are little tidbits within all of them that one may find useful. I'll categorize these and add to the list...eventually...maybe...
BOOKS (in no particular order/categorization):
- Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America
- Broken Markets: How High Frequency Trading and Predatory Practices on Wall Street Are Destroying Investor Confidence and Your Portfolio
- Trading from Your Gut: How to Use Right Brain Instinct & Left Brain Smarts to Become a Master Trader
- Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports
- More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
- How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times and Bad
- Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
- Market Wizards
- One Up on Wall Street
- Trading in the Zone
- The Intelligent Investor
- How To Trade in Stocks
- /r/SecurityAnalysis Wiki
YOUTUBE CHANNELS:
STOCK MARKET MOVIES/DOCUMENTARIES:
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Inside the Meltdown
- Boiler Room
- Too Big to Fail
- The Big Short
- Margin Call
- The China Hustle
- Inside Job
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
- Dirty Money: Drug Short
I've categorized Twitter accounts into two groups. In general, I've tried to restrict this list to only those that are consistently active and sharing quality content
- Individuals/Small Services: These accounts are more likely to share active trading info, current market opinions, charts, trading ideas and the like, and may run chat rooms/alert/research websites or services.
- Professional/Research-Focused/Journalists/Capital Groups/Funds/HFT: These accounts tend to have a research/broader-market focus and are more likely to put out short/long theses, research reports, or write articles on major news outlets
TWITTER ACCOUNTS:
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Individuals/Small Services:
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Research/Journalist/Funds/HFT: