Firstly, I am trading with a Mac, to run StreetEdge I must first log in to Schwab, and then find the Cloud version of StreetEdge and then run it. Then the Citrix workplace client either connects you or not... I cannot wait until next year when they finally integrate their systems and without mocking it up... Once you traded on ToS you never go back to Fidelity or Schwab Street Edge on purpose. I have two Schwab accounts and trade Edge is not that great it is mostly for longer-term trading, if you want to do something fast, use a platform that is intuitive and user-friendly, street edge is not it . No wonder they bought ToS (and the whole TD user base) Nobody liked StreetEdge. There are better platforms out there but unfortunately not with brokers only independently. I like my platform to be all in one, options, stocks, futures. Ninja is an introducing broker, I do not want them. Amp is good but only for futures trading. Options platform matters to me, I like trailing stops on my options, intelligent order routing, bracket orders etc. lastly, the least order flow payment the better!
Of course you can? You can execute orders via chart trading, trade window attached or detached from chart, DOM, via spreadsheets, ...