Where have gone all these daytrading companies ?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by TradeTune, Apr 8, 2020.

  1. Hi all,

    Since i returned to trading after 15 years, my memory serving me to recalls all adventures i went throughout few years.

    Zoom trading.
    Datek
    MBtrading
    Global futures

    I traded with them, Are they still around ? And is there central source where traders can backtrack all their account details and daily trade summaries they did many years ago recorded ? Thanks
     
    Last edited: Apr 8, 2020
  2. S2007S

    S2007S

    Mbtrading was one of the best cheapest platforms back in the day. I opened an account with them when they were charging 0.01 a share up to 500 shares which at the time was incredibly cheap compared to all other brokers. The other broker that came close to their pricing was Interactive brokers.
    So mbtrading was bought by trade king and then I believe allied investment bought trade king. I ended up closing the account after they started increasing brokerage fees and moved my account.
    So mbtrading was bought out. Did you use them back in the day?
     
  3. southall

    southall

    Global futures.

    Do you mean MF Global? They went belly up about 10 years ago. The CEO lost on some very risk trades.
     
  4. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Datek I was with till 2002 ish I guess, got bought out by Ameriturd I think it was, TDAmeric or something, try your login code with them, they'd of been charging you in activity fees be warned.
     
  5. NY_HOOD

    NY_HOOD

    A lot of day trade firms used assent, the anvil platform.
     
  6. bone

    bone

    Tells you all you need to know about the viability of manual day trading.
     
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  7. S2007S

    S2007S


    So fed up with inactivity fees. Alot of these new fintech companies charge zero fees etc. But these old school banks and brokerages completely rip you off. I was being charged $2.50 a month for paper statements. And then another account I had that was inactive was being charged $5 a month. Amazing when these companies make billions off these fees while ripping their customers off
     
  8. guru

    guru

  9. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Account went negative from the $50 inactivity fees and was getting chasing letter until a few years ago for there fees, ignored them, left barely anything in the account.
     
  10. toucan

    toucan

    I can't remember... was datek the one with the first ECN?
     
    #10     Apr 8, 2020