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by chollida1 3951 days ago
You really haven't specked out the question very well.

Do you mean algorithmic or just the ability to post orders?

Not sure what you mean by online. If you mean web based or mobile? Or is desktop fine?

Robin Hood isn't bad if you just want point and click.

If you want to do something algorithmic then use Interactive brokers.

You might find something better but IB has been around for ever and probably wont' get out of this business any time soon. I can't say the same for any other broker that a retail investor can use.

Having said all of that, I would really, strongly, emphatically advise against trying your hand at algorithmic trading.

For the average person the rule they should internalize is Investing good, algo trading bad.... and this is comming from one of the people who benefits when the average person tries to trade in the stock market.

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Been working in the hedge fund industry for a while now. I confirm that 90% if people I know that do serious personnal trading use Interactive Broker (IB). It's just the de facto solution.
Curious as to your advice against algo trading. Could you be more specific?