BROKERS, INCLUDING
THOSE WHO USE AND UNDERSTAND CHARTING
It is difficult finding a broker who understands private client trading
approaches, who knows what a stop loss is, and who realises that charting and technical
analysis are an important part of the trading process. It is even more difficult to find
brokers who actively use charting as part of their analysis approach.
Traders need brokers who provide fast order execution as well as advice and
support when required. Brokerage rates are less important. A discount broker is expensive
if slow order execution costs you trading profits or turns small losses into major
disasters.
Our preference is for an electronic stop loss service with a fully on-line
brokerage using the Bridge web IRESS platform. Electronic stop loss is the most important
risk management tool available to traders.

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on-line brokerage services, fees and facilities.
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The list of brokers and brokerages below meet these requirements. Talk to them
to find out if their skills match your needs.
BROKERS WITH A CHARTING BACKGROUND
BROKERS WHO OFFER STOP LOSS
SERVICES
BROKERS SUPPORTING REAL TIME
TRADING
BROKERS FOR ASEAN MARKETS

BROKERS WITH A CHARTING
BACKGROUND
Will Evans of Burrells on the
Gold Coast
Sia Geok Sam at
Arab-Malaysian Securities Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur.
"I track the regional market indices, namely Hang Seng, Singapore,
Nikkei, KLSE and the Dow , apart from the stocks listed on the KLSE,
employing classical chart patterns, oscillators, Japanese candlestick
and Elliott Wave Theory since the start of 1996."
AlaronFX offers 24-hour, COMMISSION
FREE Forex trading at Interbank spreads.
AlaronFX's Internet-based service offers real-time quotes, news, research, charts,
online spotfx, fx-options, cash metals and EFPs. Servicing IB's, money managers, FCM's,
and managed retail and interbank accounts.
BROKERS WHO OFFER STOP LOSS SERVICES
We use AOT OnLine for our stop
loss and contingent order placement.
John Mcdonough, ANZ Stockbroking
"Offers stop loss to sponsored clients with V2 Accounts. He is a licenced SEATs
operator so orders are placed immediately."Phone confirmation of at market orders
while the client waits. ph. 03 92051775 fax 03 92051528
Cameron Securities. Contact Graeme Dunne for details.
E*Trade Australia
now offers conditioanl stop loss orders.
BROKERS
SUPPORTING REAL TIME TRADING
One of the most useful is the comprehensive Bridge web
IRESS trading system. The operation of this system is explained in DAY TRADERS ADVANTAGE. This is currently being used successfully from
remote locations like Darwin, Northern Territory, to trade the ASX.
Sanford Securities in
Perth also offers this style of service.
E*Trade provides a
discount brokerage with real time feeds.
AlaronFX offers 24-hour, COMMISSION
FREE Forex trading at Interbank spreads.
AlaronFX's Internet-based service offers real-time quotes, news, research, charts,
online spotfx, fx-options, cash metals and EFPs. Servicing IB's, money managers, FCM's,
and managed retail and interbank accounts.
Traders should approach the
'charting' offered by these style of services with some caution. Often the charting
capacity is limited, the calculation methods for indicators are often unstated ie is
this a simple or exponential moving average, and the charting packages are sometimes at
the 'shareware' end of the scale. As discussed in Trading Tactics,
access to real time screens allows traders to improve trading decisions based on end of
day close information and derived from powerful charting packages like Ezy Chart,
Metastock and SuperCharts.
BROKERS FOR
ASEAN MARKETS
Kishore Rochey at
Kim Eng Securities, Singapore.
Sia Geok Sam at
Arab-Malaysian Securities Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur
Ng Chee Seng at
DBS Securities, Singapore
Mark Hong, Remisier, SBCI & Associates, Singapore, Tel
227 0787
Richie Goh, Remisier, Lum Change Securities, Singapore Tel
324 7882
Ong and Company provide an
internet trading service. Singapore Tel 231-6688