In terms of trading platforms, there are two that stand head and shoulders above all the others. Best of breed trading platforms if you like. The first of these is NinjaTrader, and the second is Metatrader and available as the forex centric MT4 platform or the multi asset MT5 platform which is increasingly being offered alongside the hugely popular MT4 platform. Naturally we are delighted to be able to offer both to our students and the choice is a purely personal one as our trading indicators are available for both MT4 and MT5.
NinjaTrader is both an exception platform, as well as an exceptional company, and what's even more amazing - the platform is FREE. It's free to download and free to use, and you only pay for using to trade through your broker. The power of the platform is truly revealed when combined with their preferred data provider Kinetick, a super fast and super powerful feed which covers all the primary markets.
As for support, NinjaTrader stands head and shoulders above the rest. There is nothing this company will not do to support its customers, whether third party or direct. Their customer service is exceptional, and without equal in the trading world. And if all this sounds like my pitch for NinjaTrader - it is ! The platform is powerful and free, the support is exceptional and the Kinetick data feed outstanding. What more can I say.
The second platform is of course the ever popular MT4 and now enhanced further by the addition of the MT5 multi asset version. Once again a free platform, available from a large and growing number of brokers around the world. Simple to install set up and use, and with no additional feed costs, the MT4/MT5 platform is the quickest, cheapest and easiest way to get started in trading forex. Order entry, execution and management is simplicity itself. Increasingly, many such brokers are now adding non FX markets, bringing commodities and indices to a wider audience, and extending this ever further with the addition of the MT5 version. From a trading perspective you can choose either the MT4 platform or the MT5 version, and more importantly using your own unique Quantum Trading user dashboard, you can change from one to another at any time. There is no cost for this nor any restrictions on how often you choose to move from one to the other or indeed from one broker to another. You are always in complete control and transferring your indicators from MT4 to MT5 is simple and straightforward and can be completed in a few minutes. And of course the indicators work in an identical way whether on a live or demo account.