Trading via cell phone
I want to report on my satisfaction with trading by cell phone.
I have been using a laptop with a cellular card, but recently purchased a Motorola V505 camera phone from SunCom, the company that took over the AT&T Wireless service in this area as a result of the Cingular/ATTWS merger.
This phone has an excellent micro-web browser. I get good quality charts free from Charles Schwab. I can see intraday (delayed 20 min.) and various longer time period charts.
I had no problem setting up the ability to log into my Scottrade account.
Placing buy and sell orders using the phone is just as easy as when I am at my desktop computer.
I have set up alerts at Scottrade and when the alert is tripped, I get a beep and a message on the phone.
While I am online, if I receive a call, I can switch to the phone call, and then return to my web page after ending the call.
I enjoy being able to trade while sitting in a boring meeting or waiting for an oil change.
I am now back to active trading. (More on that later)
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June 20th, 2006 at 5:23 am
i really think BlackBerry is one of the best phones to use (both for business and pleasure). I have the latest one at the moment, and I am finding it perfect! I usually buy products through the browser and the screen is big enough to use easily
June 20th, 2006 at 4:07 pm
One of my daughters has recently started using a Blackberry on the same carrier I use. I want to try accessing my broker account with her’s and see how it works.
November 29th, 2006 at 7:00 am
I ended up buying a new, unlocked T-mobile MDA which runs Windows Mobile 5.0.
This thing is amazing. Works great for trading and also includes Excel which is very handy.