Trading Essentials

Direct Access Trading and Level II

Learn about Direct Access Trading, a method of trading through direct access brokers, which eliminates many of the problems associated with traditional brokerages.

Order Routing

With the emergence of Direct Access Trading, there are many ways to execute orders to buy or sell stock. Learn more about stock market order routing.

Stop sign to represent trading stop orders

Stock Order Types

Knowing the different stock order types that can be placed can help to limit risk and improve results. Read our guide to learn the different stock order types.


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