TD Ameritrade vs Lightspeed Trading

TD Ameritrade vs Lightspeed Financial Comparison Table 2023
TD Ameritrade	Lightspeed Financial
Review 4 TD Ameritrade is #33 in our broker rankings.	Review 4.2 Lightspeed Financial is #33 in our broker rankings.
Traders from US accepted	Traders from US accepted
One of the largest discount brokers in the US, with a fixed trading commission and access to a large array of trading products and securities.	Lightspeed is a broker for high-volume traders offering advanced platforms & tools.
Pros
Low minimum deposit Good execution speed Full range of instruments Strong regulation Demo account
Cons
No copy trading Few payment methods No MetaTrader 4 integration
Awards
Best Broker for Beginners 2022 - Investopedia Best Online Broker Awards Best Online Broker for Stock Trading Platform and Research 2022 - NerdWallet's Best-Of Awards #1 Platform & Tools, #1 Active Trading, #1 Options Trading, #1 Customer Service, and #1 Phone Support 2022 - StockBrokers.com Online Broker Review
Instruments
Stocks, Futures, E-minis, Options, Forex, Crypto, ETFs, Volatility Index	Equities, options, futures
Demo Account
Yes	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$0	$10,000
Payment Methods
ACH Transfer Automated Customer Account Transfer Service Cheque TransferWise Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
None	Variable
Regulator
SEC, FINRA, CFTC	FINRA, NFA
Margin Trading
Yes	No
MetaTrader 4
No	No
MetaTrader 5
No	No
cTrader
No	No
AlgoTrader
No	No
OmniTrader
No	No
TradingView
No	No
Autochartist
Yes	No
eSignal
Yes	Yes
Trading Central
No	No
STP Account
No	No
ECN Account
No	No
DMA Account
Yes	No
MAM Account
Yes	No
PAMM Account
No	No
LAMM Account
No	No
Demat Account
No	No
AI / Machine Learning
No	No
Robo Advisor
Yes	No
Negative Balance Protection
No	No
Market Maker
No	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
No	No
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android	Yes
Auto Trading
Yes - Auto trading available via bots	Yes
Copy Trading
No	No
Social Trading
No	No
Trade Signals
Yes	Yes
VPS Hosting
No	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
Yes	No
Custodial Account
Yes
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No
Inactivity Fee
None
Islamic Account
No	Yes
Account Currencies
USD
Stock Exchanges
Dow Jones Japan Exchange Group Nasdaq New York Stock Exchange S&P 500 Toronto Stock Exchange Taiwan Stock Exchange
Commodities
Cocoa Coffee Copper Corn Cotton Gasoline Gold Livestock Natural Gas Oil Palladium Platinum Silver Soybeans Sugar Wheat	Gold Silver
Forex Trading
Trade 75+ major and minor currency pairs with floating spreads.	Forex trading not offered
Forex App
TD Ameritrade offers currency trading via Android and iOS mobile and tablet apps. Users can speculate on over 75 currency pairs with low fees and advanced trading tools. Deposit funds and manage accounts in a few clicks.
GBPUSD Spread
Variable
EURUSD Spread
Variable
EURGBP Spread
Variable
Assets
75+
Cryptocurrency
Invest in cryptocurrency via OTC Trusts, ETFs, mutual funds and Bitcoin futures	Trade Bitcoin futures.
Spread
Commission fees apply	Floating
Coins
BTC ETH MBT MET	BTC
Crypto Lending
No	No
Crypto Mining
No	No
Crypto Staking
No	No
Auto Market Maker
No	No

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