New! Options 101 Course - Trade your First Option with Firstrade!

Firstrade, in partnership with OptionsPlay are excited to bring you new and exclusive course for novice options traders! Whether you are brand new to the world of options, or have some experience and want to cement your knowledge, this course is designed to help you learn about the fundamentals of options trading. Join Tony Zhang, Chief Strategist at OptionsPlay and CNBC’s Options Action Contributor, as he navigates through the initial hurdles of options trading in this exciting 4 part webinar series.

We start with an introduction to options trading on December 2nd 2020. This webinar will cover the basics, but vital concepts of placing your first options trade and provides the foundation needed for further learning. We then move on to learning how to generate income using options and the best practices to be employed when selling options to grow the income stream for your portfolio. Our 3rd webinar will focus on speculating on directional moves and how best to trade your outlook using options. We end the course with learning how to enter orders and manage your positions effectively. This course is not to be missed!

Register here for All 4 Courses in the Series -

Dec 2, 2020 - Introduction to Options Trading

Dec 16, 2020 - Generate Income for your Portfolio using Options

Jan 6, 2021 - Speculate with Limited Risk using Options

Jan 20, 2021 - Entering Options Orders & Managing Positions 

Upcoming IPOs for December 2020

Lots of high-profile IPO offerings this week including Doordash (DASH) and AirBnb (ABNB)!

Check out this link for the full list.

Top 25 Most Traded Stocks by Investors at Firstrade in November

Here’s the full list of top favored stocks among Firstrade investors:

1. Tesla Inc. (TSLA)

2. Nio Inc (NIO)       

3. Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR)

4. Apple Inc. (AAPL)

5. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA)

6. Teladoc Health Inc. (TDOC)

7. Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (TSM)        

8. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)        

9. Xpeng Inc. (XPEV)

10. Boeing Co. (BA)

11. Zoom Video Communications Inc. (ZM)

12. NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA)      

13. Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)       

14. Pfizer Inc. (PFE)

15. Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACB)

16. Square Inc. (SQ)        

17. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)      

18. Carnival Corp. (CCL)       

19. Fastly Inc. (FSLY)

20. Li Auto Inc. (LI)

21. Facebook Inc. (FB)   

22. American Airlines Group (AAL)     

23. Peloton Interactive Inc. (PTON)

24. Moderna Inc. (MRNA)

25. Beyond Meat Inc. (BYND)

Happy Holidays! Get 3 Free Stocks Plus a Chance to Win an iPhone 12!

We're excited to announce our new special holiday promotion to close out 2020 with a bang! Firstrade is giving away 3 free stocks plus a chance to win an iPhone 12 for new accounts opened from 12/01/2020-12/30/2020. This promotion is currently available to U.S residents who open an individual, joint or custodial account during the promotion period.

Here’s how it works:

1.       To get 1 free stock, open an account from 12/01/2020 - 12/30/2020.

2.       To get 2 additional free stocks, deposit at least $100 or more within 30 days of account approval.

3.       To get a chance to win an iPhone 12, send in your initial deposit early (by 12/30/2020) to participate in the Firstrade 2020 Holiday Promotion iPhone 12 raffle. Firstrade will draw 20 winners on 12/31/20.

Check out this link to learn more .

Firstrade offers the best value in the industry by providing our clients access to a full suite of investment products, research, tools and excellent customer support, with simple, straightforward and unbeatable pricing:

$0 Commission trades on stocks, options AND mutual funds.

$0 for options contracts.

No Hidden Fees, No Catch.

Don't miss out, open and fund your account today and enjoy these gifts from Firstrade to help you get started on your investing journey. Cheers!

Most Anticipated Earnings Releases (November 16-20, 2020)

Here are some of the most watched Q3 earnings releases scheduled for this week.