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Boost Your Retirement Plan with Firstrade's IRA Cash Bonus!

Now is the ideal time to focus your retirement planning with Firstrade! Our exclusive IRA cash bonus promotion, ending on April 10th, offers a phenomenal opportunity to earn up to $5,000 by opening and funding a new IRA account. This unique offer presents a golden opportunity for you to significantly enhance your retirement savings early on.

Now is the ideal time to focus your retirement planning with Firstrade! Our exclusive IRA cash bonus promotion, ending on April 10th, offers a phenomenal opportunity to earn up to $5,000 by opening and funding a new IRA account. This unique offer presents a golden opportunity for you to significantly enhance your retirement savings early on.

How to get a new account bonus with Firstrade:

  • Open an account using the Open An Account button on our IRA Cash Bonus Promotion page.

  • After receiving your new account confirmation email, you need to fund at least $5000 to your account within 30 days to participate in this promotion.

The bonus tiers and required deposit amounts are as follows:

 
 

Please click the button to access the promotion page, where you can view full details and eligibility criteria for this exclusive offer.

Act now! Start enhancing your retirement savings with Firstrade today.

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Top 25 Most Traded Stocks & ETFs by Investors at Firstrade in January

Get the full list of top favored stocks and ETFs among Firstrade investors in the last month.

Here’s the full list of top favored stocks and ETFs among Firstrade investors in the last month:

1. Tesla Inc (TSLA)

2. NVIDIA Corp (NVDA)

3. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)

4. ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ)

5. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL)

6. Apple Inc (AAPL)

7. ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF (SQQQ)

8. iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)

9. Marathon Digital Holdings Inc (MARA)

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

11. Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ)

12. Microsoft Corp (MSFT)

13. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (SOXS)

14. Super Micro Computer Inc (SMCI)

15. Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares ETF (TMF)

16. Intel Corporation (INTC)

17. Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR)

18. Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF (VOO)

19. Coinbase Global Inc (COIN)

20. Arm Holdings PLC - ADR (ARM)

21. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)

22. Marvell Technology Inc (MRVL)

23. Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)

24. Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG)

25. Meta Platforms Inc (META)

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Elevating Your Investment Strategy with Firstrade's Latest Research Tools

At Firstrade, we're always looking for ways to enhance your investment journey. It's with great enthusiasm that we announce a significant upgrade to our research tools on our website, realized through our collaboration with Trading Central, a well-known financial market analysis and investment research service company. This enhancement isn't just an addition of features; it's a step forward in providing you with a more insightful, data-driven investing experience.

At Firstrade, we're always looking for ways to enhance your investment journey. It's with great enthusiasm that we announce a significant upgrade to our research tools on our website, realized through our collaboration with Trading Central, a well-known financial market analysis and investment research service company. This enhancement isn't just an addition of features; it's a step forward in providing you with a more insightful, data-driven investing experience.

What’s New at Firstrade:

Explore our web trading platform and navigate to "Research & Tools”, where a suite of advanced research tools awaits you. Our latest integration combines cutting-edge technology with comprehensive market insights, offering a variety of resources to support your informed investing decisions, all in one streamlined place.

Technical Insight®

Technical Insight uses best practices of Technical Analysis to identify trends, patterns, and historical price changes. Clients can gain valuable insights swiftly by examining each stock's performance in just a brief moment.

Market & News

Market & News (Market Buzz) enhances news interaction, utilizing AI to amalgamate updates from diverse sources and applying advanced sentiment analysis, providing traders with a comprehensive and interactive news experience, delivering in-depth market sentiment insights through Sentiment Scores, Signals, and Confidence Indexes, facilitating more informed and strategic investment decisions.

Strategy Builder™

Strategy Builder empowers investors to conduct research, define criteria, and apply filters to identify strategies that are well-suited for selecting investments. Now, Firstrade investors can filter through a universe of stocks using over 65 different factors, including fundamental, technical, and quantitative criteria.

Calendar (Economic Insight)

Calendar offers investors a streamlined view of important economic events, presented through simple charts and a personalized calendar. This enables investors to monitor, anticipate, and act on market movements efficiently.

Daily Newsletters

Enhance your market perspective with our daily newsletters, aimed at boosting your investment confidence. You can subscribe at the bottom of our "Market & News" section on our website to receive these newsletters via email before the US stock market opens each day.

  • ETF Market Report: Analyze trade ideas from chart pattern detections, providing a starting point for deeper research into market opportunities.

  • Morning Brief: Start your day with comprehensive updates on US markets, including pre-market insights, the latest IPOs, overall market outlook, and detailed technical analysis.

  • Technical Snapshots: Access individual stock analysis provided by Trading Central’s research desks, offering directional insights into market analysis.

These new features are part of our ongoing commitment to provide you with top-tier investment tools and insights. We believe that with the right tools, your investment decisions become more intuitive, insightful, and ultimately, more rewarding.

We encourage you to explore these new features under our "Research & Tools" section and to subscribe to our newsletters for the latest in market insights. For any questions or further assistance, remember, we're here to help. Together, let's navigate the future of investing.

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Online Trading Pioneer Don Montanaro Appointed President of Firstrade

New York, NY – January 11, 2024 – Firstrade, the leading online brokerage firm nearing its 40th anniversary, today announced the appointment of Don Montanaro as its new President.

Former co-founder and CEO of TradeKing brings decades of experience
to bolster and expand company offerings.

New York, NY – January 11, 2024 – Firstrade, the leading online brokerage firm nearing its 40th anniversary, today announced the appointment of Don Montanaro as its new President.

Montanaro brings over 30 years of leadership experience, serving at the forefront of the retail trading industry with a background including strategic planning and execution, product, marketing and customer service leadership, risk management, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in brokerage and more broadly in the fintech sector.

“Don’s proven leadership in the online brokerage industry is unparalleled, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the Firstrade team. A proven leader, Don possesses a vision for innovation that aligns perfectly with our mission,” said John Liu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Firstrade. “As we continue to grow, Don’s expertise and knowledge will prove to be valuable ingredients in our success. We are excited to work alongside one of the industry’s best.”

In 1997, Don founded SURETRADE, a ground-breaking subsidiary of Quick & Reilly, which was acquired by Fleet Financial and later Bank of America. Among other innovations, SURETRADE was the first brokerage firm to answer client questions via chat channels, and beginning in 1998 was the first to provide AI-generated email answers to its clients. Don led SURETRADE’s growth into one of the largest global online retail brokerage firms in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

In 2005 Montanaro founded TradeKing, driving more innovation in the retail trading industry. TradeKing was the first brokerage firm deploying social networking technologies to connect with clients, wherein Don was the first CEO of any financial services firm to interact directly and publicly with his clients and others in real time. Montanaro charted the company’s business course, overseeing TradeKing through tremendous growth up through its successful sale to Ally Financial in 2016. Don earned his J.D. from The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law and his B.A. from The University of Notre Dame.

In his new role, Don will support current and new Firstrade clients, formulating business line strategies and driving growth initiatives for the company.

“Retail traders know they can trust Firstrade’s trader-first mentality thanks to the company’s 39-year track record. Amid the constantly evolving nature of the online brokerage industry, Firstrade empowers both new and seasoned investors with cutting-edge tools and features, always putting the client first,” said Don Montanaro, President of Firstrade. “I am honored to assist in leading the company into its next phase, helping more and more people take control of their financial future.”

For more information on Firstrade, please visit firstrade.com.


About Firstrade

At Firstrade, "Clients' Experience First" remains our guiding principle. We champion our clients with exceptional service and cutting-edge financial solutions at the lowest cost.

Established in 1985, Firstrade stands as a leading online brokerage, offering commission-free trades on stocks, ETFs, options and mutual funds, complemented by a selection of fixed income products. Alongside its diverse product line, Firstrade provides no-fee IRA retirement services and advanced tools, empowering self-directed investors to confidently navigate their financial future. Firstrade is a registered member ​​​​​of the​ Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). For more information, visit https://www.firstrade.com.


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Top 25 Most Traded Stocks & ETFs by Investors at Firstrade in December

Get the full list of top favored stocks and ETFs among Firstrade investors in the last month.

Here’s the full list of top favored stocks and ETFs among Firstrade investors in the last month:

1. Tesla Inc (TSLA)

2. NVIDIA Corp (NVDA)

3. ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ)

4. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)

5. ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF (SQQQ)

6. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL)

7. iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)

8. Apple Inc (AAPL)

9. Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares ETF (TMF)

10. Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR)

11. Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ)

12. Marathon Digital Holdings Inc (MARA)

13. Microsoft Corp (MSFT)

14. Coinbase Global Inc (COIN)

15. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (SOXS)

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

17. Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)

18. Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG)

19. Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF (VOO)

20. Upstart Holdings Inc (UPST)

21. Intel Corporation (INTC)

22. Pfizer Inc. (PFE)

23. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)

24. Arm Holdings PLC - ADR (ARM)

25. Micron Technology Inc (MU)

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