Pros Mobile apps now have all features, including international market data Streaming news alerts can be enabled on all your mobile devices, including Apple Watch Two-factor authentication available on request IdeaHub feature offers options trading ideas, updated throughout the trading day. After all, while stocks and other investments can go up, they can also go down. Several brokers are taking innovative steps to make the process seamless, and we will be very excited to see which route becomes the industry standard over the next few years. Trade not only stocks, ETF and multi-leg options, but also futures, options on futures, and forex. On the innovation front, TD Ameritrade was one of the first brokers to offer an Alexa Skill, and in August , it became the first broker to integrate with Facebook Messenger, embracing the future of artificial intelligence AI with its own chatbot. Cons Streaming data available only on native iOS and Android apps, not on the mobile website Some advanced