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Thinkorswim by TDAmeritrade. No one else has figured out how to lay out options (greeks, premium), charts etc. in such an intuitive manner.



Uhhh well I would argue Tastyworks does it even better. But that was built by the same team so maybe its cheating?


Who was first?


Well they made Thinkorswim, which was acquired by TD Ameritrade. After the lockup period, they left and created Tastyworks.


thinkorswim, created by thinkorswim and acquired by TDAmeritrade.

In case someone is wondering how a staid brokerage came up with this incredible technology: the trick is, they didn't.




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