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I just exited VZ for small loss.

Just wanted to give my initial impressions of Tradier + Tradehawk after two weeks. I am liking the Tradehawk platform so far. I'm doing only SO trades in here which has consisted of hedged straddles and iron butterflies. Once you get the hang of entering orders, it becomes a fairly simple task. I was using TastyWorks (TW) and TOS and really, placing orders is not a big deal. Sure there are little things you may like about one platform or another but no deal-breakers here. The biggest thing for me has been the Order Stager. I'm pretty sure there isn't anything like this in TW; TOS I am not sure...but having a list of trades you are looking at with your target price vs the current price, has been a game changer for me. It's help me keep an eye on prices/trades/ideas I otherwise would have forgot about and helps with getting a good entry price. The other feature I was mainly interested in was some sort of risk graph profiling which is here in the "What-If" tab. But as more I've got comfortable with these trades, I find myself looking at risk graph less. Eventually, I hope to use ONE for that type analysis. There are a lot of other features going on and some good quality-of-life things you would expect from a trading platform. Main thing is it's working FOR ME and there are still a lot of things I need to check out. As far as Tradier, I don't think I would want to trade on just their web interface which is why I am using Tradehawk. To me this means I won't be trading via mobile. If I feel like a trade I want to place might need immediate attention down the line, I'll place it on TW. Tradier fills seem to be fine, though I have had no luck with the recent BKNG calendars. All that being said, while $59/month (on top of the $40 flat fee for Tradier) might seem steep, I do think Tradehawk+Tradier is a solid platform that will take most of the trading volume from my TW account. It is also a plus that their team (Lex) is constantly taking in feedback and working to improve the platform.