IBM Partners with Retail Investing Platform TradeIt

TradeIt, an API platform linking investors to online brokers, is partnering with IBM to offer portfolio and order management services. The integration will allow developers using the IBM Cloud for Financial Services to develop apps focused on business and personal finance management in a secure environment. The TradeIt interface connects retail investors to their brokers via a number of financial interfaces. It allows investors to initiate a trade from any given quote page, as well as financial information providers such as Yahoo! Finance. The app also counts TheStreet, Marketwatch, Nasdaq, Bloomberg, Motley Fool, StockTracker, and iStockAlerts among its partners. According to the TradeIt website, the company supports “most online broker firms in the US.” The interface also offers a number of proprietary tools, including TradingTicket and PortfolioView, which can synchronise data with a number of US brokers, supporting all order types and asset classes. The company also claims that, thanks to its API, it can securely connect investors to their portfolios. The interface also offers a number of proprietary tools, including TradingTicket and PortfolioView, which can synchronise data with a number of US brokers, supporting all order types and asset classes.