New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/29/2017 -- For an impressive eight years running, Lightspeed Trading has been ranked among the best online brokers by Barron's 2017 Online Broker Rankings in the categories of "Best for Frequent Traders" and "Lowest Monthly Cost." Barron's conducted an extensive review of 16 online brokers across seven different categories to determine the rankings.

Lightspeed Trading is proud to continue to be recognized as one of the best brokers for day trading, earning four and a half stars in the "Frequent Traders" category. The editor at Barron's noted that the broker implemented several new features in 2016 to improve the user experience, including partnering with TipRanks, which lets users evaluate recommendations from analysts and bloggers. Lightspeed Trading also made cosmetic enhancements to their trading platform, making the order entry process more streamlined. "The platform performed very reliably during the whirlwind trading episodes experienced over the last year," the Barron's survey remarked.

Referencing a survey conducted by one broker's trading services unit, Barron's noted that 70 percent of traders determined cost to be a crucial component in their investment and financial decisions. Lightspeed Trading continues to offer some of the lowest monthly costs among online brokers for both occasional and frequent traders. The broker has exceptionally low commissions and fees; traders who conduct higher numbers of transactions are eligible for even lower rates.

Lightspeed Trading continues to garner accolades because the company is dedicated to offering low costs and to continuously improve their software to provide the best trading system for active traders. To learn more about why Lightspeed Trading remains a top choice among day traders, visit https://www.lightspeed.com.

About Lightspeed Trading, LLC
A subsidiary of Professional Trading Solutions, Inc - Lightspeed Trading, LLC, is a FINRA and NFA member and a fully disclosed introducing broker-dealer based in New York City and Chicago. The Company offers securities and direct access brokerage, trading and advanced order routing services to their clients utilizing Lightspeed's software. Lightspeed Institutional is a division of Lightspeed Trading, LLC.

For more information about Lightspeed Trading, LLC, go to https://www.lightspeed.com.