Updated September 28, 2026

What is Platforms?

In short

The apps, sites and terminals a brand gives you to place orders and manage money.

A platform is the app, website or terminal you use to place orders and keep track of your money. What it feels like to use one depends on how many platforms a brand runs and what each is built for.

5paisa offers the widest spread here, with 5paisa Trading App, Trader's Terminal and 5paisa EXE covering a mobile app, a trader's terminal, a desktop build and a derivatives tool. Abf Trade Eu runs MetaTrader 5, a single well known charting terminal. Absa pairs Absa Online and Online Share Trading for everyday investors, Acorns Checking gives you Acorns mobile app aimed at small regular amounts, and Actinver offers Actinver Trade Web and Actinver Trade Mobile so you can trade from a browser or your phone.

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