please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message sogotrade inc type private industry financial services founded south carolina in 1986 1986 headquarters new york new york key people jonathan yao ceo dennis maloney president products online investing stock broker website www.sogotrade.com sogotrade is a u.s. online discount stock brokerage firm offering financial products including stocks options etfs and education savings accounts . the firm offers five online trading platforms and provides market research tools to its customers . sogotrade has offices in new york st. louis and los angeles with bilingual customer services . they maintain a mail center in shanghai china to accommodate their international customers and provide 24 hour customer service monday through friday . sogotrade is regulated and licensed in the us by the financial industry regulatory authority finra 1 and insured by securities investor protection corporation sipc . contents 1 history 1.1 1986 1992 1.2 2006 1.3 2010 1.4 2013 2014 2 trading tools and software 3 references 4 external links history edit sogotrade midwest st. louis service center 1986 1992 edit the firm was founded in march 1986 as coastal investments associates ltd 2 in the state of south carolina . the name was changed to wang investment associates inc. in 1992 . the firm for many years operated as a traditional brokerage firm providing investment recommendations to its clients . 2006 edit in june 2006 sogotrade then a division of genesis securities was launched as a discount online stock brokerage firm with commissions of only 1.50 per trade . by november 2006 sogotrade was listed by forbes as the deepest discount broker . in 2008 sogotrade increased its trade commissions to 3 which was still among the lowest in the industry . the chinese version of the sogotrade website was also launched in 2008 . 2010 edit in 2010 wang investment associates inc. became incorporated in the state of delaware and purchased the sogotrade name and retail accounts from genesis securities . 3 2013 2014 edit in 2013 jonathan yao former president of scottrade hong kong ltd led a group that acquired wang investment associates inc. and purchased the sogotrade online trading platforms . 4 in january 2014 mr. yao was named the ceo of the company and changed the name of the corporation to sogotrade inc. 5 trading tools and software edit sogotrade maintains a range of trading platforms both web based and mobile including sogoonline simple all in one trading platform for stocks etfs and options . sogotrader customizable platform providing the tools and controls most traders need . sogooptions customizable option trading platform with streaming quotes analysis and risk management . sogomobile simple and intuitive browser based mobile stock and etf trading platform allows traders to stay in touch with the markets when they are on the go . sogoelite trading application platform designed for highly capitalized and active traders . it supports experienced traders with time and sales advanced dynamic charting and backtesting . references edit finra sogotrade inc. sos.sc.gov wang investment associates inc. investorjunkie article on wang investment associates inc.purchase stltoday article on sogotrade purchased prnewswire article on changed the name of the corporation to sogotrade inc. external links edit official website forbes article on sogoinvest retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sogotrade & oldid 721026644 categories financial services companies of the united statescompanies based in new york cityonline brokerageshidden categories articles needing additional references from may 2016all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 19 may 2016 at 10 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view