Of course, it all depends on what you want to do.
IncredibleCharts - its free and its quite good. Data is provided but I'm not sure how accurate it is. good for doing basic stuff. You do have to pay to get more features. The scanning/filtering is a bit limited
Amibroker - more expensive (but still cheaper than many of its peers eg. Metastock). Big learning curve for a newbie. You need to learn the programming language. Good scanning and backtesting. Very powerful and flexible. Data not provided. You can import all sorts of data into it, though many (the free ones) aren't accurate.
Brokers - Interactive Brokers is very cheap but I think you need about 10K to open an account. Not as simple as your Aussie online broker. A must if you are trading frequently.
As you are fairly new to it, I'd recommend starting simple. Try IncredibleCharts and a local broker. Best to paper trade first to be sure you plan/method is ok.
IncredibleCharts - its free and its quite good. Data is provided but I'm not sure how accurate it is. good for doing basic stuff. You do have to pay to get more features. The scanning/filtering is a bit limited
Amibroker - more expensive (but still cheaper than many of its peers eg. Metastock). Big learning curve for a newbie. You need to learn the programming language. Good scanning and backtesting. Very powerful and flexible. Data not provided. You can import all sorts of data into it, though many (the free ones) aren't accurate.
Brokers - Interactive Brokers is very cheap but I think you need about 10K to open an account. Not as simple as your Aussie online broker. A must if you are trading frequently.
As you are fairly new to it, I'd recommend starting simple. Try IncredibleCharts and a local broker. Best to paper trade first to be sure you plan/method is ok.