Connect to the markets from anywhere with our award-winning app. The answer is yes, as long as they remember how to work with it properly. And most online commodity brokers have introduced mobile applications to allow clients to place trades with their smartphones. Continue Reading. Most online futures brokers have mobile trading platforms. Mobile isn’t quite ready to replace the desktop platform, nor is it really intended to, but it does provide traders with a much-needed tool to supplement the regular trading platform. There are many reasons that determine whether an investor can have a successful trading career, but the most important one is proper education.