Alpaca vs tastytrade on TradersPost

Alpaca and tastytrade differ on 11 of 21 points TradersPost compares: index options, futures, fractional quantity, stop orders and 7 more. Both support stocks, stock options, crypto, market orders, limit orders and modify open orders.

Alpaca tastytrade

  • Index Options

    Not supported

    Supported

  • Futures

    Not supported

    Supported

  • Fractional quantity

    Partial

    All but Stock Options

    Partial

    Stocks and Crypto

  • Stop orders

    Limited

    Crypto: Stop-limit only. Plain stop orders are not offered.

    Partial

    All but Crypto

  • Trailing stops

    Partial

    All but Crypto and Stock Options

    Not supported

  • Bracket orders

    Partial

    All but Crypto and Stock Options

    Partial

    All but Crypto

  • Stop limit orders

    Supported

    Partial

    All but Crypto

  • Good till canceled orders

    Partial

    All but Stock Options

    Supported

  • Immediate or cancel orders

    Partial

    All but Stock Options

    Partial

    Crypto

  • Fill or kill orders

    Partial

    All but Crypto and Stock Options

    Not supported

  • Paper accounts

    Supported

    Not supported

Alpaca: fractional quantity, good till canceled orders and immediate or cancel orders aren't available on stock options.

Alpaca: trailing stops, bracket orders and fill or kill orders aren't available on crypto and stock options.

tastytrade: stop orders, bracket orders and stop limit orders aren't available on crypto.

Same on both 7

  • Stocks
  • Stock Options
  • Crypto
  • Market orders
  • Limit orders
  • Modify open orders
  • Authentication: OAuth

Neither supports 1

  • Trailing stop attached to entry

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Worth knowing about each

Alpaca

  • Alpaca does not accept index-option orders through TradersPost. Use stock or ETF options, or a broker that lists index options.
  • Complex order classes (OCO, OTO, bracket) are not sent for Alpaca crypto or options.
  • Crypto on Alpaca is long-only through TradersPost. Trailing stops are not sent for Alpaca options.

View Alpaca connection View Alpaca docs

tastytrade

  • No tastytrade paper connection.
  • Trailing stops are not sent.
  • Crypto is long-only, and only Market and Limit crypto orders are sent.

View tastytrade connection View tastytrade docs

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