E*TRADE vs TradeStation on TradersPost

E*TRADE and TradeStation differ on 4 of 21 points TradersPost compares: futures, bracket orders, trailing stop attached to entry and paper accounts. Both support stocks, stock options, index options, short selling, market orders, limit orders, stop orders, trailing stops, stop limit orders, day orders, good till canceled orders, immediate or cancel orders, fill or kill orders and modify open orders.

E*TRADE TradeStation

  • Futures

    Not supported

    Supported

  • Bracket orders

    Not supported

    Supported

  • Trailing stop attached to entry

    Not supported

    Partial

    Stocks

  • Paper accounts

    Not supported

    Supported

Same on both 15

  • Stocks
  • Stock Options
  • Index Options
  • Short selling
  • Market orders
  • Limit orders
  • Stop orders
  • Trailing stops
  • Stop limit orders
  • Day orders
  • Good till canceled orders
  • Immediate or cancel orders
  • Fill or kill orders
  • Modify open orders
  • Authentication: OAuth

Neither supports 2

  • Crypto
  • Fractional quantity

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Worth knowing about each

E*TRADE

  • Access tokens last 15 days. After that you must reconnect.
  • A 401 during login is an E*TRADE authentication issue; contact E*TRADE technical support.
  • No E*TRADE paper connection.

View E*TRADE connection View E*TRADE docs

TradeStation

  • TradeStation crypto is not sent through TradersPost.
  • Futures take-profit and stop-loss can be set as price offsets, a percentage or a dollar PnL amount.
  • Rejected prices often mean TradeStation minMove/tick data disagrees with the price in the signal. Check the quote on the trade.

View TradeStation connection View TradeStation docs

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