E*TRADE vs Tradier on TradersPost

E*TRADE and Tradier differ on 6 of 22 points TradersPost compares: authentication, trailing stops, bracket orders, immediate or cancel orders and 2 more. Both support stocks, stock options, index options, short selling, market orders, limit orders, stop orders, stop limit orders, day orders, good till canceled orders and modify open orders.

E*TRADE Tradier

  • Authentication

    OAuth

    OAuth or API key

  • Trailing stops

    Supported

    Not supported

  • Bracket orders

    Not supported

    Supported

  • Immediate or cancel orders

    Supported

    Not supported

  • Fill or kill orders

    Supported

    Not supported

  • Paper accounts

    Not supported

    Supported

Same on both 11

  • Stocks
  • Stock Options
  • Index Options
  • Short selling
  • Market orders
  • Limit orders
  • Stop orders
  • Stop limit orders
  • Day orders
  • Good till canceled orders
  • Modify open orders

Neither supports 5

  • Futures
  • Crypto
  • Forex
  • Fractional quantity
  • Trailing stop attached to entry

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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

Tradier

  • Trailing stops are not sent to Tradier.
  • Paper/sandbox market data is delayed 15 minutes.
  • You paste a sandbox token for paper; live uses OAuth.

View Tradier connection View Tradier docs

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