NinjaTrader vs TradeStation on TradersPost
NinjaTrader and TradeStation differ on 4 of 22 points TradersPost compares: stocks, stock options, index options and trailing stop attached to entry. Both support futures, short selling, market orders, limit orders, stop orders, trailing stops, bracket orders, stop limit orders, day orders, good till canceled orders, immediate or cancel orders, fill or kill orders, modify open orders and paper accounts.
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Stocks
Not supported
Supported
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Stock Options
Not supported
Supported
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Index Options
Not supported
Supported
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Trailing stop attached to entry
Supported
Partial
Stocks
Same on both 15
- Futures
- Short selling
- Market orders
- Limit orders
- Stop orders
- Trailing stops
- Bracket orders
- Stop limit orders
- Day orders
- Good till canceled orders
- Immediate or cancel orders
- Fill or kill orders
- Modify open orders
- Paper accounts
- Authentication: OAuth
Neither supports 3
- Crypto
- Forex
- Fractional quantity
Link to this comparison /compare/connections/ninjatrader-vs-tradestation
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Worth knowing about each
NinjaTrader
- Futures only, via Tradovate.
- Include a signal price when you need calculated limit or bracket prices.
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.
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