TradeStation vs Tradier on TradersPost

TradeStation and Tradier differ on 6 of 21 points TradersPost compares: authentication, futures, trailing stops, immediate or cancel orders and 2 more. Both support stocks, stock options, index options, short selling, market orders, limit orders, stop orders, bracket orders, stop limit orders, day orders, good till canceled orders, modify open orders and paper accounts.

TradeStation Tradier

  • Authentication

    OAuth

    OAuth or API key

  • Futures

    Supported

    Not supported

  • Trailing stops

    Supported

    Not supported

  • Immediate or cancel orders

    Supported

    Not supported

  • Fill or kill orders

    Supported

    Not supported

  • Trailing stop attached to entry

    Partial

    Stocks

    Not supported

Same on both 13

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

Neither supports 2

  • Crypto
  • Fractional quantity

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Worth knowing about each

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

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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