TradeStation vs Tradovate on TradersPost

TradeStation and Tradovate differ on 4 of 21 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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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

Tradovate

• Futures only.
• The paid Tradovate API Access add-on is not required for TradersPost.
• A 401 Access Denied on live orders usually means the TradersPost authorization email after 2FA was not approved.

View Tradovate connection View Tradovate docs

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