Accounts

TradeStation Securities offers a variety of account types to meet the needs of individual traders and investors including, Individual, Joint, Entity and Institutional.

Individual & Joint

Find the right account for you

TradeStation’s individual and joint accounts are its most popular trading accounts.

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  • Individual

    A personal brokerage account for individual traders with only one account owner.

  • Joint with Right of Survivorship

    This account has two account owners. If one account owner passes away, the remaining account owner succeeds to the rights of the entire account.

  • Joint Tenants in Common

    This account has two or up to three account owners with each person owning a specified percentage of the account. If one account owner passes away, that person’s portion of the account is transferred to his or her beneficiaries.

  • Custodial

    Custodial account types are established for a minor and managed by a guardian on the minor’s behalf.

Entity

The accounts you need to take care of business.

Select from a variety of entity accounts, including a limited partnership, general partnership, corporate, trust, limited liability, and sole proprietorship.

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  • Trust

    A trust account is opened by an individual and managed by a trustee for the benefit of a third party.

  • Corporation

    A corporate account is owned by a corporation.

  • General Partnership

    A General Partnership account is owned by a partnership, which is typically managed by a general partner or partners.

  • Limited Partnership

    In addition to general partners. a Limited Partnership account has one or more limited partners who own passive interests in the partnership.

  • Limited Liability Company

    A limited liability company is managed by one or more managing members and typically has other passive members.

  • Sole Proprietorship

    A sole proprietorship account is owned 100% by one individual and conducted under a business name.

Institutional

Trading technologies and tailored brokerage solutions for institutional traders.

TradeStation Securities’ Institutional Services offering serves a broad range of institutional clients, backed by more than 30 years of experience. Become a part of a diverse base of institutional traders:

Services designed to meet the complex needs of the institutional trader.

Industry-leading technology that allow clients to stay ahead of market moves.

  • Money Managers
  • Advisors
  • Hedge Funds
  • Family Offices
  • Proprietary Trading
  • Wealth and Asset Management
  • Priority Onboarding
    With support from a specialist
  • Competitive Pricing & Interest Rates
    Flexible pricing based on your trading volumes, competitive margin and interest rates
  • Robust Trading Platform
    Advanced trading tools with over 40 years of historical market data
  • Reliability & Service
    Experienced team of brokerage professionals
  • Brokerage Services
    A wide range of brokerage services
  • Securities Lending
    We leverage our industry relationships in search for hard to borrow low-priced securities
  • Institutional Execution Services
    Comprehensive electronic execution services across multiple asset classes.
  • Advisory Services
    Customized services to help you realize your client’s goals.
  • Algorithms
    Powerful algorithms for maximum efficiency and minimum costs
  • Analytics
    Experience the power of TradeStation Securities’ award-winning* desktop platform.
  • API Integration & Co-Location
    TradeStation Securities Institutional partners with FCM360 to provide an ultra-low-latency solution.
  • Data/Execution
    Empower your business with exceptional