BROKER CUSIP: TASTYTRADE
tastytrade
Options-focused broker with capped per-leg commissions and futures/crypto access — no account minimum
QUICK FACTS · TERMINAL DATA LIVE
- Asset coverage
- US Equities · ETFs · Options on Stocks · Options on Futures · Futures · Micro Futures · Cryptocurrencies
- Regulation
- NFA member · SEC · FINRA · SIPC insured
- Commission
- $0 stocks/ETFs; $1/contract options open ($10/leg cap); $1.00/contract futures ($0.75 micros, $1.25 options on futures)
- Min deposit
- $0 (no minimum); $2,000 required for margin trading
- Platforms
- tastytrade desktop · tastytrade web · tastytrade mobile (iOS/Android)
- Account types
- Individual · Joint · IRA (Traditional/Roth/SEP) · Entity · Trust
- API access
- REST · WebSocket
- Affiliate
- ✓ YES
- Last updated
- 2026-05-27
FIT PROFILE PROFILED
- Community
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▲ Best For
- Options traders (capped commissions)
- Active futures/micros traders
- Retail traders wanting low-cost crypto access
- Self-directed investors with no margin needs
▼ Not Ideal For
- International (US-only accounts)
- Bond/fixed-income traders
- Long-term buy-and-hold investors
Account Plans
Stocks & ETFs
$0/trade
Commission-free both directions
Equity Options
$1/contract open
$0 to close; $10 per-leg cap
Futures
$1.25/contract
$1.25 options on futures, $1.00 standard futures, $0.75 micros — each way
Crypto
$0 commission
50-75bps markup/markdown applied at execution
▲ Free Tier · $0 stock/ETF commissions; paper trading via tastytrade platform
Head-to-Head Matchups
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