TradeStation
tradestation.com · Plantation, Florida, USA
Veteran platform with EasyLanguage strategy scripting
Overview
TradeStation is a long-established online brokerage and trading platform offering powerful charting, strategy backtesting and automation via its EasyLanguage scripting, alongside execution for stocks, options, futures and crypto. Originally Omega Research, it became a brokerage in 2000 and is now owned by Japan's Monex Group.
Assets
StocksOptionsFuturesETFsCrypto
Available On
WindowsWebiOSAndroid
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Robust backtesting and automation (EasyLanguage)
- Established, regulated US brokerage
- Strong tools for active and algorithmic traders
- Multi-asset coverage incl. crypto
Cons
- Steep learning curve for the desktop platform
- Best value requires being a brokerage client
- Interface feels dated to some users
- Fees/data costs can add up