Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (980) 272-3880
Supported Asset Classes
- Stocks
- Options
- Index Options
Run signals on Tradier, including paper
Tradier covers stocks, stock options and index options. The part people trip over is paper: it works differently from live and runs on delayed data.
Two ways to connect
A live Tradier account connects with OAuth, the same way most brokers do. Paper is different.
Live
OAuthYour account
Tradier live account
Connects with
OAuth
The same way most brokers do.
Places the orders
TradersPost
Paper
Pasted tokenYour account
Tradier sandbox account
Tradier hands out a sandbox access token.
Connects with
Sandbox access token
You paste that token into TradersPost yourself.
Places the orders
TradersPost
Paper runs 15 minutes behind
Tradier's sandbox delivers quotes and fills on a 15 minute delay, and there is no setting to change it.
When
What
Effect
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1 In the sandbox
The price the sandbox fills against
Quotes and fills arrive on a 15 minute delay.
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2 Quarter hour newer
The price your strategy saw
It is a poor test of entry prices or timing, because this price is a quarter hour newer than the one the sandbox fills against.
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What paper is good for
Checking your setup
A paper Tradier account is good for confirming that your webhook, tickers and order shapes are accepted.
Options and index options
What you send
What happens at Tradier
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You send: An option contract
At Tradier: Written in the format Tradier requires, so you do not hand-build a broker symbol in every alert
Handled -
You send: An index option
At Tradier: Supported, which many brokers do not offer
Supported
See the index options page for the other connections that support them.
What Tradier supports
Order types and features by asset class, as TradersPost sends them to Tradier.
Long and short in every column.
| Capability | Stocks | Stock options | Index options |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order types | |||
| Market orders | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Limit orders | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stop orders | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stop-limit orders | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Trailing stops | No | No | No |
| Time in force | |||
| Day | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Good till canceled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Immediate or cancel | No | No | No |
| Fill or kill | No | No | No |
| At the open | No | No | No |
| At the close | No | No | No |
| Attached exits | |||
| Bracket orders | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OCO orders | No | No | No |
| OTO orders | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Trailing stop attached | No | No | No |
| Direction and size | |||
| Short selling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fractional quantity | No | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Tradier: 1 thing that works differently
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Orders No trailing stops
Tradier does not offer trailing stop orders.
Connect Tradier Sandbox Paper Account
To connect your Tradier sandbox paper account to TradersPost, follow these steps:
- Login to Tradier:
- Go to Tradier.com and log in to your account.
- Click your name at the top right and select API Access from the dropdown menu.
- Scroll down to the Sandbox Account Access section and generate an access token.
- Connect to TradersPost:
- Copy the access token.
- Navigate to TradersPost and go to Brokers.
- Click Connect Paper Broker.
- Choose Tradier from the list of available paper brokers.
- Click I Agree and select Set Access Token.
- Paste the access token you copied from Tradier and click Save.
Your sandbox paper account is now connected to TradersPost.
Tradier automation questions
- How do I connect Tradier paper?
- In Tradier, open API Access, generate a sandbox token, then in TradersPost use Connect Paper Broker, choose Tradier, and set that access token.