TradeStation® Collaborates with Plaid to Enhance Financial Account Connectivity Capabilities

TradeStation integrates with Plaid to create a more secure and efficient client experience

PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TradeStation Group, Inc. (“TradeStation”), a Florida-based company whose operating subsidiaries provide award-winning*, self-clearing online brokerage services for trading stocks, ETFs, options, futures, and crypto that aim to offer the ultimate trading experience, has announced its integration with Plaid, a data network powering the digital financial ecosystem.

The integration, delivered via TradeStation’s platform, makes it easier and more secure for customers to link their account data from their main financial institution through Plaid’s API into TradeStation’s web and mobile platforms and for customers to thereby fund their TradeStation accounts.

TradeStation has built a strong reputation as a trusted resource over the past 40 years with trading tools and platforms for traders, investors and institutions. Through Plaid’s modernized API technology, TradeStation clients will have an improved experience with significantly increased efficiencies, adding a distinct layer of security to safely transfer funds to fund their TradeStation accounts. Further, it ensures more reliable connections for users who grant permission to their accounts to Plaid-powered applications.

“TradeStation has remained committed to providing the best trading experience and as we continue to grow our business, account funding has been a critical success factor. Our collaboration with a leading open finance provider like Plaid takes TradeStation to the next level,” said John Bartleman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TradeStation Group, Inc. “Plaid’s expanded financial institution coverage, seamless user experience, higher funds transfer success rate and faster response times have already benefited TradeStation’s clients while positioning for future capabilities.”

About TradeStation Group, Inc.

Founded in 1982, TradeStation Group companies provide innovative fintech tools and are focused on delivering the ultimate trading experience to our clients. TradeStation provides award-winning* trading and analysis platforms and self-clearing online brokerage services for stocks, ETFs, equity and index options, commodity and financial futures, futures options, and digital assets. These trading platforms are accessible on desktop, web, and mobile devices, as well as via API technologies that provide seamless access to TradeStation’s brokerage environment through third-party platforms. TradeStation’s offerings also include deep and growing learning content designed to hone the skills of seasoned traders. In 2022, TradeStation commissioned the Miami Bull, an 11-foot, 3,000-pound statue, presented in Miami to both honor the city and champion the latest fintech technologies that have emerged around the world, including the emergence of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and decentralized finance.

TradeStation Securities, Inc. (Member NYSE, FINRA, SIPC, NSCC, DTC, OCC, NFA & CME) is a subsidiary of TradeStation Group, Inc. that offers self-clearing equities, options, futures and futures options brokerage services as a licensed securities broker-dealer and futures commission merchant (FCM) and is a member of major equities and futures exchanges in the United States. TRADESTATION SECURITIES, INC. IS A MEMBER OF NFA AND IS SUBJECT TO NFA’S REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AND EXAMINATIONS. HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE NFA DOES NOT HAVE REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OVER UNDERLYING OR SPOT VIRTUAL CURRENCY PRODUCTS OR TRANSACTIONS OR VIRTUAL CURRENCY EXCHANGES, CUSTODIANS OR MARKETS. TradeStation Crypto, Inc. is a subsidiary of TradeStation Group, Inc. that offers self-clearing cryptocurrency brokerage services under federal and state money services business, money-transmitter and similar registrations and licenses. TradeStation Crypto, Inc. is not subject to NFA’s regulatory oversight and examinations.

* Visit TradeStation.com/Awards for more information.