Best Platform to trade Equity Options

[Doubter]

Quote from nitro:

Do any of the option platforms mentioned here offer an API for executing trades by computer?

nitro

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I don't believe TOS does and I don't know about Optionsexpress.
TOS was developing something with another party last spring but I have never heard anymore about it.

 

[jpomerenke]

Quote from Daryn:

Kawabunga offers an API but orders must be submitted via a pigeon..

I think all option executions are done by pigions

 

[omcate]

Quote from jpomerenke:

I think all option executions are done by pigeons

Not anymore. They made it Y2K compliant by upgrading Pigeon version 1.999 to Dove 2.000 at the beginning of this millennium.

 

[Option_Attack]

Quote from nitro:

Do any of the option platforms mentioned here offer an API for executing trades by computer?

nitro

Option Exchange rules:

3. It is a violation of U.S. option exchange rules to transmit orders that have been created and communicated electronically without any manual intervention. Customers using IB’s Trader Workstation therefore are required to click a mouse, hit a key, or do some other manual action to transmit option orders. Customers with a Computer-to-Computer Interface or who use the IB Application Programming Interface (API) represent that they will not allow orders to be created and transmitted automatically without manual intervention.

They'll come to your house and kick your dog if you do this.

 

[optionist]

I use OX and I'm very happy with them. Awsome broker so far.

 

[nitro]

Thanks for the response. I actually know this rule.

My question still stands, though I should rephrase it: Do any options brokers, other than IB, have an API that allows on to _compose_ an order to be manually sent to the broker thru an API?

nitro

Quote from Option_Attack:

Option Exchange rules:

3. It is a violation of U.S. option exchange rules to transmit orders that have been created and communicated electronically without any manual intervention. Customers using IB’s Trader Workstation therefore are required to click a mouse, hit a key, or do some other manual action to transmit option orders. Customers with a Computer-to-Computer Interface or who use the IB Application Programming Interface (API) represent that they will not allow orders to be created and transmitted automatically without manual intervention.

They'll come to your house and kick your dog if you do this.