tastytrade

Verdict

Official desktop Ladder (depth-of-market) platform UI — captured 2026-09-12.

tastytrade is a brokerage / commissions trading platform — an account you can open for stocks, ETFs, options, futures, crypto (via Zero Hash), and event contracts — not charting SaaS and not a ranking of who is cheapest. Official pages at tastytrade.com and tastytrade.com/pricing describe transparent commissions and state “No subscriptions.” Do not invent Pro / Premium SaaS tiers for this listing.

Authoritative standing commissions (pricing + Commissions & Fees PDF last updated July 30, 2026; capture 2026-09-12):

Product	Open	Close	Notes
Stocks & ETFs	$0	$0	Clearing / regulatory still apply
Fractional shares	$0	$0
Stock & ETF options	$1/contract	$0	$10 max per leg on open
Broad-based index options	$1/contract	$0	No $10 cap
Futures	$1	$1
Micro futures	$0.75	$0.75
Options on futures	$1.25	$1.25
Options on micro futures	$0.75	$0.75
Cryptocurrency (general)	1%	1%	Zero Hash; min $1; ~3% cap footnote on tiny notionals
Cryptocurrency (BTC/ETH)	0.75%	0.75%	Same min $1 language in PDF
Event contracts	$0	$0	Clearing / regulatory / exchange fees still apply (PDF)
Platform subscription	None	—	Pricing: “No subscriptions”

Applicable exchange, clearing, and regulatory fees still apply to opening and closing trades on many products (pricing page footnote); crypto orders are described as not subject to those exchange/clearing/regulatory fees on the pricing surface.

Body-only promo (not typed into offers[]). BRINGIT2026: 3% cash match up to $3,000, paid in 36 monthly installments; promotional period through 2026-09-30 CT; U.S. new users (see bringit FAQ / terms). Expires soon — keep in body / FAQ only. Reject DOUBLE2026 (ended 2026-07-21) as standing.

Banking / account fees (PDF — body / verified features, not SaaS offers). ACH deposits & withdrawals FREE; outgoing ACAT transfers $75; annual IRA maintenance FREE; outgoing domestic wire $25; outgoing foreign wire $45; IRA closing fee $60 (and other miscellaneous rows on the PDF).

This is a directory listing of a broker, not a SaaS comparison, not a signal service from FTT, and not financial advice. Do not treat this page as a how-to for placing trades.

We are not saying tastytrade is the best broker, the cheapest broker, or the best purchase. We do not invent star ratings. We are not saying any commission schedule will make a strategy profitable.

Separate from tastylive. tastylive is a free financial-media / education network on this directory (Free $0). Do not merge the two listings.

Best for

• U.S. brokerage / commissions trading as the primary job — published open/close commissions from Free-looking equities ($0) through options ($1/contract open) and futures ($1 / micros $0.75), with no published platform subscription.
• Options-focused multi-leg workflows when you want stock/ETF options at $1 open with a $10 max per leg, and $0 to close (clearing/regulatory still apply).
• Futures / micro futures / options on futures when the published per-contract schedule fits your product mix.
• Readers who want “No subscriptions” as a standing fact — platform access is not sold here as a Pro SaaS seat.
• Eligible U.S. new accounts considering BRINGIT2026 before it ends — body-only; confirm terms on bringit.

That is a fit for traders who want brokerage execution with published commissions. It is not a claim that switching brokers improves results.

Skip if

• You need Canada / TFSA support. Official Help marks Canada NOT SUPPORTED. TFSA is N/A. See Canada note.
• You expected SaaS Pro / Premium subscription tiers. Official pricing: No subscriptions. Do not invent them.
• You assumed BRINGIT2026 is a standing offers[] SKU. Body / FAQ only; ends 2026-09-30 CT.
• You assumed DOUBLE2026 is still standing. Rejected — ended 2026-07-21.
• You want this page to rank who is cheapest vs Thinkorswim or Interactive Brokers. This directory does not rank brokers by commission.
• Your primary job is education media alone. Neighbor: tastylive (free education / media live review). Different job: not a ranking.

What you get

Official pricing — Clear Costs commission table (captured 2026-09-12).

Source of truth for standing commissions: tastytrade.com/pricing + Commissions & Fees PDF (last updated July 30, 2026) — captured 2026-09-12. This is not a SaaS subscription matrix.

Product	Billing shape	Standing commission (typed into offers[])	Pricing URL
Stocks & ETFs	Per trade open/close	$0 / $0	pricing
Fractional shares	Per trade open/close	$0 / $0	same
Stock & ETF options	Per contract	$1 open ($10 max/leg) / $0 close	same
Broad-based index options	Per contract	$1 open / $0 close (no $10 cap)	same
Futures	Per contract each side	$1 / $1	same
Micro futures	Per contract each side	$0.75 / $0.75	same
Options on futures	Per contract each side	$1.25 / $1.25	same
Options on micro futures	Per contract each side	$0.75 / $0.75	same
Cryptocurrency (general)	% of notional each side	1% / 1% (typed offer uses min $1 dollar; rate in name)	same
Cryptocurrency (BTC/ETH)	% of notional each side	0.75% / 0.75% (typed offer uses min $1 dollar; rate in name)	same
Event contracts	Per trade open/close	$0 / $0	same + PDF
Platform subscription	None published	$0 / “No subscriptions”	same

Also on those official pages (feature / fee claims — standing commission dollars only from the table above for offers[]):

• Clearing / regulatory. Pricing footnote: applicable exchange, clearing, and regulatory fees still apply except crypto orders as described on that page. PDF adds per-product clearing examples (e.g. stock options clearing $0.10/contract + regulatory).
• Crypto via Zero Hash. Pricing / PDF: Zero Hash Liquidity Services / Zero Hash custody; crypto not SIPC/FDIC; min $1 commission; tiny-notional ~3% cap footnote in PDF.
• Event contracts. PDF: $0 / $0 commission; clearing $0.01/contract + regulatory/exchange $0.01/contract.
• Banking fees (not SaaS offers). ACH FREE; outgoing ACAT $75; IRA maintenance FREE; domestic wire $25; foreign wire $45; IRA closing $60.
• BRINGIT2026 (body only). 3% match up to $3k; 36 installments; through 2026-09-30 CT; U.S. new users — bringit.
• Rejected as standing. DOUBLE2026 (ended 2026-07-21); any invented Pro / Premium platform subscription SKU.

Commissions and fees change. Confirm on the official site before you open an account or place a trade. This directory does not sell tastytrade and has no affiliate URL. The CTA on this page goes to the official homepage: tastytrade.com. We may earn a commission later if a tracked link is added; none is wired today.

How it works

Official account permissions table + Fund Your Account (captured 2026-09-12).

1. Open a U.S.-eligible account from tastytrade.com when you are in a supported jurisdiction — not Canada per official Help.
2. Fund. ACH is FREE on the PDF banking table; ACATS incoming has no tastytrade fee on bringit FAQ language (transferring broker may charge; bringit describes up-to-$75 reimbursement language for qualifying transfers — confirm current rules).
3. Trade on published commissions. Equities $0; options / futures / crypto / event contracts per the table above — still not FTT advice.
4. Optional promo. If eligible and still inside the window, BRINGIT2026 is a time-boxed cash match — not a standing commission SKU.
5. No platform subscription to cancel. Official framing: No subscriptions; you still pay commissions and pass-through fees on trades.

Broker vs tastylive education

	tastytrade (this listing)	tastylive (neighbor education)
Job	Brokerage / commissions trading platform	Investing / trading education (media network)
Directory status	Live review	Live review (Free $0)
Merge?	Keep separate — related brand, different job	Do not merge with this listing

Neither column is a recommendation. Confirm account eligibility and commissions on official tastytrade pages before you apply.

Watch-outs

Official Help — Canada NOT SUPPORTED (captured 2026-09-12).

• Canada is NOT SUPPORTED. Official Help marks Canada as NOT SUPPORTED (no Canadian accounts currently accepted). TFSA / RRSP are N/A. Do not infer a Canadian retail on-ramp from U.S. pricing pages.
• Headline commissions are not all-in. Applicable exchange, clearing, and regulatory fees still apply on many products (pricing footnote + PDF).
• Crypto is Zero Hash-powered. Not SIPC/FDIC; 1% / BTC-ETH 0.75% each side with min $1; PDF tiny-notional ~3% cap footnote.
• BRINGIT2026 is temporary. 3% cash match up to $3,000 through 2026-09-30 CT — body/FAQ only, not a standing offers[] SKU. Reject DOUBLE2026 (ended 2026-07-21).
• No platform subscription does not mean “free trading.” Pricing says “No subscriptions”; you still pay commissions and pass-throughs on trades.
• This directory does not rank cheapest broker. Neighbor comparisons are not a shootout.

Pros and cons

Official pricing features strip — captured 2026-09-12.

Sourced from official pricing, the Commissions & Fees PDF (July 30, 2026), and bringit. We do not invent SaaS tiers, affiliate URLs, or commission rankings.

Pros

• Clear published commission table for equities, options, futures, crypto, and event contracts (2026-09-12 capture).
• Explicit “No subscriptions” — no invented Pro seat required to use the platform story on pricing.
• Stock/ETF options: $1 open with $10 max per leg; $0 close (plus clearing/regulatory).
• Banking table publishes ACH FREE, IRA maintenance FREE, and other fee rows in one PDF.
• Separate education neighbor (tastylive) stays unmerged.

Cons

• It is a broker, not analysis SaaS; live trading requires an account relationship and product approvals.
• Canada is NOT SUPPORTED; TFSA N/A.
• Clearing / regulatory / exchange fees still apply on many products — headline commissions are not all-in.
• Crypto is Zero Hash-powered; not SIPC/FDIC; % fees + min $1.
• BRINGIT2026 is temporary (ends 2026-09-30 CT) and easy to confuse with standing offers — kept body-only.
• This directory does not rank “cheapest broker.”
• No FTT affiliate URL yet — CTAs go to the official homepage.

How it compares

Official pricing — Capped Commissions tab (not a competitor shot; captured 2026-09-12).

Neighbors on this directory: tastylive, Thinkorswim, and Interactive Brokers. This is not a ranking. These are neighboring listings for related education and broker jobs. We do not invent star ratings. We do not claim tastytrade is better.

	tastytrade	tastylive	Thinkorswim	Interactive Brokers
Status on this directory	Live review	Live review	Live review	Live review
Job	Brokerage / commissions trading platform	Investing / trading education (media network)	Schwab brokerage platform suite (+ charting job)	Global electronic broker (Pro/Lite + platforms)
What official pages describe	Commissions table; no platform subscription; stocks/options/futures/crypto/event contracts	Free financial-media / education (FAQ + Learn Center free courses)	Desktop / web / mobile; paperMoney; Guest Pass; Schwab pricing	Pro/Lite stock & options schedules; TWS / Portal / Mobile; CA TFSA/RRSP/FHSA
Price captured here	Equities $0; options $1 open ($10 max/leg); futures $1; micros $0.75; crypto 1% / BTC-ETH 0.75%; event $0; subscription none (2026-09-12)	Free $0 (2026-09-23)	Platform no charge for Schwab clients; equities $0; options $0.65/contract examples (2026-09-12)	Lite USD 0.00; Pro Fixed USD 0.005/share; Pro Tiered from USD 0.0035; CA Fixed CAD 0.01 (2026-09-14)
Canada	NOT SUPPORTED (official Help); TFSA N/A	Browser education OK to attempt; brokerage eligibility not from tastylive	Canadian resident account / listings unverified	Yes — Interactive Brokers Canada (TFSA/RRSP/FHSA); Lite US stocks US Residents Only

tastytrade is brokerage commissions first. tastylive is education / media first (keep separate). Thinkorswim is Schwab’s platform suite first. Interactive Brokers is global multi-asset brokerage + Pro/Lite commissions first. For a dedicated two-way Keep / Gain / Lose split with Interactive Brokers (not a ranking), see tastytrade vs Interactive Brokers. For a Keep / Gain / Lose job-fit map of neighboring broker / charting listings (not a ranking), see tastytrade alternatives. None of those rows is a recommendation to switch, and none is a cheapest-broker shootout. For official AI connectors (MCP): option chains, Greeks, and whether orders can fire from an AI session: see TradingView vs tastytrade vs IBKR AI connectors (MCP) (not a ranking).

Neighbor broker stubs also on this directory: Thinkorswim (Schwab’s platform), Fidelity, E*TRADE, TradeStation. Those rows are listings, not a commission shootout. Options and futures fees side by side with TradeStation: tastytrade vs TradeStation.

For US options brokers compared, see the US residency collection (IBKR, tastytrade, thinkorswim, moomoo, Webull).

Verified features

Sourced from tastytrade.com/pricing, the Commissions & Fees PDF (last updated July 30, 2026), tastytrade.com/bringit, and official Help Supported Countries for International Accounts. Captured 2026-09-12. We do not list features we could not attribute to an official page.

Standing commissions (authoritative for offers[])

• Stocks & ETFs $0 / $0; Fractional shares $0 / $0.
• Stock & ETF options $1/contract open ($10 max per leg) / $0 close.
• Broad-based index options $1/contract open / $0 close — excluded from the capped commission offer (PDF).
• Futures $1 / $1; Micro futures $0.75 / $0.75.
• Options on futures $1.25 / $1.25; Options on micro futures $0.75 / $0.75.
• Cryptocurrency 1% each side; BTC/ETH 0.75% each side; min $1; PDF ~3% cap on tiny notionals; Zero Hash.
• Event contracts $0 / $0 (PDF).
• Platform subscription: none — pricing “No subscriptions.”
• Offers URL: tastytrade.com/pricing.

Banking / account fees (PDF — not SaaS offers)

• ACH deposits & withdrawals: FREE.
• Outgoing domestic wire: $25; outgoing foreign wire: $45.
• Outgoing ACAT transfers: $75.
• Annual IRA maintenance: FREE; IRA closing fee: $60.

Body-only promo

• BRINGIT2026: 3% cash match up to $3,000; 36 monthly installments; Promotional Period 12:00 AM CT 07/22/2026 through 11:59 pm CT 09/30/2026; U.S. new users 18+; code BRINGIT2026 — bringit.

Rejected as standing

• DOUBLE2026 (ended 2026-07-21).
• Any invented platform Pro / Premium subscription SKU.
• BRINGIT2026 dollars — not typed into offers[].

Still UNVERIFIED (kept visible)

1. Exact product-approval / margin / portfolio-margin eligibility matrix beyond marketing labels — confirm in-account.
2. Full futures contract / exchange-fee schedule beyond the PDF pointer (“View a list of futures contracts and exchange fees”).
3. Whether every marketing platform module (AI search, backtesting, probability tools) ships identically for every account type — confirm in-account.
4. Any third-party “cheapest broker” ranking that replaces the official commission table — rejected.
5. CIRO / tastytrade Canada Inc. corporate filings beyond the Help NOT SUPPORTED stance — context only; not an on-ramp.

Canada note

This directory is written with readers in Canada as well as the United States.

Canada NOT SUPPORTED. Official Help — Supported Countries for International Accounts — marks Canada: NOT SUPPORTED (no Canadian accounts currently accepted). Do not infer a Canadian retail brokerage from U.S. pricing pages alone.

TFSA / RRSP N/A. Registered-account products for Canadian residents are not applicable while new Canadian accounts are not accepted on that Help stance.

CAD / tax. Currency (CAD vs USD) and Canadian tax treatment of trades are outside this review.

Confirm account eligibility on official Help before you apply. Official homepage only: tastytrade.com. There is no affiliate link on this page.

Sources

Prefer these official URLs (capture 2026-09-12):

• tastytrade.com/pricing — standing open/close commission table; “No subscriptions”; crypto Zero Hash framing; link to Commissions & Fees
• Commissions & Fees PDF — last updated July 30, 2026; options/stock/futures/crypto/event contracts; banking fees; margin rate table; footnotes
• tastytrade.com/bringit — BRINGIT2026 3% cash match up to $3k; 36 installments; ends 2026-09-30 CT (body only)
• Supported Countries for International Accounts — Canada NOT SUPPORTED
• tastytrade.com — product / account surfaces

Confirm commissions on the official site. There is no affiliate link on this page yet. This button goes to the official homepage: tastytrade.com.

Disclosure

This page is a directory review of a publicly priced brokerage, not financial advice, not a recommendation to open an account, and not a claim that any commission schedule or promotion will be profitable. tastytrade is a broker, not SaaS. BRINGIT2026 is a time-boxed vendor promo, not a standing commission SKU. We have no affiliate URL on this listing; outbound CTAs use the official site. Commissions change — confirm on tastytrade.com/pricing and the Commissions & Fees PDF before you trade.