Every broker integration in ByteTrader, side by side: asset classes, order types, time in force, shorting, brackets, how fills arrive and how you sign in. Then the safety checks on every order, and how live trading gets turned on.
| Broker | Asset classes | Order types | Time in force | Extended hours | Option spreads | Bracket / OCO exits | Stock shorting | How fills reach the app | Sign-in and what you renew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaca | Stocks, options, crypto | Market, limit, stop, stop-limit, trailing ($ or %)Crypto: no stop | Stocks: Day, GTC, OPG, CLS, IOC, FOKOptions: Day, GTCCrypto: GTC, IOC (Day sent as GTC) | YesStocks (limit orders) | Yes | YesStocks, long and short | Yes | Live stream + 30 s safety check | API key and secretNothing to renew |
| Charles Schwab | Stocks, options | Market, limit, stop, stop-limit, trailing ($ or %) | Day, GTC, IOC, FOK | YesStocks, limit only | Yes | YesStocks and options | YesSell short / buy to cover | Live stream + 30 s safety check | OAuth in your browserRe-authorize every 7 days (the app warns you 2 days ahead) |
| E*TRADE | Stocks, options | Market, limit, stop, stop-limitNo trailing | Day, GTC, IOC, FOK | YesStocks | Yes | NoE*TRADE's API has no OCO | Yes | Checked every 5 s | OAuthE*TRADE ends sessions at midnight ET, so sign in daily |
| tastytrade | Stocks, options, futures, crypto | Market, limit, stop, stop-limitNo trailing | Day, GTC, IOC (crypto market orders IOC) | No | Yes | YesNot crypto | Yes | Checked every 5 s | OAuth refresh token from your tastytrade OAuth appNothing to renew |
| Interactive Brokers | Stocks, options, futures, crypto (Paxos) | Market, limit, stop, stop-limit, trailing ($ or %) | Day, GTC, IOC, OPG (crypto market orders IOC) | YesStocks | Yes | YesNot crypto | Yes | Checked every 5 s | Runs through IBKR's Client Portal Gateway on your PCSign in to the gateway |
| TradeStation | Stocks, options, futures | Market, limit, stop, stop-limit, trailing | Day, GTC, IOC, FOK, OPG, CLO, plus extended-session Day/GTC | YesStocks | Yes | YesTradeStation brackets | Yes | Checked every 3 s | OAuth in your browserRenewed automatically |
| Coinbase | Crypto (spot) | Market, limit, stop-limit | GTC, IOC, FOK by order type (Day sent as GTC) | n/a24/7 | No | No | NoSpot only | Checked every 5 s | Coinbase Developer Platform API key |
| Kraken | Crypto (spot) | Market, limit, stop, stop-limit, trailing | GTC, IOC, FOK (Day sent as GTC) | n/a24/7 | No | No | NoSpot only | Checked every 5 s | API key and secret |
| PaperBuilt in | Stocks, options, futures, crypto | All of the above, simulated at live bid/ask | Day, GTC, IOC, FOK | YesLimit only | YesDefined-risk | Yes | Yes | Instant | None$100k starting balance |
When a broker forces a change (for example crypto Day → GTC), the app tells you on the order.
Capabilities as of ByteTrader 1.1.19. Brokers can change their APIs; we update this page with each release.The safeguards built into the desktop app, and what each one covers.
Off by default on each PC. Nothing trades real money until you turn it on.
Free is paper-only. Starter runs up to 2 live agents. PRO, Founder and Lifetime have no limit.
Order Ticket and AI orders on live accounts are capped per order at $25,000 by default, or your own cap (never unlimited). Market orders that can't be priced are refused. Closing orders are never blocked by the cap.
Orders per minute (120 by default, against runaway loops), duplicate-order window, price band, max order size, order value, position value, and a daily loss limit that halts the agent's new trades until the next day.
Halts new orders for every agent and order source, and stays on after a restart. Exits are always allowed, so you can get out.
Manual trades and other agents in the same account are never mistaken for its own.
The AI works through the same checks. Live orders need the switch, and AI-written code can't be swapped into a live agent while live trading is off.
ByteTrader's servers never hold your broker keys.
Live trading comes with Starter (up to 2 live agents), PRO, Founder and Lifetime. Free is paper-only. See plans
Turn it on in the desktop app on the PC that will trade. It is off by default on each PC, and nothing trades real money until you turn it on.
Order Ticket and AI orders on live accounts are capped per order ($25,000 by default, or your own cap). Each agent trades within its own risk limits.
