Platform Overview
Lightspeed Trader Pro
Lightspeed Trader Pro is a next-generation platform designed for active equity and option traders who demand the highest performance. Built on a foundation of speed, stability, and full customization, it delivers the tools and access to compete in today's dynamic markets.
A powerful platform for active traders
Lightspeed Trader Pro is designed for traders who value precision, control, and customization in their strategies. Whether you’re focused on equities, options, or advanced multi-asset trading, this platform provides the tools to support informed decision-making and disciplined risk management.
Equity Trading Features
- Advanced Order Routing & Execution – Access smart routes, market makers, exchanges, algorithms, and dark pools; with tools to manage routing and rebates.
- Multi-Threaded Processing – Designed to support order handling across core, pre-market, post-market, and overnight sessions.
- Basket Trading – Build predefined entry and exit strategies with reference prices and price offsets.
- Level 2 Quote Data – View depth-of-book quotes to see buy and sell demand.
- Short Locate Functionality – Access to locates from multiple providers to service short-selling strategies.
- Market Scanning Tools – Use Lightscan to follow real-time market movements, volatility trends, block trades, and volume activity.
- Custom Layouts & Tools – Personalized order types, charts, alerts, hot keys, and position windows to fit your workflow.
- Risk Controls – Apply limits on order size, position size, spreads, volume, and more.
- Configurable Orders & API Access – Set orders by type, route, share size, and offsets; use Hot Keys for workflow efficiency; integrate API functionality for automated order entry.
- Advanced Riser & Faller Tools (R&Fs) – Add multiple R&Fs with unique filters and expanded data capabilities.
- Integrated Fly News – Real-time, market-moving headlines delivered both visually and audibly within the platform.
- AI Chat – An integrated chatbot that offers scanning ability and fundamental data though native language prompting.
- Overnight Trading Access – Expanded opportunities for around-the-clock equities trading.
- Mobile Integration – Seamless trading on the go with full mobile compatibility.
Option Trading Tools
- Customizable Option Chains – View Greeks, implied volatility, and tailor displays to match your strategy.
- Streamlined Order Entry – Use Hot Keys, custom order types, and a dedicated complex order module to manage multi-leg strategies.
- Options Scanning – Spot opportunities with tools for the most active options, unusual activity, block trades, and underlier movement.
- Options Strategy Widgets – Access predefined strategies and idea generation tools to evaluate potential approaches.
- Margin Optimization – Apply auto-pairing functionality to support efficient use of margin.
- Risk Graphs & Watchlists – Visualize outcomes with option risk graphs and monitor positions through customizable watchlists.
- Flexible Interface – Designed to support traders across a range of experience levels.
Customization for your
Workflow and Layout
- Predefined or Personalized Layouts – Choose from ready-made templates or design your own workspace to match your trading preferences.
- Custom Watchlists & Hot Keys – Build watchlists and map orders to Hot Keys for streamlined order entry and monitoring.
- Tailored Workflows – Create layouts and order configurations that align with your individual trading style.
- Modernized Interface & Branding – Updated window styles, borders, and dialogs provide a cleaner, more intuitive experience.
- Page Bar & Tabbed Workspaces – Seamlessly move between multiple workspaces with an organized page bar and customizable templates.
- Optimized Page Templates – Access preloaded layouts designed to simplify setup and enhance workflow efficiency.
- Link Coloring – Use customizable colors to organize linked windows and improve navigation.
- Enhanced Window Palette – Manage and arrange windows through a centralized, intuitive palette.
“I am amazed at how quickly trades execute... I am not used to this... I love Lightspeed. Executions are extremely fast... platform is very easy. Love hotkeys and buttons....”
John
Woodland Hills, CA
“Today was my first day on the Lightspeed Trader platform from TDAmeritrade. This is the absolute best platform I have ever traded on. Executions were extremely fast with no lag."
Rob
Santa Rosa, CA
“With all the extra volume and volatility we've seen recently, I know many brokers have had major problems with quotes and orders. Lightspeed has been flawless!”
Shane
Rexburg, OH
"I've tried other trading platforms, and none compared to the setup and speed of Lightspeed Trader. The platform is freaking awesome!!"
Mike
Ridgeland, MS
The testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers. The testimonial is no guarantee of future performance or success.
Introducing Lightspeed Trader Pro
Your platform for Supporting Low-Latency Trading
Lightspeed Trader Pro is designed with the needs of active traders in mind, providing tools and infrastructure that support efficient order handling and execution workflows. The platform incorporates:
Multi-Threaded Processing
Built to manage orders across multiple threads for responsive handling during core, pre-market, post-market, and overnight sessions.
Advanced Routing Options
Access multiple routes, market makers, algorithms, and liquidity venues, with flexibility to select routing preferences and manage rebates.
Configurable Orders
Pre-set order types, share sizes, and offsets to help streamline the order entry process.
Proximity Hosting
Platform infrastructure is hosted in data centers near major exchanges to support efficient order flow.
Hot Keys & Hot Buttons
Map orders to keystrokes or automate workflows to reduce manual steps.
Multiple locate sources
Lightspeed Trader gives you access to multiple locate sources which may provide increased access to purchase locates on shorts for locate required stocks. Multiple locate sources which may provide increased access allowing you to shop for pricing.
Your marketplace for locates
The brokerage firm that short sellers trust. Here at Lightspeed, we offer:
Multiple locate sources
Ability to shop for pricing on locates
Robust inventory of locates
Access to pre and post market trading
AI Chat
Integrated on Lightspeed Trader Pro for Smarter Trading Set-Ups
Surfaces market data, fundamentals, and analytics from integrated sources, while supporting strategy exploration through predefined prompts, risk views, and market context.
Global Trading Access Expanded with Around-the-Clock Access to U.S. Markets on Lightspeed Trader Pro.
Introducing Fly News
Real-Time Market Headlines
Stay informed with market-moving news delivered visually and audibly inside Lightspeed Trader Pro.
Riser and Fallers
Expanded Market Filters
Lightspeed Trader Pro tracks multiple Risers and Fallers simultaneously with unique filters and expanded data views for greater market insight.
Hot Keys & Hot Buttons
Customizable for Order Entry speed.
Assign trades and functions to keystrokes or on-screen buttons to streamline your trading set-ups and reduce manual steps.
Trading platform fee
Lightspeed Trader Pro
Recommended for active traders, professionals, hedge funds, and institutions.
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