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What do I need to get started?

A brokerage account at tastytrade or Alpaca, options approval for same-day-expiry contracts, and your own risk settings.

The three things you need

1. A brokerage account at tastytrade or Alpaca. TradePilot does not hold your money. It connects to a brokerage account you already own, and every trade happens there, in your name. Open or sign in to an account at tastytrade or Alpaca.

2. Options approval for same-day-expiry contracts. Your broker decides this, not us. If you can buy SPY or QQQ options today, you are set.

3. Your own rules. Position size, stop loss, take profit, how many trades a day, a daily loss limit, and the hours you want to be active.

What setting up actually looks like

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Other common questions
How does TradePilot actually place a trade? How do I pay less in options commissions? Can I use my own trading signal? What happens when I am not at my desk?