TradeStation

TradeStation Order Execution API

Place, confirm, modify, and cancel orders for stocks, options, and futures. Includes support for group orders such as bracket and OCO orders.

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Operations 6

POST /v3/orderexecution/orders Place an order #

PUT /v3/orderexecution/orders/{orderId} Replace an order #

DELETE /v3/orderexecution/orders/{orderId} Cancel an order #

POST /v3/orderexecution/orderconfirm Confirm an order #

POST /v3/orderexecution/ordergroups Place a group order #

POST /v3/orderexecution/ordergroupconfirm Confirm a group order #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: TradeStation Order Execution API
  description: The TradeStation API is a collection of RESTful brokerage and market data services used to build trading applications for stocks, options, futures, and cryptocurrency.
  version: '3.0'
  contact:
    name: TradeStation API Support
    url: https://api.tradestation.com/docs/
  termsOfService: https://www.tradestation.com/important-information/
servers:
- url: https://api.tradestation.com
  description: Production Server
- url: https://sim-api.tradestation.com
  description: Simulator Server (Paper Trading)
security:
- oauth2AuthCode: []
tags:
- name: Order Execution
  description: Place, confirm, modify, and cancel orders for stocks, options, and futures. Includes support for group orders such as bracket and OCO orders.
paths:
  /v3/orderexecution/orders:
    post:
      operationId: placeOrder
      summary: Place an order
      description: Submits a new order for execution. Supports market, limit, stop market, stop limit, and trailing stop order types for stocks, options, and futures. Includes support for time-in-force settings such as day, GTC, GTD, and IOC.
      tags:
      - Order Execution
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Order successfully submitted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid order parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /v3/orderexecution/orders/{orderId}:
    put:
      operationId: replaceOrder
      summary: Replace an order
      description: Modifies an existing open order. Allows changing price, quantity, and other order parameters. The original order is cancelled and replaced with the updated order parameters.
      tags:
      - Order Execution
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrderId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Order successfully replaced
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid order parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Order not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    delete:
      operationId: cancelOrder
      summary: Cancel an order
      description: Cancels an existing open order. The order must be in a cancellable state. Returns the updated order status after cancellation.
      tags:
      - Order Execution
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrderId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Order successfully cancelled
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Order not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /v3/orderexecution/orderconfirm:
    post:
      operationId: confirmOrder
      summary: Confirm an order
      description: Validates an order and returns estimated costs, commissions, and margin requirements without actually submitting the order for execution. Use this endpoint to preview order details before placing.
      tags:
      - Order Execution
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Order confirmation details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderConfirmResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid order parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /v3/orderexecution/ordergroups:
    post:
      operationId: placeOrderGroup
      summary: Place a group order
      description: Submits a group of related orders for execution. Supports bracket orders (OCO - One Cancels Other), OSO (Order Sends Order), and other multi-order strategies. When one order in the group is filled or cancelled, related orders are automatically managed.
      tags:
      - Order Execution
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupOrderRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Group order successfully submitted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupOrderResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid group order parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  /v3/orderexecution/ordergroupconfirm:
    post:
      operationId: confirmOrderGroup
      summary: Confirm a group order
      description: Validates a group of related orders and returns estimated costs, commissions, and margin requirements without submitting for execution. Use this endpoint to preview group order details before placing.
      tags:
      - Order Execution
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupOrderRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Group order confirmation details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupOrderConfirmResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid group order parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response returned by the TradeStation API.
      properties:
        StatusCode:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code of the error.
        Message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
        TraceId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique trace identifier for debugging and support purposes.
    OrderRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request body for placing or replacing an order.
      required:
      - AccountID
      - Symbol
      - Quantity
      - OrderType
      - TradeAction
      - TimeInForce
      properties:
        AccountID:
          type: string
          description: The account to place the order in.
        Symbol:
          type: string
          description: The symbol to trade.
        Quantity:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: The number of shares or contracts to trade.
        OrderType:
          type: string
          description: The type of order.
          enum:
          - Market
          - Limit
          - StopMarket
          - StopLimit
          - TrailingStop
          - TrailingStopLimit
        TradeAction:
          type: string
          description: The trade action for the order.
          enum:
          - Buy
          - Sell
          - BuyToOpen
          - BuyToClose
          - SellToOpen
          - SellToClose
          - SellShort
          - BuyToCover
        TimeInForce:
          type: string
          description: Time-in-force instruction for the order.
          enum:
          - Day
          - GTC
          - GTD
          - IOC
          - FOK
          - OPG
          - CLO
        LimitPrice:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: The limit price for limit and stop-limit orders.
        StopPrice:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: The stop price for stop and stop-limit orders.
        Route:
          type: string
          description: The routing destination for the order.
        AdvancedOptions:
          type: object
          description: Advanced order options such as trailing stop parameters.
          properties:
            TrailingStop:
              type: object
              properties:
                Amount:
                  type: number
                  format: double
                  description: The trailing amount in dollars.
                Percent:
                  type: number
                  format: double
                  description: The trailing amount as a percentage.
        Legs:
          type: array
          description: Option legs for multi-leg option orders.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OptionLeg'
    GroupOrderResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response after placing a group order.
      properties:
        Orders:
          type: array
          description: List of order results for the group.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderResult'
    OrderResult:
      type: object
      description: Result of an individual order operation.
      properties:
        OrderID:
          type: string
          description: The unique order identifier assigned by the system.
        Message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable message about the order result.
    GroupOrderConfirmResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response with estimated costs for all orders in a group.
      properties:
        Confirmations:
          type: array
          description: List of confirmation details for each order in the group.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderConfirmResponse'
    OrderResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response after placing, replacing, or cancelling an order.
      properties:
        Orders:
          type: array
          description: List of order results.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderResult'
    OrderConfirmResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response with estimated order costs and confirmation details.
      properties:
        EstimatedCommission:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Estimated commission for the order.
        EstimatedCost:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Estimated total cost of the order.
        EstimatedPrice:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Estimated execution price.
        MarginRequirement:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: The margin requirement for the order.
    GroupOrderRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request body for placing a group of related orders such as bracket, OCO, or OSO orders.
      required:
      - Type
      - Orders
      properties:
        Type:
          type: string
          description: The type of order group.
          enum:
          - OCO
          - BRK
          - OSO
        Orders:
          type: array
          description: The list of orders in the group.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderRequest'
    OptionLeg:
      type: object
      description: A single leg of an option strategy.
      properties:
        Symbol:
          type: string
          description: The option symbol.
        Quantity:
          type: integer
          description: The number of contracts.
        TradeAction:
          type: string
          description: The trade action for this leg.
          enum:
          - BuyToOpen
          - BuyToClose
          - SellToOpen
          - SellToClose
  parameters:
    OrderId:
      name: orderId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the order.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2AuthCode:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow for accessing TradeStation API resources. Requires user authorization and supports token refresh.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://signin.tradestation.com/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://signin.tradestation.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            marketdata: Access to market data endpoints
            readaccount: Read access to account information
            trade: Access to order placement and management
externalDocs:
  description: TradeStation API Documentation
  url: https://api.tradestation.com/docs/

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