Live Trading from Your Scanner to Your Broker
Trade Ideas Pro sends real orders to your connected broker from the same screen where the scanner, chart and Holly AI Signals found the stock.
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What live trading means in Trade Ideas
Live trading is placing real orders with real money through your brokerage account. In Trade Ideas, live trading runs in Trade Ideas Pro, the Windows desktop app, through a connected broker.
You don't copy a symbol into another app. The stock the scanner found, the chart you are reading and the order you send are on the same screen.
Brokers supported by Trade Ideas
Trade Ideas Pro connects to these brokers through a partnership or an API connection:
- Interactive Brokers (IBKR), by API
- TradeStation, by API
- E*TRADE, by API
- Alpaca, by API
- Moomoo, through a partnership
- CenterPoint, through a partnership
- Cobra, through a partnership
See the brokers page for setup details for each one.
Ways to place live orders in Trade Ideas
One-click orders
Brokerage Plus is the order and position window in Trade Ideas Pro. It shows open and closed positions and profit and loss, supports more than one account, and places one-click orders from templates you set up.
Chart trading
Place and manage orders directly from the chart.
Automated trading
Autotrading lets an alert send an order when your rules say so. Money Machine goes further and automates entries and trade management for you.
Practice in the Trade Ideas simulator, then go live
Simulated Trading uses the same workflow with no money at risk, so you can practice before switching to live.
Trade Ideas live trading questions
Can I trade live from Trade Ideas?
Yes. Trade Ideas Pro sends live orders to a connected broker. Live trading is available in Trade Ideas Pro; simulated trading works on the web and in Pro.
Which brokers work with Trade Ideas?
Trade Ideas Pro connects to Interactive Brokers, TradeStation, E*TRADE and Alpaca by API, and to Moomoo, CenterPoint and Cobra through partnerships.
What is Brokerage Plus?
Brokerage Plus is the order and position window in Trade Ideas Pro. It shows positions and profit and loss, supports multiple accounts, and places one-click orders.
Can Trade Ideas place trades automatically?
Yes. Autotrading can send an order when an alert meets your rules, and Money Machine automates entries and trade management.
Is live trading only for day traders?
No. You choose when to exit. A trade can be closed the same day or held based on your plan and risk.