API Trading
Lightspeed Connect
Lightspeed Connect is an API trading tool designed to allow traders of all levels to automate their trading strategies with easy-to-use API calls while limiting traditional infrastructure overhead.
Benefits of Lightspeed Connect
Benefits of Lightspeed Connect
Ease of use
Lightspeed Connect simplifies the process of connecting automated traders to US exchanges with various routes through an easy to set-up API.
Trade execution
Lightspeed connect focuses on delivering trading technology to systematic traders whose expertise is designing trading models with their own unique trading strategies.
Back-testing and paper trading
Improve your decision making and reduce stress by creating pre-determined and data driven algorithms while gaining confidence in your risk management.
Market data
Use your current market data source or connect to Lightspeed's partner, Polygon.io. Polygon offers accurate and up-to-date financial data to power your applications.
Cross-language compatibility
Our API trading solution supports a variety of popular development languages, ensuring flexibility and ease of integration for developers. Accelerate your program with our ready to use adaptor code samples.
API set-up tutorial
Getting started with Lightspeed Connect
Who is automated trading for?
Lightspeed Connect is
an automated trading solution for all
Designed with versatility in mind for the individual trader, professionals and configurable for various trading platforms and software firms
Individual traders
Individual traders can leverage API trading to automate their trading strategies, saving time and enabling them to capitalize on market opportunities without constant monitoring. Many of these features have only been available to professional traders with high participation costs.
Low-cost structure: utilize smart routing to reduce execution costs
Coding friendly, minimal development background required
Dashboard for positions and order monitoring
Economical and flexible market data solutions
Paper trading and back testing
Professional traders
Use API trading to route large volumes of orders quickly and efficiently, which may provide a competitive advantage in the market.
Advanced order types
Flexible routing choices, exchange routing
Margin and Risk controls
Extended market hours
Back testing
Deliver Direct Trading Solutions to Your Users: Partner with Us Today.
Empower your users with a seamless integration to their Lightspeed brokerage account, onboarding, trading, cashiering and more.
Real-time Market Access: Enable clients to trade directly on US markets with up-to-the-minute data and execution capabilities.
Seamless Integration: Smooth integration into existing systems to minimize disruption and maximize efficiency.
Client Dashboard: Intuitive dashboard for clients to monitor portfolios, execute trades, and manage accounts seamlessly.
API Connectivity: API integration for customized solutions and connectivity with third-party applications.
zExecution Speed and Reliability: High-speed execution and reliable infrastructure to ensure timely trade execution.
Compliance and Risk Management: Tools and features to manage compliance with regulatory requirements and mitigate trading risks.
API trading pricing
Take advantage of some of the industry's lowest and most competitive trading rates. Active traders who meet monthly trading volume thresholds can qualify for deeply discounted commissions.
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