API Trading
Options Trading API
Build custom single-leg and multi-leg options trading workflows with Lightspeed Connect.
Use an event-driven WebSocket API to submit and manage equity options orders while receiving real-time order, execution, position, and account updates.
Build Custom Options Workflows
From Single-Leg Orders to
Multi-Leg Strategies
Lightspeed Connect supports equity options trading through the same WebSocket-based API used for equity workflows.
Build single-leg call and put orders or construct multi-leg options strategies with up to four legs.
Development to Production
One API. Two Environments.
Develop and validate your integration in Paper Trading,
then transition to Production when you're ready for live trading.
Calls and Puts
Build workflows for individual equity options contracts using Lightspeed Connect order messages.
Strategies with Up to Four Legs
Construct and submit multi-leg options strategies through a dedicated multi-leg order workflow.
Options Trading Workflows
Build Beyond Order Submission
Develop the order-management and account workflows your options trading application needs.
Single-Leg Orders
Submit individual equity option calls and puts through the Lightspeed Connect API.
Multi-Leg Orders
Build multi-leg equity options strategies with support for up to four legs.
Cancel & Replace
Manage supported options orders throughout their lifecycle with cancellation and replacement workflows.
Real-Time Updates
Receive execution reports and order status updates through the persistent WebSocket connection.
Position Updates
Keep your application informed as account positions change.
Account Context
Receive account information including buying power, equity, margin, and P&L.
Development to Production
One API. Two Environments.
Develop and validate your integration in Paper Trading,
then transition to Production when you're ready for live trading.
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Build
Construct the single-leg or multi-leg options order message.
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Submit
Send the order through your persistent Lightspeed Connect WebSocket session.
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Manage
Cancel or replace supported orders as your workflow requires.
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Monitor
Process execution reports and changing order status in real time.
Event-Driven API
Receive Updates
Without Polling
Lightspeed Connect uses a persistent WebSocket connection for two-way communication between your application and the API.
After your application sends an order or account request, Lightspeed Connect can push execution reports, order status changes, position updates, and account information through the connection as activity changes.
Test Before Production
Develop Options Workflows in Paper Trading
Build and validate your Lightspeed Connect options integration in the Paper Trading environment before transitioning to live trading.
Test order messages, cancellations, replacements, execution reports, positions, and account updates using simulated activity and separate Paper Trading credentials.
Lightspeed Connect Resources
Continue Building
Paper Trading
Develop and validate your Lightspeed Connect integration in a simulated trading environment.
AI-Ready API Documentation
Use machine-readable documentation and resources designed for modern development workflows.
Hard-to-Borrow Locates
Integrate eligible hard-to-borrow locate requests into your custom trading workflow.
Integrate Locates into Your Trading Workflow
Explore the Lightspeed Connect API documentation for
locate requests, quotes, and orders.
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