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Trade the Way You Want

The API allows developers to enable their software to connect to TD Ameritrade for trading, data, and account management.

The API is language-independent, simple, and robust. TD Ameritrade’s API features include:

  • Trading - Submitting, canceling, modifying orders
  • Streaming data - Level I, Level II, News, and Actives1
  • Historical data - Daily and intraday
  • Account information - Balances, positions, transactions
  • Multi-product support - Stocks, options, ETFs, mutual funds
  • Guides and sample code - Provides easy integration into various programming environments
  • Comprehensive documentation - Complete description and clear documentation available

     1Real time data is available for free to non-professional clients only. Subscription fees apply to designated professionals for real time market data. For details, see our Professional Rates and Fees listing.

 

Connecting Made Easier

Interested in integrating your trading application with TD Ameritrade? Visit our developer site to get started.

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Market volatility, volume and system availability may delay account access and trade executions.

You are responsible for all trades entered in your TD Ameritrade account, including automated or programmed trades entered via the API. Brokerage services provided by TD Ameritrade, Inc.

TD Ameritrade does not charge platform, maintenance or inactivity fees. Commissions, service fees and exception fees still apply. Please review our commission and brokerage fees for details.

Execution price, speed and liquidity are affected by many factors, including market volatility, size and type of order and available market centers.

Streaming News and NASDAQ Level II Quotes are free to non-professional subscribers. Access to real-time data is subject to acceptance of the exchange agreements. Professional access and fees differ. For details, see our commission and brokerage fees.

This is not an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction where we are not authorized to do business or where such offer or solicitation would be contrary to the local laws and regulations of that jurisdiction, including, but not limited to persons residing in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UK, and the countries of the European Union.

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