Lightspeed

Founded by Dax Dasilva in 2000

Trade stocks, options, and futures with low-cost active trader commissions

Cost

Demo

Rating

★ Mixed Reviews

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Lightspeed to trade stocks, ETFs, options, and futures through a professional-grade desktop trading application. It offers customizable trading layouts, multiple order types, and routing destinations for active traders. You can access real-time market data, news headlines, AI-assisted market analysis, risk management tools, and 24/5 trading access. The brokerage charges per-share or per-trade commissions that decrease as your monthly volume increases, making it cost-effective for high-frequency traders.

What Lightspeed does

Place stock, ETF, options, and futures orders with multiple routing optionsMonitor real-time market news headlines inside the trading interfaceScreen for rising and falling stocks with custom filtersChat with AI to get market data, fundamentals, and analyticsSet up and manage margin positions across equities and optionsAccess account and trade data via API for algorithmic strategiesReview commission tiers and request rate adjustments based on volumeSwitch between desktop, web, and mobile trading interfacesPer-share and per-trade commission tiers that get cheaper as monthly volume increasesAI chat built into the trading interface for market analysis and strategy exploration24/5 global trading access to U.S. marketsReal-time news headlines delivered visually and audibly inside the platformTracks multiple rising and falling stocks simultaneously with custom filtersMultiple order types with advanced routing destination selectionCustomizable trading layout to match personal trading styleRisk management software and API access for automated trading