If your bank account is linked with our instant bank linking system (Plaid), then you will be able to release buying power for a deposit immediately. If your deposit request can be verified, then you can have up to $1,000 of buying power applied to your account immediately.  Deposits eligible for an early ACH release will receive the prompt below. Customers are allowed one instant bp per day (not per account).

Example of the early release prompt

How come I don't get Instant BP anymore?

Try unlinking and relinking your bank account

Sometimes banks change their security settings without us knowing. Or, if you recently changed your bank account password, then that could cause the issue. However, there still is hope. If you just made a deposit, then you may cancel your pending deposit, then cancel the bank relationship, and then relink it. After it is relinked, our system will have the most up-to-date bank information. Initiate the deposit request again to see if that grants you the instant buying power. If you're allowed instant buying power, then great! If not, the deposit will still process overnight.

Recently returned deposits (deposits pulled back by your bank)

If you have had a deposit in one of your accounts pulled back by your bank (returned), then your account will have a deposit hold applied for 30 days. This hold is put in place to prevent trading on funds that could potentially be pulled back by your bank again. During this 30 day period, you will need to wait 4 business days before a deposit's buying power will post to your account. If another return is made in your account, then the hold will be indefinite and all future deposits will have a 4 business day hold. Once the hold is over, you will once again be able to release buying power early and have 1-day deposit processing times. 

Key Points & Takeaways

• Accounts with a bank account linked with our instant linking system may request one early ACH release per trading day. For example, that means you cannot make five separate $1,000 deposits to get $5,000 of buying power intraday.
• Once you grant yourself an early ACH release, the deposit request cannot be canceled.
• Cryptocurrency trades cannot be established via instant buying power since our cryptocurrency custodian, Zero Hash, requires the cash to be at our clearing firm for 5 business days when establishing any crypto trades.
• If you did not receive a prompt for an early ACH release, then that may indicate that the funds cannot be verified. However, the deposit will still be processed overnight.
• Banks linked via micro-deposit are not eligible for this program.
• If you are initially funding and were eligible for instant buying power but are still receiving delayed data, then please write to support@tastytrade.com.