Trusted Contact
A Trusted Contact plays a specific role with your account. You can think of the Trusted Contract as an “emergency contact.” What is a Trusted Contact? Whe...
Account Opening
International ID Number
An international applicant must provide a local government-issued ID number to submit an application. If you reside in a country that does not have a Tax Id...
Application Processing Times
Domestic Customers Checking on the status of your application? Domestic accounts are opened and approved in 1-3 business days as long as there aren't a...
Live Quotes
Did you open your first tastytrade account and not fund it yet? If so, and you want to check out the platform with live quotes streaming through it, you’ll ...
Acceptable Visa Types
Are you a visa holder that resides in the US? Well, if you hold one of the acceptable visa types below, then you’re in luck! What kind of visa do I need to...
Joint Account Opening
How to Open a Joint Account First timer’s start here! If you do not have an open account at tastytrade yet, please register with us first by creating a us...
Opening Multiple Accounts
Do you already have a tastytrade account but are looking to create another one? At tastytrade, trading accounts house under one username/email address. So, ...
Change Account Types
At this time, accounts cannot be converted. For example, a cash account cannot be converted to a margin account or vice-versa. To open a different account t...
How do I reopen my account?
Accounts that are closed due to a full ACAT transfer or from an account closure request cannot be reopened. Although your trading account is closed, you wil...
Credit Check
Does tastytrade run a credit check? In short, yes. When you open an account at tastytrade, we run a soft credit check through Equifax. Credit checks do ...