TradeStation User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience44.3% of reviews
Neutral7.1% of reviews
Negative experience48.6% of reviews

~ Based on 397 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is TradeStation Safe?

TradeStation - Trade & Invest appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for TradeStation is 90/100.

This assessment is based on 18,345 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

88.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.9% of ratings suggest some concerns
7.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 18,345 App Store ratings for TradeStation.

Is TradeStation Legit?

TradeStation - Trade & Invest appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for TradeStation is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

No more PDT rules

No more pattern day trade rules!!!
As of June 04 2026, TradeStation remove all PDT rules.. yea!
No minimum account balance required, no worries if it’s less than $25k
Control your own risks!
I opened my account in August 2025 and have been doing ok with options trading. Thanks TradeStation for supporting us by removing PDT rules.
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Shady

This has got to be the worst Trading App,platform, experience EVER.
1st- account disappeared yes you heard right just wiped out zero dollars. 2nd- no explanation from Trade Station, no help, Just create another account. (Can’t even successfully recover or create new account system error.
So all my funds & open trades just disappeared. Criminals activities. UNINSTALLED. APP SUCKS, LAME LAYOUT. Going out of business soon! Watch!
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No more PDT rules

No more pattern day trade rules!!!
Screw all brokers like Etrade, Fidelity..
As of June 04 2026, TradeStation remove all PDT rules.. yea!
No minimum account balance required, no worries if it’s less than $25k
Control your own risks!
I opened my account in August 2025 and have been doing ok with options trading. Thanks TradeStation for supporting us by removing PDT rules.
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No more PDT rules

No more pattern day trade rules!!!
Screw all brokers like Etrade, Fidelity..
As of June 04 2026, TradeStation remove all PDT rules.. yea!
No minimum account balance required, no worries if it’s less than $25k
Control your own risks!
I opened my account in August 3025 and have been doing ok with options trading. Thanks TradeStation for supporting us by removing PDT rules.
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No more PDT

No more pattern day trade rules!!!
Screw all brokers like Etrade, Fidelity..
As of June 04 2026, TradeStation remove all PDT rules.. yea!
I opened my account in August 3025 and have been doing ok with options trading. Thanks TradeStation for supporting us by removing PDT rules.

No options risk/profit charts. Gives your banking history to 3rd parties via Plaid.

Also freezes every time I try to link a bank account. The app hides the UI when I go out of the app to get a verification code, and the app is stuck on hidden UI mode when coming back. Super lame. Obviously they don't want money!

TradeStation has no alternative for deposits other than via Plaid, which will release YOUR ENTIRE BANKING HISTORY (each and every transaction, everything you have ever done in your bank) to third parties. The only way to use the app is via this HUGE privacy violation, or via an expensive wire transfer. They do not accept any other deposit options. This is totally unacceptable and I will not be able to try the app because of it.

Moomoo UI is much better. TradeStation doesn't show an interactive risk/reward/profit chart like Moomoo. On Moomoo we can see the live chart as a trade progresses (not just when placing an order), making it much easier to visually see where the trade is on its journey. Moomoo can't roll individual wings of an iron butterfly though, while TradeStation can.

TradeStation doesn't show me 0DTE or 1DTE options! No good!!!
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Gives your entire banking history to 3rd parties.

Also freezes every time I try to link a bank account. The app hides the UI when I go out of the app to get a verification code, and the app is stuck on hidden UI mode when coming back. Super lame. Obviously they don't want money!

TradeStation has no alternative for deposits other than via Plaid, which will release YOUR ENTIRE BANKING HISTORY (each and every transaction, everything you have ever done in your bank) to third parties. The only way to use the app is via this HUGE privacy violation, or via an expensive wire transfer. They do not accept any other deposit options. This is totally unacceptable and I will not be able to try the app because of it.
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Sucks

Literally will freeze, in the middle of a trade. Today there was a bearish gap on the Spy, I couldn’t even buy a put contract, because the options chart was not visible. If I could post pictures I would. This is not a platform for serious traders.

Do not download

This might be the worst app I’ve ever used. It won’t log in because safari says that the website address is invalid. Once I finally get logged in, any swipe down logs me out again. This app is TERRIBLE for iOS and helped me make up my mind not to transfer any other accounts to TradeStation.

Gives your entire banking history to 3rd parties.

TradeStation has no alternative for deposits other than via Plaid, which will release YOUR ENTIRE BANKING HISTORY (each and every transaction, everything you have ever done in your bank) to third parties. The only way to use the app is via this HUGE privacy violation, or via an expensive wire transfer. They do not accept any other deposit options. This is totally unacceptable and I will not be able to try the app because of it.
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Last resort broker

Wire transfer process alone is enough to make them my last choice of brokers they charge the most money to transfer and take the longest time to acknowledge the transfer and even longer to release or credit funds. Fidelity is free to wire transfer and completed within 30 minutes usually TradeStation will take $25 and say just wait till noon it should update by then whole time you’re missing out on thousands of dollars in profit because of it. Horrible service and even worse UI.
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Sim designation

Can’t tell the difference in sim and live accounts. There’s only indicators on one page. Should be on every page.

Liquidated my worst, ignored green

Trade station: one star. They liquidated 400 X shares –– My worst performer while X sat green and profitable right in front of them. Same day margin call at 9 PM, 1 PM deadline. No real notice. Cash positive balance ignored. Felt like theft. Customer service? High school interns who sound like they're on their third energy drink. Fees are garbage, platforms Chung a clunky, interest on cash? Zero. If you value your money, run. IBKR laughs at this clown show.
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Funds Won’t Withdraw

2 months later and they still can’t figure out why I can’t withdraw my money.

App is RISK itself!

Huge fan of the desktop but the app is so slooow. Putting an order or even changing/updating price takes so long and so many steps!! Why so many button before I can confirm a trade! Please update efficiency and speed. Too slow and too many Stella to place or update orders.

Have no language to choose

Have no language to choose

Random changes to make you lose money

They switched the colors of the bid and ask columns randomly. If not caught, I could have been in a trade that lost money. Too many random glitches and log outs. This one here is unacceptable. You can’t randomly change the buy and sell columns and think that’s ok. Fix or we’ll have to take our money and students elsewhere.
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Fake account

Went to sign up and link all my info to and I got locked out once my bank account was linked then my bank account got drained and closed me out now I can’t get into this account or my bank account.

MFA Not working - security issue

I have to keep entering MFA code over and over again. Not remembering login and each time asking to login and MFA code

No explanation

I created an account with TradeStation, my bank account shows $500 deposit was settled with them thru ACH. After giving them a call to make sure everything is good to go, they tell me that I can’t use them and do business with them for no reason. I didn’t even do anything except to wait for settlement as they told me. Everything they asked for I answered truthfully. Now they want me to to withdraw funds thru wire transfer and say I’m banned from using ACH. Very weird broker. I really wanted to use them, but maybe this for the better.
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