Automated Trading

Stock USA supports API and Black Box trading systems through open API or FIX 4.2. Developers may automate and route orders to any of the system's points of liquidity. All orders are checked for buying power, order handling rules and risk management parameters at our OEM with extremely low latency. This is accomplished through your choice of using FIX or our API Plug-in.

 Our online support staff works with Black Box and automated program developers to facilitate bringing their systems to market. We provide a testing network to facilitate API testing. This enables developers to "paper trade and test" their system real time before going live. Other services include on site hosting of Black Box servers.

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Use your trading spreadsheet or other programs to automate trades. Your trading sheets may be built to also handle special terms and, like all software, are ready for straight-through processing use FIX Protocol or use our plug in.

The API Use a Wrapper to write Visual Basic applications or use our MFC C++ API to write C++ applications to connect to the Gateway in the manner which best suits your needs. We can provide a plug in to our existing software. Optional FIX connection Offers straight through processing.

The steps involved are:

• Technological handshake between your system and our system
• Utilization or a risk management platform
• Real time Demo Trading and Authentication
• Live Trading
• Monitoring & Analysis

We offer a full suite of FIX gateway solutions for clients who require global connectivity, high throughput and reliability. FIX execution solutions allow clients to automatically transmit, receive and cancel advanced order types, execution reports, order status, positions, liquidity flags, account balances and more.

Solving Low Latency

Specialized messages allow your FIX engine to instantly switch routing or change order placements in response to market factors such as latency at the exchange or indications of fast moving markets. Clients can connect using their own front end or back-office applications or choose one from Nexa, DAS or Sterling. FIX 4.2 and API is available upon request.

Exchange Connectivity

Connectivity to most North American equities, options and futures exchanges, market makers & ATS's.

To sign up, or for more information about our automated trading systems, please contact Stock USA's customer support at 1-800-874-3039 or info@stockusa.com.