Trader Resources
Tool, platforms, and data sources. 

tastytrade

An online brokerage designed for active options and futures traders. Offers low commissions, fast order entry, and tools oriented around probability-based trading.

To get the student rate: Open an account using this link, then email [email protected] (subject: “Attn: Manager”) and mention you are one of Amy Meissner’s students requesting the discounted SPX rate.

SPX: $0.80 to open / $0.00 to close + ~$0.66 in fees per contract (~$2.11 total round trip). RUT: $1.00 to open / $0.00 to close with lower fees.

Interactive Brokers (IBKR)

A global brokerage with access to stocks, options, futures, forex, and international markets. Known for competitive margin rates and a professional-grade desktop platform (TWS).

thinkorswim (Schwab)

A trading platform offered through Charles Schwab, available on desktop, web, and mobile. Includes advanced charting, options tools, and access to a broad range of tradeable products.

OptionStrat

A web-based tool for visualizing options trade payoffs, modeling how positions behave over time and at different price levels, and tracking open trades.

Option Trader’s Assistant

A web-based platform for managing and tracking options trades. Includes position monitoring, trade modeling, and tools to help automate routine tracking tasks.

OptionNET Explorer (ONE)

A desktop application for analyzing, modeling, and tracking complex options positions. Includes historical intraday data so traders can backtest strategies and replay how a position would have evolved over time.

OptionNET Explorer (ONE)

A desktop application for analyzing, modeling, and tracking complex options positions. Includes historical intraday data so traders can backtest strategies and replay how a position would have evolved over time.

Option Omega

A backtesting platform for options strategies using historical intraday data. Lets traders test entry, exit, and stop-loss rules across a range of index and equity options going back in time.

Financial Juice

A real-time news and audio squawk service. Delivers fast headlines, economic data releases, and central bank commentary as they happen throughout the trading day.

Baha

A financial data and news platform covering markets, stocks, and macro events. Aggregates information from multiple sources in one place.

Earnings Hub

Earnings calendar showing upcoming dates, expected moves, and historical data by ticker

CME FedWatch Tool

Displays market-implied probabilities for upcoming Fed rate decisions