Solutions for Sophisticated Individual Traders

Trade with institutional precision: Clear Street provides direct market access, advanced routing, real-time analytics and integrated financing so you can move fast, control costs and see risk as it happens.

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~$20bn

notional/day

~450mm

shares/day

~4%

U.S. equities market share

99.95%

uptime

$1bn

retail client balances

Your Day-to-Day Advantage

Sophisticated individual traders need institutional tools without institutional overhead: smart routing and dark pool access, robust short inventory and locates, portfolio margin (when eligible) and clean, real-time reporting. Legacy stacks add latency and operational drag just when speed and visibility matter most. Clear Street unifies execution, risk and financing on modern rails so you can focus on strategy, not workarounds.

The Clear Street Difference

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Direct Market Access + Smart Routing

DMA, SOR and dark pool connectivity with flexible commissions and ECN rebates.

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Locates Where You Trade

Extensive ETB list, HTB support and in-ticket locates to streamline shorting from the order ticket.

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Real-Time Context

Clear Street Studio displays positions, P&L and intraday margin alongside the blotter, with API/FIX connectivity to your workflow.

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Capital Efficiency

Portfolio margin (where eligible) and integrated securities lending/fully paid lending for better use of collateral.

Key Services for Sophisticated Individual Traders

Professional infrastructure that keeps pace with your strategy – no matter your background or specific goals.

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High-Touch Trading

Seasoned support for block trades, special situations and event-driven flows; 24x6 coverage when you need it.

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Low-Touch Trading

Low-latency DMA and smart order routing across lit and dark venues, built for consistent, low-friction fills.

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Fox River Algos

Specialized strategies that think like a trader, improve on traditional benchmarks and source hidden liquidity with minimal footprint.

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Portfolio Margin & Risk

Real-time portfolio margining (eligibility-based), live exposure tools and stress views in Clear Street Studio.

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Securities Lending & Locates

Extensive ETB list, HTB support, an experienced in-house lending team and fully paid lending programs.

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Clearing

Modern post-trade processes, consolidated reporting and straight-through processing on cloud-native rails.

Clear Street Studio: Trade With Full Context

Work orders on a single, real-time surface that puts market views and portfolio context side-by-side.

  • Trade in one place – Order ticket with in-ticket locates, L1/L2, time & sales and a live order blotter.
  • Act with context – Real-time positions, P&L and intraday margin by position.
  • Plug in and scale – FIX/API with your existing workflows, on a single set of rails for trading, financing and clearing.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers here to some of the most frequently asked questions about our offering.

 

Have more specific questions? Contact us today.

How do I open an account with Clear Street?

Prospective clients can get in touch with our sales and onboarding team via our Contact page. A representative will reach out to discuss your execution, financing and clearing needs. 

What makes Clear Street different?

Clear Street’s mission is to modernize capital markets and make them accessible to every sophisticated investor worldwide. We provide the technology, tools and service once reserved for Wall Street’s largest institutions, unifying client activity on a single, real-time end-to-end platform. Our infrastructure powers investors to scale today and will be the foundation on which markets will trade tomorrow.

Do you support short selling and intraday locates?

Yes. Individual clients get an extensive ETB list, HTB support, in-ticket locates from the order ticket and access to in-house securities lending.

Can I connect my own tools?

Yes. Clear Street Studio supports API/FIX connectivity and works alongside OEMS/analytics. Individual traders can view positions, P&L and margin in real time.

Is portfolio margin available to individuals?

Portfolio margin is available where eligibility criteria are met; our platform surfaces live margin and risk so you can monitor impact throughout the day.

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