Clear Street — Modernizing the brokerage ecosystem
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Individual Traders
Day in, day out, sophisticated individual traders need global, multi-asset, institutional-grade tools to stay ahead. Clear Street delivers direct market access, advanced order routing and real-time analytics that independent traders need to execute with the same precision as top trading firms.
Your Day-to-Day Advantage
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 across asset classes and global markets so you can focus on strategy, not workarounds.
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platform for risk, clearing and financing
~$28.4bn
notional / day
~2.4mn
average daily transactions
~4%
U.S. equities market share
99.95%
uptime
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.
Locates Where You Trade
Extensive ETB list and in-ticket locates to streamline shorting from the order ticket.
Real-Time Context
Clear Street Studio™ displays positions, P&L and intraday margin alongside the blotter, with API/FIX connectivity to your workflow.
Capital Efficiency
Portfolio margin (where eligible) and integrated securities lending/fully paid lending for more productive use of collateral.
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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 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 more productive use of collateral.
Key Services for Individual Traders
Integrated, professional infrastructure that keeps pace with your strategy – no matter your background or specific goals.
Low-Touch Trading
Clear Street Algos
High-Touch Trading
Portfolio Margin & Risk
Securities Lending & Locates
Clearing & Custody
Common questions
Simple answers
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 give every sophisticated investor access to every asset, in every market, through a unified platform built for speed, transparency and scale.
We give our clients the technology, tools, and service once reserved for the largest institutions, rebuilt with modern infrastructure. Our single, cloud-native, end-to-end capital markets platform powers investor growth today and is transforming how they can interact with markets tomorrow.
Do you support short selling and intraday locates?
Yes – individual clients get an extensive ETB list, 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.
