We believe in do-it-yourself investing. We think controlling your own money can be more rewarding than relying on money managers or robo-advisors who put your portfolio on autopilot.
That’s why tastytrade gives you every edge possible with the technology, rates, and support that help you succeed more easily on your own. We’re as serious about your money as you are, and we work for you who are brave enough to take your finances into your own hands.
Who we are
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Scott Sheridan
| CEO, tastytrade, Inc. | |
| Co-founder, thinkorswim | |
| Co-founder, Sosnoff Sheridan Corporation | |
| CBOE Floor Trader |
Tom Sosnoff
| CEO, tastylive, Inc. | |
| Co-founder, thinkorswim | |
| Co-founder, Sosnoff Sheridan Corporation | |
| CBOE Floor Trader |
JJ Kinahan
| CEO, IG North America | |
| VP & Chief Market Strategist, tastytrade | |
| CBOE Floor Trader |
Linwood Ma
| CTO, tastylive, Inc. | |
| CTO, thinkorswim Group, as a private company |
In 2009, Scott Sheridan and Tom Sosnoff sold thinkorswim, and many assumed they would retire. However the founders of modern fintech had their own plans. With Tom busy building tastylive, Scott set out to create the best trading experience possible.
Founded in 2017, tastytrade puts traders first with industry-leading customer support and cutting-edge technology.
We traded at the Chicago Board Options Exchange
We were forged in the fires of physical floor trading. In the pit we learned how to be smart, creative, and resilient with finance. We quickly learned that we look at the market in a different way. Once we understood the value in leveraging options to sell premium, we needed a new space that would allow us to trade more boldly and efficiently.
Tom Sosnoff starts trading at the CBOE- Scott Sheridan starts trading at the CBOE
- Tom & Scott found the Sosnoff Sheridan Corporation
- Tom & Scott found thinkorswim
- Linwood Ma joins thinkorswim Group as CTO
We helped pioneer options trading technology for the retail trader
There was no brokerage or software to help us trade how we knew we could. So we built a firm with the services we needed and a platform with the features we wanted to do it our way. We even traveled the world to share our success and to show people of all types that they could trade like us and win at it. After being made an attractive offer to sell the brokerage firm, there was much contemplation about the decision. Ultimately, it was an offer we couldn’t refuse. After all, we’re traders...
- thinkorswim acquired for $750M
- tastylive wins Chicago Innovation Awards People’s Choice
- tastytrade is approved as an introducing Broker-Dealer
- tastytrade launches to the public
tastylive was formed to change how you talk about finance
After selling our first brokerage firm, we still wanted to help retail traders realize their potential for success. Active traders made it clear that there was nowhere to go for sharp, fun, and actionable financial content. Our affiliate, tastylive, was launched as the first live network for active retail options traders. It is now an irreplaceable resource for both experienced and new independent traders.
- tastytrade Australia launches to the public
- tastytrade is listed on 2019 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards
- tastytrade is named “Best Online Stock Broker 2021” in the 9th annual Investor’s Business Daily survey
- tastytrade launches Crypto Trading
- IG Group and tastylive, Inc. join together in $1 billion landmark deal
Now we're building a new kind of brokerage for you, the active trader
The market can be a rough and random road to travel. Your brokerage is the last thing that should get in your way. We believe the firm itself is a crucial factor in your success. Our platform gives you the technology, tastylive gives you the know-how, and now our business structure gives you the environment you need to maximize profits and reward yourself more deeply than you ever thought possible.
- tastytrade wins "Best Broker for Options" in 2022 Investopedia awards
- JJ Kinahan becomes Regional CEO for IG North America
- tastytrade wins "Best Options Trading Platform" in 2023 Investopedia awards
