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Options brokers with AI tools
10 brokers have an AI assistant or AI agent access for residents of the United States. The same facts for each: fees, approvals, countries.
AI tools at a broker come in two forms. An assistant inside the platform answers questions, and agent access, such as an MCP server, lets an AI tool you choose connect to the account. AI answers can be wrong, so check what the tool can see and what it can do without your approval. 10 brokers have AI tools for residents of the United States.
At a glance: 10 brokers, 6 at $0 per contract, 3 with $0 exercise and assignment, 7 approving naked options, 10 working with QuantWheel; median fee $0.00 per contract, lowest margin rate at $50,000 5.05%.
| Broker | QuantWheel | Exercise | Approval | 0DTE | Margin | Offers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TradeStation | Trade & Sync | $0 via QuantWheelIndex options add $0.75 per contract | $0 | Naked | Yes | Negotiable | |
 Alpaca | Coming | $0 per contractPartner, index and professional rates differ | Not published | Spreads | Yes | 6.25% | |
 Interactive Brokers | Sync-only | $0.65 per contract$1 minimum; additional fees | $0 | Naked | Yes | 5.38% | |
 Moomoo | Trade & Sync | $0 per contractIndex, non-retail and other fees extra | Not published | Naked | Yes | 6.80% | |
 Public | Trade & Sync | $0 per contractIndex options $0.35 plus exchange fees | Not published | Naked | Yes | 5.15% | |
 Robinhood | Sync-only | $0 per contractIndex contracts and other fees extra | $0 | Spreads | Yes | 5.05% | |
 tastytrade | Trade & Sync | $1 open / $0 close$10 opening cap per leg; other fees apply | $5 | Naked | Yes | 10.00% | |
 TradeZero | Coming | $0.42 per contract$20 order cap; index contracts excluded | Exercise $10 auto / $35 manual, assignment $10 per line | Not published | Not published | 9.00% | |
 Tradier | Coming | $0.35 per contractPaid plans differ; other fees apply | $9 | Naked | Yes | 9.75% | |
 Webull | Trade & Sync | $0 per contractOversized and index orders cost extra | Not published | Naked | Yes | 8.74% |
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What qualifies each for this page, from its fee schedule and options agreement, and the one fact that sets it apart.TradeStation$0 via QuantWheel · $0 exercise and assignment · naked
TradeStation opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0 via QuantWheel (Index options add $0.75 per contract). Exercise and assignment cost $0. It approves up to naked short options. It trades on Web, Desktop, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; with Trade & Sync the orders you approve go to the broker from QuantWheel.
AI toolsTradeStation MCP connects Claude or ChatGPT to the account to research, analyze positions and preview orders in plain language, with explicit confirmation before orders (request access in HUB, no account minimum). The 'ask TradeStation ai' tool gives 24/7 answers about Desktop features.
Alpaca$0 per contract · exercise fee not published · spreads
Alpaca opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0 per contract (Partner, index and professional rates differ). It does not publish its exercise and assignment fees. It approves up to defined-risk spreads. It trades on Web, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; placing orders from QuantWheel is coming soon, so today you place them at the broker.
AI toolsAlpaca MCP Server connects AI clients such as Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and PyCharm to the Trading API to research markets, check positions and buying power, and place stock, crypto and single or multi-leg options orders (paper by default, live with live API keys). The Alpaca Trading CLI, built for AI agent use, trades stocks, options and crypto, and the Skills Library for AI agents (Backtesting Skill and Paper Trading Skill) launched June 17, 2026.
Interactive Brokers$0.65 per contract · $0 exercise and assignment · naked
Interactive Brokers opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0.65 per contract ($1 minimum; additional fees). Exercise and assignment cost $0. It approves up to naked short options. It trades on Web, Desktop, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; you place the orders at the broker.
AI toolsAsk IBKR (plain-English questions about your portfolio), AI Screeners, Investment Themes, Connections, AI News Summaries and IBot come at no extra cost. AI Integration over MCP connects ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Perplexity, Claude Code, Cursor and other MCP tools to the account for research, portfolio analysis and draft trade instructions the client reviews and submits.
Moomoo$0 per contract · exercise fee not published · naked
Moomoo opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0 per contract (Index, non-retail and other fees extra). It does not publish its exercise and assignment fees. It approves up to naked short options. It trades on Desktop, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; with Trade & Sync the orders you approve go to the broker from QuantWheel.
AI toolsMoomoo AI writes AI-generated daily and weekly briefs on a stock's chart page, and Moomoo AI Assistant offers AI chat about markets and stocks in the app and on desktop. Moomoo API Skills lets your own AI agent connect through moomoo's OpenD to research, backtest and prepare or place trades, defaulting to paper trading.
Public$0 per contract · exercise fee not published · naked
Public opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0 per contract (Index options $0.35 plus exchange fees). It does not publish its exercise and assignment fees. It approves up to naked short options. It trades on Web, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; with Trade & Sync the orders you approve go to the broker from QuantWheel.
AI toolsAlpha is a free AI research co-pilot in the app and on the web, and AI Agents are no-code agents that monitor markets and run trading workflows (including conditional options trades) after your explicit sign-off. The Public MCP server connects Claude, Perplexity and ChatGPT with read and write access for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto and bonds.
Robinhood$0 per contract · $0 exercise and assignment · spreads
Robinhood opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0 per contract (Index contracts and other fees extra). Exercise and assignment cost $0. It approves up to defined-risk spreads. It trades on Web, Mobile. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; you place the orders at the broker.
AI toolsCortex Digests give AI summaries of what moves a stock or your portfolio (Gold members), and Cortex Assistant is an AI chat for Gold members on iOS that can analyze options chains but cannot place options orders. Robinhood Agents builds an AI trading agent inside the app on a dedicated agentic account (equities, options and crypto), and the Robinhood Trading MCP server serves external agents such as Claude Code and Codex (long equities, options and crypto orders in an MCP account).
tastytrade$1 open / $0 close · $5 per event · naked
tastytrade opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $1 open / $0 close ($10 opening cap per leg; other fees apply). Exercise and assignment cost $5 each. It approves up to naked short options. It trades on Web, Desktop, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; with Trade & Sync the orders you approve go to the broker from QuantWheel.
AI toolsAI Search on the web platform turns a described theme into up to 10 matching symbols (powered by Telescope AI). The official tastytrade MCP server for the Open API connects an LLM client (for example Claude or Cursor) for quotes, option chains, positions, balances and order entry, with forced dry runs and a read-only mode.
TradeZero$0.42 per contract · $10 per event · not published
TradeZero opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0.42 per contract ($20 order cap; index contracts excluded). Exercise and assignment cost $10 each. It does not publish its highest options level. It trades on Web, Desktop, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; placing orders from QuantWheel is coming soon, so today you place them at the broker.
AI toolsTradeZero MCP (launched August 8, 2026) connects Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT (Business, Enterprise or Edu plans), Perplexity, Grok, Cursor or VS Code to the account to check balances, buying power, positions and P&L, place equity and single-leg or multi-leg options orders, and manage short locates. It needs the API Trading add-on enabled in the client portal, and standard fees apply.
Tradier$0.35 per contract · $9 per event · naked
Tradier opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0.35 per contract (Paid plans differ; other fees apply). Exercise and assignment cost $9 each. It approves up to naked short options. It trades on Web, Desktop, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; placing orders from QuantWheel is coming soon, so today you place them at the broker.
AI toolsThe hosted Tradier MCP Server connects Claude (web, desktop, Code), ChatGPT desktop, Cursor or Gemini CLI to the account for quotes, options chains with Greeks, balances, positions, watchlists, and placing, changing or canceling orders.
Webull$0 per contract · exercise fee not published · naked
Webull opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0 per contract (Oversized and index orders cost extra). It does not publish its exercise and assignment fees. It approves up to naked short options. It trades on Web, Desktop, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; with Trade & Sync the orders you approve go to the broker from QuantWheel.
AI toolsVega AI is an in-app AI assistant (market recap, Options Insights on unusual activity, volume, open interest and IV, portfolio review, plain-English orders turned into tickets for review). Agentic AI connects ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Cursor, Codex and other MCP clients to the account to research and place trades in equities, options, futures, event contracts and crypto with an order preview, optional read-only mode and limits, and Webull OpenAPI comes with a local MCP, Agent Skills and a CLI.
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