Research profile
Profile data updated: September 21, 2026
Clear Street Active Trading
Active Trading division of Clear Street, a cloud-native prime brokerage offering buying-power and capital programs for experienced equities and options traders trading the firm's capital under risk-managed agreements.
- Headquarters
- New York, NY, USA
- Founded
- 2018
- Funding model
- Firm Capital
- Geographic availability
- Worldwide policy not clearly stated
U.S. tradersAccepted
May suit
traders focused on equities, options.
Consider alternatives if
you require futures.
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Overview
What this firm is and who it serves
Clear Street Active Trading is a technology-first financial services firm and prime broker offering clearing, execution, financing, and investment banking solutions. Built on a cloud-native, real-time infrastructure, the firm provides modern market participants with alternatives to legacy mainframe clearing and settlement platforms. The platform serves sophisticated individual active traders, hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, broker-dealers, family offices, and institutional investors. By leveraging API-driven tools and centralized risk management through systems like Clear Street Studio, the firm enables clients to manage portfolio risk, margin, exposure, and P&L across global markets.
"Clear Street's mission is to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset, in every market."
At a glance
Structured facts about this firm
- Firm Type
- Firm Capital prop firm
- Market Focus
- Stocks, Options
- Trading Style
- Discretionary intraday trading
- Retail Accessibility
- Open to retail traders
- Based in
- New York, NY, USA
- Geographic availability
- Worldwide policy not clearly stated
- Known For
- Cloud-native, real-time trading and clearing platform
- Team size
- 800+ employees worldwide
Funding programs
Account types and the path to capital
Evaluation
—Not required by this firm.
Instant funding
—Not offered by this firm.
Scaling plan
—No formal scaling plan documented.
Trading rules
What's allowed, what isn't
Asset classes supported
Related terms: trailing drawdown · consistency rule · profit split
Platforms & technology
Where and how you trade
Supported platforms
Payout structure
How and when you get paid
Pros & cons
A balanced view based on documented terms
Strengths
- +Modern cloud-native and API-first platform infrastructure
- +Integrated real-time portfolio, risk, and margin tracking
- +Serves diverse institutional and sophisticated individual market participants
Trade-offs
Clear Street Active Trading FAQs
Based on terms reviewed September 21, 2026
What should traders verify before choosing Clear Street Active Trading?+
Review the specific program's drawdown rules, payout eligibility, prohibited strategies, platform availability, refund terms and any country restrictions before purchasing. Terms can differ between programs at the same firm. This profile summarizes the latest documented terms we found, but traders should confirm the current rules directly with Clear Street Active Trading before purchasing.
Does Clear Street Active Trading offer evaluation and instant-funding options?+
Clear Street Active Trading does not require a traditional evaluation phase. Program rules, fees and payout terms can differ between paths, so confirm the terms of the specific program you intend to buy.
Which platforms and markets are available at Clear Street Active Trading?+
Platforms: Clear Street Studio. Markets: equities, options. Availability can differ by program and by region — confirm on the firm's platform and product pages before purchasing.
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