Launch brokers compared
The Trading page lists every field. This page compares the safety posture.
Who approves the order?
| Provider | Default path | Optional or second path | Guardrail enforced by | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood | Agent trades in a separate agentic account; Trade approvals off by default for MCP accounts | Turn on Trade approvals to confirm each order | Broker | 12 |
| Coinbase | Agent trades in the portfolios you pick at sign-in, which can include the main account | Dedicated portfolio (spot crypto only) | Broker for portfolio scope; client for per-order preview | 345 |
| Webull | Cloud MCP: you confirm each trade in the Webull app | Local OpenAPI MCP: direct orders with local limits | Broker (Cloud); your server (local) | 67 |
| Interactive Brokers | AI Integration: you review and submit every instruction | Autonomous Trading in a funded AI Partition, for eligible accounts | Broker | 8910 |
| Alpaca | No broker-side approval documented | Paper endpoint for testing | Your client | 1112 |
What can the agent see?
| Provider | Read scope | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Robinhood | All Robinhood accounts, positions, balances and order history | 1 |
| Coinbase | Portfolios selected on the approval screen | 3 |
| Webull | Account info, portfolio and watchlists (Cloud) | 13 |
| Interactive Brokers | Portfolio analysis and account data through the connector | 8 |
| Alpaca | Account, orders, positions, portfolio and market data | 12 |
Paper or sandbox
| Provider | Paper or sandbox for agents | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Robinhood | unknown | |
| Coinbase | unknown | |
| Webull | Local OpenAPI MCP defaults to the UAT sandbox; Cloud unknown | 7 |
| Interactive Brokers | unknown | |
| Alpaca | Yes: paper endpoint and $100K simulated balance | 1412 |
Sources
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Footnotes
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Onboarding an external agent - Robinhood. Robinhood, official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩ ↩2
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Trading with your agent - Robinhood. Robinhood, official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩
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Coinbase for Agents setup skill (skill.md). Coinbase Developer Platform, official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩ ↩2
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Coinbase for Agents: Your AI Agent Can Now Trade and Pay with Coinbase. Coinbase, official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩
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Coinbase MCP - Coinbase Developer Documentation. Coinbase Developer Platform, official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩
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Webull Expands Cloud MCP to Enable AI-Powered Trading Without Coding or Installation. Webull / PR Newswire, official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩
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GitHub - webull-inc/webull-openapi-mcp: Webull OpenAPI MCP · GitHub. Webull (GitHub), official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩ ↩2
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Interactive Brokers AI Hub. Interactive Brokers, official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩ ↩2
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AI Instructions. IBKR Guides, official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩
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AI-Powered Portfolio Analysis & Trading Tools (IBKR AI Integrations). Interactive Brokers, official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩
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GitHub - alpacahq/cli: CLI for Trading API · GitHub. Alpaca (GitHub), official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩
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GitHub - alpacahq/agentic: Multi-platform plugin marketplace for Alpaca APIs · GitHub. Alpaca (GitHub), official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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Webull Cloud MCP Server - Webull API. Webull Developer, official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩
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Alpaca - Trade with AI Using Alpaca’s MCP Server. Alpaca, official, retrieved 2026-11-12. ↩