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Tradovate trade sync

Keep Tradovate futures history in one review workflow.

Connect Tradovate through read-only OAuth to sync closed futures trades, fills, fees, and account history into Trader's Second Brain. Paired CSV reports remain available for older history and reconciliation.

  • Read-only OAuth sync available
  • Demo and Live environments
  • Paired CSV import available

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How it works

From read-only OAuth to reviewed journal.

Native read-only sync is available now. CSV import remains available for older exports and reconciliation.

  1. 01

    Choose Demo or Live

    In TSB Settings, select Tradovate and choose Demo for simulated and supported prop-firm accounts, or Live for a real brokerage account. They remain separate connections.

  2. 02

    Continue to Tradovate

    TSB redirects to Tradovate OAuth. Sign in there and review the access request; TSB never receives the account password.

  3. 03

    Approve read-only history access

    Approve Account Information, Orders, Positions, and Contract Library. Market Data, trading, funds, alerts, chat, and account-risk permissions are not required.

  4. 04

    Run the first sync

    TSB imports available closed-trade history with fills and fees, reconstructs scale-ins, partial exits, and reversals, and keeps later syncs tied to the same native executions.

Optional CSV backfill

For history outside the provider reporting window, upload Position History and Cash History for the same account and date range. Cash History adds commission, exchange, clearing, and NFA fees for Net P&L reconciliation.

TSB import dialog for selecting an older-history CSV file
Choose an older-history exportFor CSV backfill, TSB identifies the report before adding trades.
TSB data quality review for optional CSV backfill
Review the backfillCheck mapping, account, timezone, and detected rows before import.
Security boundary

History in. No trading access.

OAuth gives TSB read-only access to the account and completed trade history. TSB does not receive the account password and cannot place, change, or cancel orders, move funds, or request a withdrawal.

Read the broker data security model
Current input
Read-only OAuth sync; optional paired CSV backfill
Data scope
Completed trade and account history
No trading or money movement
TSB cannot place or change orders, transfer funds, or request withdrawals.
Native sync
Available with read-only OAuth
FAQ

Questions before you connect or import.

Answers based on the current OAuth sync and supported file imports.

Should a prop account use Demo or Live?

Choose Demo for simulated and supported prop-firm accounts exposed through the provider demo environment. Choose Live only for a real brokerage account in the live environment.

What does sync bring into TSB?

Read-only OAuth brings available closed futures trades, native fills, account history, and available fee evidence. For older activity, paired Position History and Cash History files add the related cash ledger for Net P&L reconciliation.

How much history does the first sync request?

The initial OAuth sync requests up to 30 days of available provider reporting history, then continues incrementally. Provider availability can vary by account; paired CSV reports remain available for older activity.

How are partial exits and repeated syncs handled?

TSB reconstructs the position lifecycle from native fill identifiers. Scale-ins and partial exits stay in one completed trade, while repeated syncs update the same execution identity instead of inserting another copy.

Which Tradovate reports do I need for older history?

Download Position History and Cash History for the same account and date range. Upload Position History first, then add Cash History when TSB prompts you.

Is P&L net or gross?

OAuth sync imports available fee evidence for Net P&L. For CSV, Position History contains gross P&L and the matching Cash History report supplies the fee categories needed for Net P&L.

Can TSB place orders or request withdrawals?

No. OAuth is read-only and TSB does not request order-entry, transfer, withdrawal, or account-risk permissions.

Bring the history. Get the answer.

Start with the trades you already have.

Connect the account with read-only access, review the first synced trades, and keep later closed trades attached to the same journal account.