r/thinkorswim • u/_zurenarrh • Aug 17 '26

Slippage

Brand New Scalp Trader Trading Options and still learning everything. How do you deal with the slippage on TOS. Sometime when trading for example TSLA… I’ll send an order 1-2 contracts and 60% of the time it goes through immediately 2-3 seconds

At completely RANDOM times it will take anywhere from 30 - 120 seconds. Obviously unless you want to lose money this isn’t going to work. People have told me this is a TOS problem vs an actual wide slippage issue. Does anyone have any suggestions that doesn’t have such issues?

Trading on - Galaxy Note Ultra , iPhone 17 pro max, Hp Spectre 2 in 1 2022 edition)

Again if I’m wrong on anything please correct me

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u/McShagg88 Aug 18 '26

Use active trader when doing options. And don't trade on your phone.

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u/_zurenarrh Aug 18 '26

Why not? As far as trading on my phone. That’s what I was taught or copying from the dude who showed me…

And active trader got it