Brokers
Firstrade
Connect a Firstrade account for RSA and stock trading: what to prepare, how to sign in through the app, and how to fix common connection problems.
Firstrade is a commission-free US broker. In TradeLabs it trades stocks and works as an RSA fan-out target, where the same trade routes out to Firstrade alongside your other RSA brokers. It stands apart from most RSA brokers because it needs three things to sign in: your login email, your account number, and a 4-digit trading PIN.
| What it trades | Supported |
|---|---|
| RSA (reverse split arbitrage) | Yes |
| Stocks | Manual orders only, from the Trade page. An automated Stocks strategy routes to Tradier, IBKR, Robinhood, or STG / DAS instead. |
| Options, spreads, crypto, memecoins | No |
Firstrade supports more than one account. Add each one separately on the Firstrade card, and each keeps its own email, account number, and PIN.
Before you start
- A Firstrade account, opened at firstrade.com.
- Your account number, which you can find in your Firstrade profile on firstrade.com.
- A 4-digit trading PIN set on firstrade.com. This is the PIN that authorizes trades, not your login password.
- Two-factor authentication reachable, because Firstrade sends a verification code when you sign in.
- The TradeLabs Companion installed and running.
Connect it in the app
- Open the Brokers page, find the Firstrade card, and click Add account.
- Fill in the connect form, then click Save account. Your credentials are encrypted on your device.
Click a broker card, then Add account, to open the connect form
Firstrade needs your email, account number, password, and your 4-digit PIN
The form asks for:
- Email — the email you use to log in to Firstrade.
- Account number — from firstrade.com.
- Password — your Firstrade login password.
- 4-digit PIN — your trading PIN set on firstrade.com.
Once saved, click Sign in on the account row. Firstrade sends a verification code, and the row shows an Enter verification code prompt: type the code and click Submit.
When sign-in succeeds you see a Firstrade signed in confirmation and the row switches to a signed-in state.
The 4-digit PIN is not your password. If trades are rejected even though sign-in works, the PIN is the first thing to recheck.
Fixing common problems
- Sign-in fails: confirm the email, account number, and password all match what you use on firstrade.com. The account number is easy to mistype.
- No verification code: check that the phone or email Firstrade sends the code to is reachable, and look in spam or junk for email codes.
- Trades rejected after a good sign-in: recheck the 4-digit PIN. Sign-in can succeed while a wrong PIN blocks the actual order.
- Need to fix credentials: open the ⋯ menu on the account row and choose Edit credentials.
Using Firstrade with RSA
Once Firstrade is signed in, add it to an RSA strategy from the dashboard like any other RSA broker, and make sure the strategy is active. See RSA setup for the full flow, and RSA Broker Limits for per-account limits.