Using the App
Proxies (RSA+)
Proxy management for RSA+ members: what proxies do, how to create groups, add and test proxies, assign them to broker accounts, and fix common failures.
Proxy management is an RSA+ feature. On other plans you see an upgrade screen instead of the proxy tools.
Proxies route your trading requests through different IP addresses. For RSA that lets you run many brokerage accounts at once, isolate accounts behind unique IPs, and avoid the broker restrictions that come from many accounts sharing one IP. The rule that runs through everything below: the same broker never shares a proxy across two of its accounts. A reuse cap controls how many different brokers can share one proxy (it defaults to 1, giving every broker its own proxy).
The Proxies page, where you add proxies and assign one to each brokerage account
Brokers that support proxies are the RSA browser brokers plus Robinhood: Robinhood (stocks), Fidelity, Chase, Public, Firstrade, Fennel, BBAE, DSPAC, Wellstrade, and SoFi. Polymarket also has a proxy field. The app supports HTTP/HTTPS and SOCKS4/SOCKS5.
Getting proxies
Add your own from any provider, or get them from the partner:
Unknown Proxies (TradeLabs partner): 10% off with code tradelabs10. Get proxies. Recommended: the Utility ISPs pack (15 proxies), which is plenty for most setups. HTTP/HTTPS, high uptime, 24/7 support.
Create a proxy group
Open the Proxies page (under Brokers), then click New group. This creates a group immediately with an auto-name like “Group 2”.
To configure it, open the group’s settings (gear icon), where you can set a Description, toggle Enabled (disable to park it without deleting), and choose a Broker priority list. Leaving the priority list empty makes the group a global pool any broker can draw from. Rename the group by clicking its name.
Add proxies
After creating the group, click Add proxy. Use the Single tab to enter one proxy (protocol, host or IP, port, and optional username and password), or switch to the Bulk paste tab to paste a list one per line.
Just paste and go. Bulk paste auto-detects common formats (ip:port, ip:port:user:pass, user:pass@ip:port, and protocol://...), so you do not convert anything by hand. Lines starting with # are ignored.
As you paste, the form shows how many lines parsed and how many couldn’t (with a peek at the failures). Click Add N when the list looks right.
Test before you go live
Test proxies before assigning them to real accounts.
Use the Test against dropdown to pick a target: Default (any site) verifies the proxy is alive and reports its exit IP, while picking a broker also checks whether that broker has already blocked the proxy, which is recommended before assigning. Then use each proxy’s Test button or Test all to run the sweep.
A reachable proxy reports its latency in milliseconds and the exit IP it routed through. A blocked proxy shows the broker that flagged it; a failed one shows the raw error. Proxies that fail three times in a row are marked with a fail count on the row. Watch for proxies that fail, are flagged as blocked, or show high latency, and replace them.
Assign proxies to broker accounts
Do not put the same proxy on two accounts within one broker. You can reuse a proxy across different brokers (for example the same proxy for Robinhood and Fennel), up to the reuse cap. Sharing within a broker causes connection issues and broker restrictions.
Auto-assign (recommended). On the Proxies page, click Auto-assign. A dialog lists Eligible brokers with a checkbox each and a separate Doesn’t support proxies section for brokers it skips automatically. It keeps existing and manually-pasted assignments, and never shares a proxy within one broker.
Manual. On the Brokers page, select a broker, edit the account, and type the proxy into the account’s Proxy field (format host:port:user:pass), then save. Repeat per account, keeping each account in the same broker on a different proxy. Use manual assignment when you need geographic matching, faster proxies on priority accounts, or to isolate one account for troubleshooting.
Manual proxy assignment in broker account settings
Managing groups
A proxy group card
Each group card shows the group name and its proxy count, with its proxies listed as rows below. The card header lets you rename the group (click its name), sort its proxies (once a group has more than one), open group settings (gear icon, covering Description, an Enabled toggle, and Broker priority), and delete the group (trash icon). Proxies are added and edited inline within the card. A stats strip at the top of the page shows totals across all groups: Groups, Proxies, Healthy, and Assigned, plus Failing and Untested counts when there are any.
Troubleshooting
If proxies are failing during live trading: on the Proxies page, open the failing group’s settings (gear icon) and turn off Enabled, enable a backup group if you have one, then re-assign with Auto-assign or per-account on the Brokers page. If every proxy is failing, check your internet, confirm the proxies are still active with your provider, and if they use IP auth confirm your IP has not changed.
Read the test result. When a proxy fails, its row shows the raw error the test returned. When a broker flags it, the row shows which broker blocked it. Use Test against a specific broker to tell “the proxy is dead” apart from “this broker blocked this proxy.” Slow but working proxies show a high latency in milliseconds, which usually points at the proxies or your network rather than the app.
Format errors. Bulk paste flags lines it could not parse and shows a peek at the first few. If a line won’t parse, check for typos or extra spaces, make sure each proxy is on its own line, and confirm the string is not cut off.
Robinhood specifically. Use US-based HTTP/HTTPS proxies only (not SOCKS), keep one proxy per account, and reduce request frequency; non-US proxies get blocked.
Firewall and ISP. If Windows Firewall is blocking, allow the Companion App through for both Private and Public networks and restart. If your ISP blocks proxy traffic (everything fails at home but works on a mobile hotspot), try ports 443 or 8080, or a VPN.
Contact your proxy provider when every proxy from them fails or you have authentication or billing problems.