tastylive Education is a completely free trading education platform founded in 2011 by former CBOE floor traders Tom Sosnoff and Scott Sheridan. Unlike subscription-based trading courses, tastylive broadcasts live financial programming 5 days a week, giving traders direct access to real market analysis and live trade execution from experienced traders—not just theoretical concepts. The platform is owned by IG Group (acquired 2021) and operates alongside the tastytrade brokerage under the IG North America umbrella.
The platform's programming spans 12+ hours of daily live content, including flagship research shows like 'Market Measures' and 'Options Jive,' which are backed by proprietary quantitative studies on real-world trading outcomes. Content is broadcast to 190 countries via web, smart TV, and a dedicated tastylive mobile app. The curriculum centers on options selling strategies, probability-based trading, defined-risk structures, and portfolio mechanics—making it especially valuable for traders looking to understand how professional options traders think about risk and edge.
tastylive Education is tightly integrated with the tastytrade brokerage platform, which Investopedia named 'Best Overall Options Trading Platform' in January 2026. Educational content is purpose-built to translate into the tastytrade trading environment, which offers commission-free stock trading, low-cost equity options ($1.00/contract to open, $0 to close with a $10/leg cap), and an intuitive visual trade builder. No account minimum is required to open a tastytrade brokerage account, making the education-to-execution path accessible for traders at all capital levels.
Coverage spans stocks, ETFs, equity options, index options, futures, micro futures, and cryptocurrency. tastylive also hosts free in-person live trading events across the U.S. and Europe. For developers, tastytrade provides an open API at developer.tastytrade.com with a full sandbox environment, sample SDKs, and support for market data, order execution, and portfolio management—all free for tastytrade account holders.