Where to for Australian investors seeking to trade options in the US?

[Nudist]

I see a discussion thread from 2016 noting the closing of thinkorswim services to Australian option traders. I was with Optionsxpress for about a year and was happy with the service. However I did close because my account last year to pursue other investment opportunities. I recontacted them today to reactivate my account only to be told that their terms and conditions have changed in the interim and as a result I will need to deposit a minimum of $25,000 into my account to trade. This doesn't seems fair given that they charge every time I do trade. Is anyone aware if any other service that provides options trading on the US market for Australians thanks

 

[Warriortrader]

You could try TradeStation or even Saxo...google them ...Interactive Brokers...google them

 

[Qtrader]

I don't trade options myself but use Tradezero as my US broker. They do options but can't comment on commissions for options as I don't trade them. They are very cheap for stock trading commissions and I don't believe they have minimum to start account.
Have a look at their website and see what you think.

 

[penedo]

I don't have personal experience with them yet and not sure they offer options trading but I like what I heard so far about ************. They say they take their cut from the conversion between AUD/USD and free trades.

Personally my OptionsXpress account was migrated to Charles Schwab when they were bought last year and so far I'm happy with them.

 

[brisman]

If seeking to trade options in the US, for a free options educational site it's hard to beat aeromir.com

I have accounts with Interactive Brokers and Charles Schwab. IB is better once you learn how to use them but CS is easier when you are first learning.