Explore trading platforms, system requirements, features, mobile access, and technical support.
Hammer Pro, Hammer Lite, Sterling Trader Pro, Lightspeed and Websocket APIs for algo trading.
Windows 10+, MacOS 11+, iOS/Android latest versions for mobile. See System Requirements.
Yes, via Hammer Lite web platform or our mobile apps.
Yes, Hammer Lite is available for iOS and Android. Download from your app store.
Visit the Download Center https://alaricsecurities.com/platforms/platforms-downloads/
Yes, but for your security, simultaneous logins may be restricted on some platforms.
Log in, search for your asset, select “Buy” or “Sell,” enter your order details, and confirm.
Market, limit and stop orders are available.
Hotkeys can be set up in Hammer Pro via Dashboard >> Settings >> Trading >> Hotkeys / Saved Orders. You can read more here https://support.alaricsecurities.com/hc/en-us/articles/4839054316188-Hotkeys-How-to-setup-hotkeys-in-Hammer-Pro
Yes, drag and drop widgets, save layouts, and set themes.
The charts are fully customizable and offer a great set of indicators and tools, you can check how to do it here https://support.alaricsecurities.com/hc/en-us/sections/360005883139-Graphics-and-Charts
Yes, open a demo account for risk-free simulated trading from here
Visit the Help Center for guides, videos, and step-by-step walkthroughs https://support.alaricsecurities.com/hc/en-us
For technical issues you can contact our team immediately on [email protected]
Deployment:
Hammer Pro is a dedicated desktop application, while Hammer Web is browser-based (and has a mobile app – Hammer Lite Trade & Invest).
Target User:
Hammer Pro is for experienced and professional traders, while Hammer Web is aimed at a broader audience, including those looking for a free and accessible platform.
Performance & Speed:
Hammer Pro is designed for higher performance, faster execution, and lower latency, crucial for high-frequency and professional trading. Hammer Web, being web-based, might have slightly less raw speed.
Advanced Tools:
Hammer Pro offers more specialized and advanced features like the Risk Terminal, sophisticated backtesting, and more extensive customization options, catering to complex trading strategies. Hammer Lite focuses on fundamental tools and ease of use.
Other features:
Hammer Pro does not have web and mobile solution. Hammer Web offers GTC orders, extended hours trading, Discover center, packed with various scanners as well as customizable watchlists
Cost:
Hammer Web is commission-free, while Hammer Pro has a monthly subscription fee ($30).
Yes, Websocket API is available. See API Documentation for more details https://alaricsecurities.com/platforms/trading-websocket-api/
Yes, API sandbox access is available for registered users.
Yes, our API is compatible with most major trading platforms and bots.
Request via the developer section in your client portal.
Standard limits apply; higher thresholds available for institutional clients.
Hammer Pro is a real-time scanning and custom indicator platform that enables you to filter, monitor, and receive alerts for trade setups across an unlimited number of symbols. It saves you from manual chart watching and helps you catch opportunities the instant your criteria are met.
Custom scanners enable you to define your unique trading logic — such as price movement, volume, or technical indicator patterns — and Hammer Pro continuously scans your entire watchlist for these setups. When your conditions are met, you get instant notifications — no more missing momentum moves.
No programming is needed for most setups! The Simple Editor allows you to create powerful scanners just by selecting conditions from dropdown menus. For advanced users, the Advanced Editor provides custom C# scripting capabilities.
Yes. Hammer Pro lets you set up custom alerts for any scanner or indicator. You can choose how and when you’re notified — via pop-up, sound, or taskbar flash — so you’re always ready to act when your setup appears.
Paintbars are custom indicators that visually highlight your strategies directly on the price chart. For example, you can colour candles, draw shapes, or add labels when specific patterns or signals occur — helping you spot setups instantly.
Absolutely. You can build your custom logic once and apply it both as a scanner (to filter symbols) and as a Paintbar (to visualise patterns on charts). Hammer Pro makes it seamless.
Yes. In Hammer Pro you can configure your scanners and alerts to trigger during regular trading hours, pre-market, or after-hours — so you never miss early or late moves.
For example, in Hammer Pro you can filter for stocks showing positive movement with a tight bid-ask spread to ensure good liquidity — so you only see symbols that are ready to trade.
Yes. Whether you’re a discretionary trader looking for visual cues or a systematic trader building complex models, Hammer Pro adapts to your workflow and strategy.
Sign up for the platform, try the risk-free demo environment, check out our newsletters to get exclusive trading tips, market insights and product updates. You’ll learn in no time how to build scanners, set up alerts, and transform your trading workflow with Hammer Pro.
Day trading scanners continuously search for stocks making significant moves within the current trading session — spotting breakouts, reversals, volume spikes, and momentum shifts.
Day traders need to act fast. These scanners help you catch the best intraday setups as they happen, so you’re never a step behind the market.
Create real-time custom day trading scanners in Hammer Pro that instantly alert you to your exact setups — no more manual chart surfing or missed trades.
Similar to day trading scanners, intraday trading scanners in Hammer Pro monitor stocks for actionable patterns, price swings, or volatility changes during market hours.
Perfect for traders who seek opportunities throughout the day — not just at the open or close.
Build scanners in Hammer Pro that track key intraday signals (like moving average crosses, high-volume moves, or price reversals) across all your watchlists, with instant notifications.
These scanners search for stocks and options contracts with unusual volume, sudden volatility, or specific option-related setups, such as unusual open interest or implied volatility spikes.
Options traders need to find contracts with the best potential for movement or premium changes. Try the demo environment in Hammer Pro.
Hammer Pro’s customizable logic enables you to scan for underlying stocks with optimal option setups, allowing you to spot opportunities before the crowd.
Premarket scanners track stocks making significant moves before the regular session opens — identifying early momentum, earnings reactions, or news-driven gaps. Try the demo environment in Hammer Pro.
Premarket activity often predicts the day’s biggest movers. Catching these moves early can give you a critical edge. Try the demo environment in Hammer Pro.
Set up Hammer Pro scanners that monitor price and volume changes, even when there are no trades (using bid-ask data), and receive notifications before the bell rings.
Swing trading scanners in Hammer Pro look for setups that are likely to play out over several days — such as trend reversals, breakout patterns, or consolidations that are ready to resolve.
If you hold trades for days to weeks, you need to spot setups with staying power — not just quick pops.
Scan for technical patterns, support/resistance breaks, or momentum shifts on daily or weekly timeframes in Hammer Pro, and get alerts when your criteria are met.
These scanners identify stocks that open significantly higher or lower than their previous close — a “gap” — often due to news, earnings, or market sentiment.
Market gaps can signal the start of major moves or reversals — key opportunities for both day and swing traders.
Build gap scanners in Hammer Pro that filter by gap size, volume, and liquidity. Instantly see which stocks are gapping and why, so you can prepare your trades.
The various scanner types enable traders to make informed, rapid-fire decisions — whether you’re trading stocks, ETFs, or options. You can focus on your strategy, while the platform works around the clock to surface the best opportunities.
All scanners are fully customizable — define your logic, set your alerts, and scan across unlimited symbols in real-time. Whether you’re a day trader, swing trader, or options specialist, Hammer Pro adapts to your workflow.
Absolutely! Hammer Pro supports both day trading and swing trading strategies. Create real-time scanners for intraday moves, or set up alerts for longer-term patterns — all customizable to your workflow.
Yes – Hammer Pro is ideal for options traders. You can build and scan for all major strategies (straddles, strangles, iron condors, etc.), analyse options charts, and receive instant alerts on your setups.
An Option Strategy Builder lets you design, visualise, and backtest multi-leg option trades. Hammer Pro’s tools make it easy to plan complex trades and see your risk/reward before committing.
Apply any technical indicator to options charts — track patterns, overlay moving averages, or scan for RSI divergences, all with real-time data and customizable alerts.
Yes. Use the advanced editor to code systematic or automated trading strategies for stocks, ETFs, or options. Hammer Pro executes your rules with precision and speed.
Yes! Check our blog for option strategy analysis, technical analysis for options, and option chain interpretation.