Paradigm Algo

Risk Disclaimer

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Read this before you licence anything. Trading futures involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.

01You can lose money, including more than you deposit

Trading futures involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. You could lose more than your initial investment. Futures are leveraged instruments; adverse price movements can produce losses exceeding the funds you have committed.

Paradigm Algo does not guarantee any outcome and makes no representation that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses of any kind.

02There is no live trading record

Paradigm Algo has no live trading record. What exists is a validated reconstruction — the system run against recorded market data on a replay basis, excluding commissions.

That is evidence about method. It is not evidence about money. A reconstruction excludes commissions, slippage and real fills, and live trading should be expected to perform below simulation.

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

03Hypothetical and simulated performance

CFTC Rule 4.41: hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain inherent limitations. Unlike an actual performance record, simulated results do not represent actual trading. Because the trades have not been executed, results may under- or over-compensate for the impact of factors such as lack of liquidity. Simulated trading programs are also designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown.

[COUNSEL: confirm the full prescribed 4.41(b)(1)(i) statement is reproduced verbatim wherever any simulated figure is presented, and that placement satisfies the immediate-proximity requirement.]

04The system loses on a large share of days by design

A small stop-out is the designed risk unit and occurs frequently. Losing days and losing stretches are an expected part of operating the system, not a malfunction.

The system cannot avoid losing periods, cannot predict market direction, and is not guaranteed to continue working. Market conditions change and any rule set can stop being effective.

05You operate it. We cannot intervene

The software runs in your own brokerage account, on your own platform. You start it and you stop it. Paradigm Algo cannot access, view, hold or pool your funds, and holds no trading authority over your account.

That also means Paradigm Algo cannot intervene on your behalf — including if you switch the system off during a drawdown, or if your platform, connection or hardware fails while a position is open.

06No advice

Paradigm Algo licenses software. It does not provide individualized investment advice, does not manage accounts, does not have trading authority, and cannot hold, pool, access or view client funds.

Nothing on this website or in any Paradigm Algo material is investment, legal or tax advice, an offer, or a solicitation. Consider your own circumstances and seek independent advice before trading.

07Third parties named

J.P. Morgan and Broadway Trading are named to describe prior work experience only. Neither is affiliated with Paradigm Algo, and neither sponsors, endorses, or reviews this system.

Topstep and NinjaTrader are independent firms. Neither is affiliated with Paradigm Algo, and neither sponsors, endorses, or reviews this system. Platform and broker names indicate compatibility only; no partnership or endorsement is implied.

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Futures and forex trading contains substantial risk and is not for every investor. An investor could potentially lose all or more than the initial investment. Risk capital is money that can be lost without jeopardizing ones' financial security or life style. Only risk capital should be used for trading and only those with sufficient risk capital should consider trading. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

Hypothetical performance results have many inherent limitations, some of which are described below. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown; in fact, there are frequently sharp differences between hypothetical performance results and the actual results subsequently achieved by any particular trading program. One of the limitations of hypothetical performance results is that they are generally prepared with the benefit of hindsight. In addition, hypothetical trading does not involve financial risk, and no hypothetical trading record can completely account for the impact of financial risk of actual trading. For example, the ability to withstand losses or to adhere to a particular trading program in spite of trading losses are material points which can also adversely affect actual trading results. There are numerous other factors related to the markets in general or to the implementation of any specific trading program which cannot be fully accounted for in the preparation of hypothetical performance results and all which can adversely affect trading results.

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