Frequently Asked Questions
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Our team (and Bob!) works hard to provide answers to any questions you have, and we constantly update our FAQs, our documentations and the MachinaTrader University. You can also check our community support forum or write an email to support@machinatrader.com
You always have the possibility to activate, deactivate or upgrade your subscription in your own profile page.
Why not? It is free. Join our community and be part of Bobs crypto quest.
Depending upon your requirements you can determine the best subscription for your individual needs. Please visit our comparison table to compare all subscriptions: (coming soon)
MachinaTrader connects to each exchange based upon the exchange’s requirements. Typically, this is just a matter of generating an API Key and Secret. Keep in mind that each exchange may have different requirements and we provide the capabilities based upon each exchange to configure a connection as required. Your exchange keys are always safeguarded on a private instance or on your own environment (Diamond subscription).
We currently support Binance, Bittrex, Poloniex, Lykke and will be rapidly expanding the list in future releases.
MachinaTrader is an all-inclusive platform for crypto markets based on cutting-edge technology. Highly reliable, ultra-scalable, blazingly fast!
General
There are no real minimum requirements, the higher the CPU power is, the more concurrent threads/trades are possible. We recommend at least a CPU with 4 or more Cores and 4096MB RAM for best results
MachinaTrader is both an online platform and can be installed on you own device via our Diamond subscription, the choice is yours. Check out the subscription comparison table on our website: Link to Referral Subpage on Website to find the right subscription for you. Our platform can be likened to a swiss army knife for the crypto world; by allowing you to perform market analysis, trade automation and extended manual trading. The platform will constantly evolve providing you with additional tools over time.
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One of the advantages of MachinaTrader is its ease of use. Our platform is made for everyone, beginners as well as professional traders. If you are a novice you can just rent a strategy in the marketplace and run your own Machina in 3 simple steps.
MachinaTrader has been built from the ground up with the various types of users that will use our platform in mind. Signal Service Providers will be one audience who will be specifically addressed via the provision of an extensive set of features. This will allow you to handle all of your business-related activities from a single integrated environment.
A Machina is an automated trading agent that executes trades on your preferred crypto exchange(s). A Machina allows you to run your own trading strategies, which you can create using either templates of our marketplace or our simple configuration wizards. If you are an advanced user, you may build whole new strategy approaches via our integrated development environment.
No, we are not a crypto exchange, we do not hold your assets at any time! We provide a sophisticated environment which allows you to automate your trading based upon the configured exchange(s).
MachinaTrader is an all-inclusive platform for crypto markets based on cutting-edge technology. Highly reliable, ultra-scalable, blazingly fast!
Pricing & Subscription Models
We don’t charge any fee for your trading activities. The only costs you will ever get from us are the ones for your MachinaTrader subscriptions.
The price for a MachinaTrader subscription is always a fixed price. If you rent third party service (strategies/signals) inside our Marketplace, you will be billed separately.
Product
MachinaTrader allows multiple ways of creating a Machina/Strategy, depending on your level of skill. You may choose to use pre-built templates and strategies or finetune your own settings or even use the built-in Python script editor to create new strategies with unlimited possibilities. In any case, the best way to start is via our easy-to-use configuration Wizards.
MachinaTrader allows you to trade with any amount however, we advise you to check the limits of your exchange.
An automated trading system/bot, or algorithmic trading system, is a software that trades automatically, submitting buy/sell orders directly to an exchange. It’s based on the outcome of mathematical functions and/or trading rules calculated at the run time. At MachinaTrader we call this a Machina.
Signal providers are services that will send you trade signals/alerts for certain cryptocurrencies, which they consider a good buy/sell at a certain price level. You can bind your own Machinas to these signals and execute the suggested trades automatically, paying the Signal providers a fee for the services.
Backtesting is a system that allows you to simulate and analyze a trading strategy, using historical data, to measure its performance and to determine the risk and profitability in a safe environment.
MachinaTrader has no plans to participate in the market directly. However, you can stay tuned for all future product launches by subscribing to our Youtube, Linkedin, Twitter and other social media channels.
You can tune and manage your subscriptions to channels directly within MachinaTrader. You can subscribe and unsubscribe to channels, enable/disable them, and finetune the behaviour of your own Machina applying your custom settings.
There is no Signal provider with a magical formula that has it right all the time. Regardless, on our Marketplace you can rank them for example in terms of profit performance and costs and then choose the best option for you.
To become Signal provider, you will need a Diamond or a Diamond+ subscription, please see the documentation for additional details.
We provide a Windows Installer and a .deb package if you want to use Linux.
Profit can never be guaranteed. MachinaTrader enables you to maximize your profits, by providing you with the best tools on the market.
Yes, we have a referral program planned in a future release. Once available you will be able to get your friends on board and get rewarded.
One of the advantages of MachinaTrader is its ease of use. Our platform is made for everyone, beginners as well as professional traders. If you are a novice you can just rent a strategy in the marketplace and run your own Machina in 3 simple steps.
MachinaTrader has been built from the ground up with the various types of users that will use our platform in mind. Signal Service Providers will be one audience who will be specifically addressed via the provision of an extensive set of features. This will allow you to handle all of your business-related activities from a single integrated environment.
A Machina is an automated trading agent that executes trades on your preferred crypto exchange(s). A Machina allows you to run your own trading strategies, which you can create using either templates of our marketplace or our simple configuration wizards. If you are an advanced user, you may build whole new strategy approaches via our integrated development environment.
You may run multiple Machinas at any time based upon your MT subscription. You can upgrade your subscription and get unlimited Machinas. Okay, maybe not unlimited but pretty darn close!
We currently support Binance, Bittrex, Poloniex, Lykke and will be rapidly expanding the list in future releases.
No, we are not a crypto exchange, we do not hold your assets at any time! We provide a sophisticated environment which allows you to automate your trading based upon the configured exchange(s).
We support all trading pairs available on every supported exchange.
Referral Program
Yes, we have a referral program planned in a future release. Once available you will be able to get your friends on board and get rewarded.
Security
Every server is dedicated, so all of our cloud instances have a guaranteed CPU Power/Cores and RAM (memory) limit that is not shared with other users. The CPU Power/Cores and the amount of RAM increases on bigger subscription levels.
Yes, your data and settings are backed up frequently on our platform according to Swiss and EU regulations. Privacy Policy
Your assets are not stored on our platform at any time, but we advise you to follow the security guidelines on the respective exchanges that you use.
Signal Trading
Signal providers are services that will send you trade signals/alerts for certain cryptocurrencies, which they consider a good buy/sell at a certain price level. You can bind your own Machinas to these signals and execute the suggested trades automatically, paying the Signal providers a fee for the services.
MachinaTrader has no plans to participate in the market directly. However, you can stay tuned for all future product launches by subscribing to our Youtube, Linkedin, Twitter and other social media channels.
You can tune and manage your subscriptions to channels directly within MachinaTrader. You can subscribe and unsubscribe to channels, enable/disable them, and finetune the behaviour of your own Machina applying your custom settings.
There is no Signal provider with a magical formula that has it right all the time. Regardless, on our Marketplace you can rank them for example in terms of profit performance and costs and then choose the best option for you.
To become Signal provider, you will need a Diamond or a Diamond+ subscription, please see the documentation for additional details.
MachinaTrader has been built from the ground up with the various types of users that will use our platform in mind. Signal Service Providers will be one audience who will be specifically addressed via the provision of an extensive set of features. This will allow you to handle all of your business-related activities from a single integrated environment.