Frequently asked questions

Forward Edge Futures is a private automated futures execution platform for self-directed Tradovate accounts. The software connects to an approved client-owned brokerage account and executes a rules-based Nasdaq futures strategy when automation is enabled. Clients keep control of their own account, funding, withdrawals, and platform access.

No. Forward Edge Futures provides software-based automation infrastructure, dashboard reporting, and broker-connected execution tools. We do not accept deposits, pool funds, custody assets, or take discretionary control of client capital.

The current strategy is focused on Nasdaq futures, primarily NQ and MNQ, during the New York session. It is designed as an intraday strategy and is not intended to hold positions overnight.

Clients connect through Tradovate's authorization flow. Forward Edge Futures does not ask for or store your Tradovate password. Once connected, the dashboard can display account-specific data and, if approved and enabled, route automation to the selected account.

The connection is used to read account-specific brokerage data needed for the dashboard and, when approved automation is enabled, to route strategy orders to the selected account. Your broker platform remains the authoritative place to verify positions, balances, fills, and account status.

No. Connecting a brokerage account is only the setup step. Live automation requires approval, account selection, contract sizing, and the account-level automation toggle to be enabled.

Yes. Demo mode can be used to test the connection, dashboard flow, and operational setup. Demo results may differ from live trading because live markets involve real liquidity, slippage, rejected orders, fees, and broker-side execution behavior.

Contract size is controlled at the account level. The system should only trade within the max-contract settings approved for that account. Clients should select contract sizing appropriate for their capital, broker requirements, and risk tolerance.

Broker APIs, internet connections, cloud infrastructure, and authorization tokens can fail or expire. If the connection is interrupted, orders may be delayed, rejected, missed, or require manual review. Your broker's platform remains the authoritative place to verify positions, orders, and account status.

Yes. Clients can disable automation from the dashboard. You should also know how to manage or flatten positions directly from your broker platform if needed.

After approval, you are invited to complete account setup or log in if you already have access. From there, you can connect the correct Tradovate account, confirm account-level settings, review dashboard status, and prepare the account before enabling automation.

No. No trading system can guarantee profits or prevent losses. Futures are leveraged products, and losses can occur quickly due to market movement, slippage, liquidity, rejected orders, outages, or configuration issues.

Client dashboard performance is account-specific. It should display broker-connected balance, realized P&L, open P&L, trade logs, daily P&L, monthly summaries, and equity curves for that specific connected account. It should not mix other clients' results, backtests, or platform-wide results into your personal dashboard.

Backtested results and disclosed historical strategy reporting can help explain the rules and behavior of the strategy, but live trading conditions are different. Real execution can be affected by slippage, commissions, order rejections, outages, connection issues, liquidity, and account-level configuration, so live results can differ materially from any backtested or model-based presentation.

The strategy is designed around approved rules, account-level sizing controls, and intraday execution discipline. Clients should still review the daily stop structure, verify sizing, and understand that market gaps, slippage, rejected orders, broker issues, and infrastructure interruptions can affect how real-world risk behaves.

Forward Edge Futures is designed for approved clients using supported account types and appropriate risk settings. The application process helps confirm account readiness, Tradovate setup, experience level, and whether the platform is a fit before live automation is enabled.

Access is handled privately based on account setup, support requirements, deployment type, and onboarding needs. Pricing is not publicly listed because larger accounts, demo-only setups, standard clients, and enterprise structures may require different configurations.

Before enabling live automation, review the risk disclosures, confirm the correct Tradovate account, verify contract size, understand the daily stop structure, confirm dashboard status, and make sure you know how to disable automation or manage orders directly through Tradovate.