Built to be trusted — not to ask for trust.
Control, transparency, custody, and aligned incentives, by design. Not a request for faith — a system you can verify.
Automation without giving up control
AQ runs the process for you, but you choose the portfolio, connect your own broker, and can pause or stop at any time. Automation is a tool, not a handover.
Founder as first user
The founder runs the same system on their own capital — live, automated, and unedited, including the losing days. You can watch it in the Live Room before you commit a cent.
See real examples in the Live Room →Your assets stay with your broker
AQ never takes custody. Your capital stays in your own Alpaca account; AQ only sends orders through a connection you authorize and can revoke.
You remain in control
Turn engines on or off, adjust your portfolio, pause the agent, or disconnect — from your dashboard, whenever you want.
Every action should be explainable
Each cycle the agent records what it did and why, in plain language — not just what, but the reasoning behind it.
See real examples in the Live Room →AQ Health: know whether it's working
A single status tells you whether your system is running normally, needs attention, or is paused. No guessing, no digging through logs.
Start without real capital
Paper Trading lets you watch the agent run on simulated capital first. It's the trust-building phase — go live only when you're ready.
Fixed subscription: aligned incentives
You pay a flat monthly price for software. AQ earns nothing from your trading activity or your account's growth — no performance fee, no commission.
No performance promises. Clear promises about software.
We don't promise returns — the market decides that. We make clear promises about the software: what it does, how it's measured, and where the risks are.
Security and permissions, explained plainly
AQ connects to your broker with keys you control, scoped to the permissions it needs to trade. You can rotate or revoke them at any time.
What AQ is not
AQ is not a registered investment adviser, not a custodian, and not a promise of returns. It's software that automates an investment process you own.
The promises we actually make
- ◆AQ never takes custody.
- ◆Every action shows what happened, when, and why.
- ◆Paper Trading is the trust-building phase.
- ◆AQ is paid for software, not transaction activity.
- ◆Markets are uncertain. The process should not be.