Start on paper.
Pay when you go live.
Every plan includes the risk engine, the audit log and paper trading. What changes is how many strategies you can run against real money and how much you can ask the AI for.
Starter
Create an account and connect a broker. Everything else needs a paid plan.
- Account and broker connection
- Upgrade any time
Pro
Go live on your own MT5 account with full risk controls.
- 5 live strategies
- Unlimited backtests
- 200 AI strategy generations per month
- Real-time execution engine
- Publish to the marketplace
- Priority market data
Elite
For traders running a full portfolio of automated systems.
- Unlimited live strategies
- Unlimited backtests and AI generations
- Multi-account support
- Advanced portfolio analytics
- Priority support
The strategy builder, backtesting, charts, the marketplace and market news all need Pro or above — the free tier is a doorway, not a trial. Live trading also needs your own broker account — StockStudios connects to your MT5 account through MetaApi and never holds your funds. Starter accounts can build, backtest and paper-trade indefinitely; nothing expires and no card is taken.
Questions that come up
Do you take a cut of my profits?
No. The subscription is the whole price. Your broker account is yours, your trades settle with your broker, and StockStudios never touches the money.
What happens if I downgrade?
Strategies over the new limit stop opening new positions. Nothing is deleted and nothing is force-closed — an automated system closing your positions because a card expired would be a worse outcome than the overage.
Can I try live trading without risking money?
Yes, and it is the default. Paper mode runs the same execution engine against live prices with simulated fills. Most brokers also offer a demo account you can connect instead of a funded one.