Are there any performance fees or trade commissions?
No. Cookbridgek charges a flat monthly subscription only. The fee does not change based on the number of trades executed, the instruments traded, or any gain or loss in your account. Brokerage commissions are charged separately by your broker and are not related to Cookbridgek's fee.
Can I switch plans mid-month?
You may upgrade at any time; the difference in plan cost is prorated for the remaining days of the current billing cycle. Downgrades take effect at the start of the following billing month to allow time to adjust strategy configurations to the lower tier's limits.
Is there a free trial or a paper-trading-only period?
The Start plan can be used in paper trading mode for the first 30 days at no additional charge beyond the subscription fee. This gives you time to validate the broker connection, review the execution log, and observe how your strategy behaves before committing live capital.
What happens if I breach a risk control limit?
The automation halts immediately and you receive an email notification at your registered address. No further orders are placed until you manually re-activate the strategy via the dashboard. This design is intentional — re-activation requires a deliberate action from you, not an automatic reset.
Does the subscription fee cover broker API costs?
No. Broker API access fees, if any, are set and charged by your broker independently. Cookbridgek's subscription covers only the platform software, the configuration, backtesting, monitoring, and support services described in each plan.