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Your AI Trades For You — Hands Free

Set your strategy once. The AI handles everything else — scanning, entering, and exiting trades automatically while you go about your day.

1. Choose Strategy

2. Configure

3. Open Account

4. Go Live

Step 1: Choose Your Risk Profile

Pick the style that matches your comfort level. You can fine-tune details in Step 2 below.

Risk profile: Balanced (default)

Paper trading uses fake money so you can test the bot risk-free before going live.

Step-by-Step Setup Tracker

Sign In to Save Your Setup

Your bot settings and trade history are tied to your account.

Save Your Strategy

Choose your risk profile and trading style above, then save.

Open Funding & Enable Live Mode

Add funds to your trading account so the AI has capital to work with.

Connect Your Broker & Run Connection Test

Link your brokerage account so the AI can place trades on your behalf.

Start Hands-Free AI Trading

Once all steps are complete, flip the switch and the AI takes over.

Step 3: Open Your Trading Account

Open a Brokerage Account — The AI Will Trade Here

You need a brokerage account to hold your funds and execute trades. The AI connects to it and places orders automatically on your behalf. This takes about 5-10 minutes.

Fastest Setup

BEST FOR AI TRADING

Alpaca (Recommended)

Built for algorithmic trading. Free to open, no commissions, and connects directly to DumbDollars' AI with no extra steps.

✓ Free account
✓ Paper trading available
✓ Direct AI integration

Open Alpaca Account →

Tradier

Commission-free trading with a developer-friendly API. Good alternative to Alpaca.

✓ Free account
✓ Commission-free
✓ API access

Open Tradier Account →

Interactive Brokers

Largest broker globally. Best for large accounts and international users.

✓ Established broker
✓ Low margin rates
✓ Global access

Open IBKR Account →

After opening your account, return here and click "Connect Broker" to link it. The AI cannot trade until the broker connection test passes.

Is my money safe?

Yes. Your funds stay in your brokerage account at all times. DumbDollars only sends trade instructions — it never holds your money.

Can I use paper trading first?

Yes. Alpaca offers free paper trading with $100,000 in simulated funds. We strongly recommend testing there before going live.

How does the AI get access to trade?

You generate an API key in your broker account and paste it into DumbDollars. This gives the AI permission to trade on your behalf.

Step 4: Pick an AI Trading Template

Template: Momentum Breakout (default).

Customize Your AI's Instructions (optional) The AI reads this before every trading cycle. Be as specific or as general as you like.

Step 2: Configure Core Bot Settings

Capital & Risk Controls

Capital ($) How much money the AI is allowed to trade with. Max risk per trade (%) Maximum % of capital the AI risks on any single trade. 1-2% is standard for most traders. Target holdings How many stocks the AI holds at once. More = more diversified. Min reward/risk ratio The AI only takes trades where potential gain is at least this many times the potential loss.

Execution Mode

Trading mode Paper = fake money for testing. Live = real trades. Timeframe How long the AI holds positions.

Enable hands-free live execution When ON, the AI places real trades automatically after your broker connection passes all checks.

Advanced settings (optional)

Max sector exposure (%) Max gross exposure (%) Target return per cycle (%) Test Area capital ($) Test Area risk per trade (%)

Sectors to trade Technology Semiconductors Financials Energy Healthcare Consumer Discretionary Industrials Communication Services

AI Control Center

Bot Summary Snapshot of bot mode and capital.

Current Plan Prompt guidance and risk controls.

Autonomous Order Activity No orders placed yet.

Recent Cycle Logs Cycle-level adherence and outcomes.

Hands-free mode is designed for autonomous execution. Keep broker bridge, permissions, and live funding active so AI can continue placing trades.