SimpleAITrade — Getting Started

Three simple steps to start trading. No coding required.

Quick Start

SimpleAITrade makes investing simple. Create your free AI investment plan, set up auto-trading with a few clicks, and let the system handle the rest.

  1. Create your free AI investment plan
  2. Set up auto-trading (paper or live)
  3. Monitor your portfolio in real time

Step 1 — Create Your AI Plan

Visit the Investment Planner to generate a personalized plan. No login required — you can try it free. The AI selects tickers and strategies based on your preferences.

Step 2 — Set Up Auto-Trading

Open the 24×7 Auto-Trading page. Your AI plan tickers are ready to go. You can also add your own or use AI Auto-Pick.

Paper Trading (Practice)

  • No real money — learn risk-free
  • No broker API keys needed
  • Set a virtual capital amount

Live Trading (Real USD)

  • Connect your Alpaca broker account
  • Set your capital and stop-loss
  • Trades execute automatically

Set your stop-loss percentage and capital allocation per ticker, then click Activate. You can pause or stop anytime.

New to trading? Start with Paper Trading to learn how the system works before using real money.

Step 3 — Monitor & Review

Once activated, the Live Monitor shows your open positions and recent activity in real time. Use these pages to track your performance:

Connecting a Broker (Live Trading)

  1. Log in to your broker (e.g. Alpaca) and generate an API Key & Secret.
  2. On the Auto-Trading page, select Use USD Funds and paste your keys.
  3. Click Connect Broker. A green confirmation appears when connected.

Permissions

  • Read portfolio & place trades you authorize.
  • No withdrawal/transfer permissions.

Key Security

  • Not stored. Used in-memory, then discarded.
  • Never written to logs or database.

More Features

Delete Your Data

  1. Go to Account Settings.
  2. Click Delete My Account and confirm.
  3. If you connected a broker, also revoke your API keys in the broker's dashboard.

Investing involves risk. Performance shown in the app is for information only and does not constitute financial advice. You are responsible for your own trading decisions.