FAQ
Plain answers for customers who want ZeroTrade UK explained without the jargon
This FAQ is written for customers who may know very little about self-hosted market systems. It explains what ZeroTrade UK is, how it runs, what the AI layer does, and what you should realistically expect.
Self-hosted customers receive a node license for their own machine. Hosted customers receive website login access only after a paid monthly or yearly order is verified.
The public site is for buying, activation, docs, and downloads. The private runtime is installed on the server, VPS, mini PC, or home PC you control.
The intended first proving path is demo, replay, or paper mode so you can learn the node before considering live exposure.
The AI layer helps with monitoring and explanation, but the live path stays behind deterministic risk and execution controls.
API Key Guide
Which APIs ZeroTrade can use, what each one does, and where customers get the key
Customers do not need to connect every provider. Start with demo, replay, and paper mode, then add only the encrypted connector keys required for the markets, AI provider, and alert path they actually want to use.
Local AI
Ollama local AI
Used for: Private summaries, trade notes, replay commentary, watchlist triage, and lower-cost helper tasks on the customer's own machine.
How to get it: No cloud API key is needed. Install Ollama on the node machine and pull the supported Gemma local model during setup.
Security: Local AI should stay advisory. It must not receive exchange secrets, wallet seed phrases, or unrestricted execution authority.
Open OllamaCloud AI
OpenAI BYOK
Used for: Premium Oracle reasoning, structured trade explanations, anomaly review, daily briefings, and research reports.
How to get it: Create an API key in the OpenAI platform, then store it inside the encrypted provider vault or the self-hosted node config.
Security: Use a dedicated key, monitor usage, rotate if exposed, and never paste broker secrets or wallet secrets into prompts.
Create OpenAI keyCloud AI
Groq
Used for: Fast optional AI routing for lightweight summaries, low-latency classifications, and backup model routing.
How to get it: Create a GroqCloud API key and save it as an optional AI provider entry.
Security: Keep it scoped to AI work. It is not a venue key and should not be mixed with trading credentials.
Create Groq keyCloud AI
xAI / Grok
Used for: Optional market-context synthesis, news-aware review, and advisory reasoning where the customer supplies their own xAI key.
How to get it: Create an API key in the xAI Console and add it to the encrypted provider vault when that route is enabled.
Security: Use server-side storage only. Do not expose xAI keys in browser code, public logs, or customer screenshots.
Open xAI guideMobile uplink
Telegram Bot API
Used for: Phone alerts, status checks, halt notifications, daily briefs, and approved command relay to the node.
How to get it: Create a bot with Telegram BotFather, copy the bot token, then store it in the node or hosted vault.
Security: Treat the bot token like a password. Restrict commands to approved chat IDs and rotate the token if it is exposed.
Open Telegram guideQuantum research
IonQ
Used for: Optional ZeroTrade Quantum research jobs, portfolio probes, diagnostics, and probability review outside live execution.
How to get it: Create an IonQ Quantum Cloud account and API key only if the Quantum research lane is enabled for the account.
Security: Quantum output is advisory research. It does not bypass risk-core, execution-core, or live-mode approval.
Open IonQ docsBroker adapter
Alpaca
Used for: Optional paper and broker-backed market workflows for supported stocks, ETFs, and account snapshots.
How to get it: Create Alpaca API credentials in the Alpaca dashboard and use paper trading before any live broker path.
Security: Keep paper and live keys separate, and avoid granting permissions that are not needed for the selected workflow.
Open Alpaca docsMarket data
Broker or data provider API
Used for: Gold, indices, FX, shares, and other broker-supported instruments where the customer already has an approved provider.
How to get it: Create the key inside the chosen broker or data-provider account, then add it to the vault only if the adapter supports it.
Security: Use least privilege, keep live dealing permissions off until the node has been proven in replay and paper mode, and never share passwords.
Example broker API docsWhich APIs are required on day one?
None are required just to read the site, buy access, or learn the product. UK customers can begin with hosted access, demo, replay, and paper-mode review before connecting AI, broker, or market-data credentials.
Which APIs are optional?
AI providers, Telegram, broker or market-data providers, and IonQ are optional connectors. Customers only add the services their account and plan actually use.
What permissions should customers avoid?
Avoid broad account permissions. Start with read-only or paper credentials where possible, keep live dealing permissions disabled until the setup is proven, and never store broker passwords in the provider vault.
Does Google login require a customer API key?
No. Google login is configured by the portal owner. Customers simply sign in with Google when paid hosted access has been enabled for their account.
UK Regulatory Posture
Clear FCA-aware answers before customers connect a broker or provider
ZeroTrade should look advanced because it is disciplined, not because it overclaims. These answers keep the public message away from false authorisation claims, personal-advice claims, and unsupported performance promises.
Is ZeroTrade UK authorised or regulated by the FCA?
No FCA authorisation or endorsement is claimed unless a valid firm reference is published and can be checked on the FCA register. ZeroTrade UK is positioned as software and operator infrastructure, not as a broker, custodian, investment adviser, portfolio manager, payment institution, or exchange.
Does ZeroTrade UK give financial advice?
No. ZeroTrade UK can monitor, explain, classify, and help organise market workflows, but it is not presented as personal investment advice or a personal recommendation based on your circumstances.
How should UK customers choose a broker or provider?
Use your own broker, market-data provider, or venue only after checking it directly on the FCA register or Firm Checker where applicable. Start with paper or read-only permissions where possible before any live dealing permission is considered.
Why does ZeroTrade UK avoid crypto setup wording?
UK cryptoasset financial promotions are a specialist regulated area. ZeroTrade UK is kept focused on gold, indices, FX, shares, and broker-supported markets so the UK page does not blur into crypto promotion.
Customer FAQ
Everything below is written to help a first-time customer understand the product clearly
ZeroTrade should make sense before it tries to impress anyone. These answers are intentionally plain, commercial, and beginner-friendly without exposing the protected strategy playbook behind the node.
Start Here
Understand what you are buying before you touch checkout
What is ZeroTrade UK in plain English?
ZeroTrade UK is an AI-assisted market operating system. You can run it on your own machine or use paid website access, then use it to monitor gold, indices, FX, and share workflows with replay, paper mode, explanations, alerts, and deterministic risk controls.
Who is ZeroTrade UK built for?
It is built for people who are tired of sitting over charts all day just to feel safe. The product is for operators who want calmer monitoring, clearer structure, and more disciplined review around broker-supported markets.
Do I need to create an account before paying?
No. ZeroTrade UK supports a no-login purchase path. Create the order, complete the tracked verification step, and then receive either node activation credentials or the signup code for paid website access.
Can I try it before buying?
Yes. The public demo surfaces let you preview the operator flow without connecting funds, broker keys, or API secrets. Live automation is not offered as a free trial because it needs paid activation, identity, licensing, and deliberate risk controls.
Setup And Access
See where the node runs and how you reach it
What do I receive after payment?
You receive a secure order page for recovery and next steps. Self-hosted customers receive the account id, license key, update posture, and install guidance for their node. Hosted customers receive paid signup access for the website dashboard.
What is the difference between self-hosted and hosted?
Self-hosted means you buy the node license and run ZeroTrade UK on your own PC, server, mini PC, or VPS. Hosted means you pay monthly or yearly to use the website dashboard itself with encrypted API storage and automation settings.
Where does it run after I buy it?
The runtime is installed on your own machine: home PC, mini PC, VPS, or Ubuntu server. The public site handles buying, downloads, updates, and docs. The private node stays on the machine you control.
Do I need to know coding to use it?
You do not need to be a developer to understand what the product is or to buy it. You do need to follow setup instructions carefully, because this is serious self-hosted software rather than a toy mobile app.
How do I open the private panel from my home PC?
You SSH into the machine that runs the node first, then create an SSH tunnel from your home PC. After that, http://127.0.0.1:8010/panel works in your browser because SSH forwards your own local port to the private node panel on the remote machine.
AI And Monitoring
Know what the intelligence layer does and does not do
If 127.0.0.1 is localhost, why does it work on my home PC at all?
On its own, it usually will not. If you just type http://127.0.0.1:8010/panel into your Windows browser before opening the SSH tunnel, it will not reach the ZeroTrade UK panel on your server. Once the tunnel is open, your own computer temporarily forwards that local address to the node running on the server.
Can the public site and the private node live on the same server?
Yes. That is a normal setup. The public site can stay on the domain for pricing, checkout, downloads, and docs while the private node panel remains local-only on that same Ubuntu server.
Can the AI watch positions and react when conditions change?
Yes. ZeroTrade UK lets AI watch market context, rank setups, summarize open-position context, and call you back in when something matters. Real execution still has to pass deterministic risk and execution controls.
Risk, Fit, And Expectations
Make sure the product actually fits your situation
Can AI place trades however it wants?
No. Oracle is advisory-only. It can explain, classify, summarize, and rank, but it does not get freeform authority to bypass risk-core, execution-core, or mode separation.
Is ZeroTrade UK only for high-volume traders?
No. The architecture supports larger workflows, but it is also shaped for selective smaller-account operation where discipline matters more than trade count. The product is not sold as a high-frequency engine.
Can someone with a small account use this?
Smaller accounts are fragile, so the system is designed to prefer no-trade over weak entries when conditions are poor. ZeroTrade UK is not sold as a miracle answer for low funds. It is tooling, discipline, and infrastructure.
Does the public site publish exaggerated performance claims?
No. ZeroTrade UK is sold on infrastructure, replay, auditability, and operator controls first. Historical simulation should never be confused with live trading.
What does ZeroTrade UK actually do without revealing the full internal playbook?
At a high level, it watches markets, ranks opportunities, applies deterministic risk rules, records decisions, and gives the operator explanations, alerts, replay, and mobile visibility. The public site intentionally does not expose the full internal strategy logic or private execution patterns.
What markets is ZeroTrade UK focused on?
ZeroTrade UK focuses public positioning on gold, indices, FX, shares, and other broker-supported instruments. Adapters keep venue details modular so the product is not hardcoded to one broker worldview.
Does this mean I never need to check trades again?
No serious product promises that. ZeroTrade UK is meant to reduce repetitive watching and give the operator better visibility, not remove responsibility completely.
Do I need local AI to use it?
No. Local AI is optional, but it is useful for private summaries, rankings, and briefings without paying per request. Cloud AI can also be added with the buyer's own API key.
What is ZeroTrade Quantum?
ZeroTrade Quantum is an optional research lane that can prepare IonQ-compatible quantum-analysis jobs from ZeroTrade's deterministic quantitative factor model. It is for portfolio probes, diagnostics, and probability review. It is not a live trading authority and it does not bypass risk-core.
Is this sold as a guaranteed-profit tool?
No. ZeroTrade UK is sold as AI-assisted trading infrastructure with auditability, replay, risk controls, and operator tooling.