Start here
Understand the structure.
Then decide.
BlackRidge is an independent research bureau introducing private investors to quantitative traders through multiple strategy providers. We publish quantitative research. Investors access strategies through PAMM accounts at the broker. We are not a fund or broker and never hold client money.
01 / How it works
From first conversation
to your own account.
- 01
An introductory call
We talk through your goals, time horizon and what you could afford to lose. If the structure does not fit, we say so.
- 02
Named parties, written terms
The broker and strategy providers discussed are named on the call. Costs, risks and withdrawal terms are confirmed in writing before any payment.
- 03
Your account, your decision
If you proceed, you open the account in your own name at the broker. The strategy runs through its PAMM structure, and you withdraw directly from the broker.
02 / What it costs
See the payment
and the deposit separately.
Worked example
- Agreed trading level
- $100,000
- Deposit to the broker
- $25,000
- Access payment: 6.7% of the $100,000 trading level
- $6,700
- Initial cash outlay, before broker costs
- $31,700
The access payment is 6.7% of the agreed trading level, paid once to your selected strategy provider. It is separate from your deposit and is not a share of your profits.
Spreads, commissions, swaps, slippage and taxes are separate. The minimum funded capital is $25,000, and any later increase needs your written instruction.
An illustration of costs, not a projection of returns.
03 / How BlackRidge is paid
Know who pays whom,
before you pay anyone.
You
Pay the one-time 6.7% access payment to your selected strategy provider. BlackRidge does not invoice you.
BlackRidge
Receives an introduction fee directly from the provider. It does not receive broker compensation.
The provider
Receives compensation from the broker, which may be linked to spreads or trading volume.
The introduction fee gives us a financial interest in you opening an allocation. Its exact amount, and every other term, is confirmed in writing before you pay.
04 / What to verify
Check the parties
and the written terms.
BlackRidge is a research bureau founded by Tim Sussaret. Our published work can be judged on its methods, sources and limitations.
The broker and your selected strategy provider are the legal counterparties. They are named on the call and in writing before any payment. Check the broker's licence on the regulator's website yourself.
05 / Before you decide
Consider the risks
in your own circumstances.
- 01The strategy can lose money, including your entire deposit.
- 02Without negative balance protection, losses can exceed the deposit.
- 03In a price gap, the broker's liquidation can fail to contain a loss.
- 04The access payment is nonrefundable once access is granted, even if the strategy loses.
- 05A smaller deposit concentrates the same risk. It does not reduce it.
06 / Is it right for you
Who this is not for,
and a two-minute check.
Do not allocate money if any of these apply.
- You may need the money soon.
- You cannot afford to lose it.
- You want guaranteed income or a bank-deposit replacement.
- You are uncomfortable with leveraged trading risk.
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The introductory call
What happens
on the call.
About 20 to 30 minutes, by video or phone.
- 01We ask about your goals, time horizon and how much you could afford to lose.
- 02We explain the account structure, costs and risks, and name the broker and strategy providers discussed.
- 03No payment is taken on the call and nothing is signed.
- 04Afterwards, you receive the terms in writing and decide in your own time.
- 05We may also tell you that the structure is not suitable.