Client Terms of Use & Execution Technology Agreement
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Terms
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Unlicensed Technology Provider & Nil Advice: Quantara Capital (including Quanterra and operating affiliates) is an unlicensed quantitative software developer and technology gateway. We do NOT hold an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) under Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and do NOT provide personal financial advice, general financial product advice, investment management, or discretionary portfolio services.
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No Australian Licence & Your Own Decision to Join: Quantara Capital is not licensed in Australia. We hold no Australian Financial Services Licence, we are not any licensee's authorised representative, and we are not authorised or supervised by ASIC. What we provide is self-directed software. If you are in Australia, you acknowledge that you are choosing to use an unlicensed software service on your own initiative and at your own risk, that we have not solicited you and have given you no advice or recommendation, and that the protections available to clients of a licensed Australian provider — including access to an external dispute resolution scheme and compensation arrangements — do not apply here.
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Self-Directed Execution & Limitation of Liability: You explicitly acknowledge and agree that Quantara Capital provides self-directed quantitative execution technology only. All model activations, parameter selections, and trade routing are initiated exclusively by you at your sole direction and risk. Quantara Capital does not manage assets, accept custody, or underwrite trading performance.
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Demo Classification & Self-Directed Access: Demo is a reporting classification, NOT a simulation. An account under Demo classification executes real orders with real capital on whatever broker credentials you connect; only statement issuance and compliance reporting are reduced. Simulation occurs ONLY where you yourself connect a broker's own practice or demo credentials, in which case the broker, not this platform, runs the simulation. Any decision to connect live broker credentials is your own independent, unsolicited election.
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Capital Loss Warning — Do Not Risk What You Cannot Afford To Lose: Trading foreign exchange, digital assets, and leveraged derivatives carries a severe risk of catastrophic loss, including total loss of all deposited funds. You strictly agree NEVER to allocate, risk, or trade funds that you cannot afford to lose in full without impacting your livelihood or solvency.
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Extreme Cryptocurrency Volatility & Derivative Leverage: Digital assets (including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and perpetual contracts on Bitget) are subject to unprecedented volatility, flash crashes, exchange outages, liquidation cascades, and gap moves. Leveraged derivatives amplify losses and can liquidate margin balances instantaneously.
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Sole Discretion, Own Risk & Non-Reliance: You act exclusively at your own discretion. You agree that historical backtests, hypothetical or broker-simulated results, win rates, and model descriptions are NOT reliable indicators of future performance and cannot be relied upon.
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Non-Custodial Direct Execution: We NEVER hold, receive, or take custody of client funds or digital assets. Your money remains exclusively in your own name at independent third-party brokers (Bitget, OANDA, Saxo). We accept no liability for broker insolvency, API disconnects, or venue execution failures.
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Self-Directed Limits & Emergency Controls: You select your own risk multipliers and daily loss limits within gateway bounds. You retain full control to pause new entries, stop models, or trigger emergency close-outs at any moment.
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Total Limitation of Liability & Indemnification: To the maximum extent permitted by law, Quantara Capital, its founders, software developers, and operating personnel are released from any liability for trading drawdowns, software errors, or exchange outages. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the company against any claims.
Risk disclosure
IMPORTANT RISK DISCLOSURE & NIL ADVICE NOTICE: 1. NO FINANCIAL ADVICE & UNLICENSED STATUS: Quantara Capital is a quantitative software and technology development provider. We do not hold an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) and do not provide personal, general, or financial product advice. Nothing on this website, portal, or associated communication constitutes an investment recommendation, endorsement, or financial planning advice. 2. SELF-DIRECTED EXECUTION & LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: All trading activity, model selections, and parameter configurations are executed strictly on a self-directed basis. Quantara Capital does not manage portfolios, underwrite trading performance, or guarantee execution outcomes. You bear 100% of the financial risk of your trading decisions. 3. CAPITAL LOSS WARNING — DO NOT RISK WHAT YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE: Trading financial markets, leveraged forex, and cryptocurrency derivatives involves a high degree of risk. You can lose all of your capital. NEVER trade or risk capital you cannot afford to lose in its entirety without materially affecting your financial standing, debt obligations, or lifestyle. 4. CRYPTOCURRENCY VOLATILITY & DERIVATIVES: Digital assets and crypto futures (including Bitget perpetuals) are highly speculative, unregulated in many jurisdictions, and subject to extreme price fluctuations, liquidity squeezes, protocol exploits, and flash liquidations. High leverage can wipe out account balances in seconds. 5. DEMO CLASSIFICATION & SIMULATED PERFORMANCE: Demo classification reduces reporting only; it does NOT simulate trading. Orders execute for real against the broker credentials you connect. Where you connect a broker's own practice credentials, that broker simulates the fills, and such simulated or hypothetical performance has inherent limitations, does not reflect actual trading risks, and does not account for real-world execution slippage or liquidity constraints. 6. NON-CUSTODIAL ACCESS: All funds remain with your chosen third-party broker in accounts held in your name. We are not responsible for broker solvency, latency, technical failures, or exchange liquidation rules. 7. INDEPENDENT ADVICE: If you are in any doubt about the suitability of automated algorithmic trading for your circumstances, you should seek independent financial, tax, and legal advice before proceeding.
Demo classification notice
DEMO CLASSIFICATION NOTICE: Your account is operating under Demo classification with reduced reporting. Connecting live broker credentials executes real orders with real capital at risk on the connected exchange. If you connect broker practice credentials, executions occur in the broker's simulation environment. All executions are self-directed and nothing provided constitutes financial advice.