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Terms of Service

Last updated: August 2026

What ClearTrading Is

ClearTrading is an educational paper trading simulator designed to teach trading concepts, risk management, and decision-making skills.

✓ All trading activity uses VIRTUAL MONEY ONLY

✓ No real financial transactions ever occur

✓ Results from paper trading do not guarantee real-world trading success

User Requirements

  • You must be at least 13 years old to create a ClearTrading account
  • You must provide accurate account information (real name and email)
  • You agree to comply with all rules and guardrails built into the platform
  • You agree to use ClearTrading only for educational purposes within your enrolled class

Academic Use & Professor Visibility

When you enroll in a ClearTrading class, you are agreeing that your professor can:

  • View all your trades and portfolio activity
  • Read your written trade reflections and theses
  • Monitor your lesson completion and quiz scores
  • Grade your work based on trading decisions and written analysis
  • Provide feedback on your trading reasoning and execution

Prohibited Behavior

The following are strictly prohibited:

  • Manipulating the simulator - Attempting to exploit glitches, bypass position limits, or circumvent guardrails
  • False reflections - Submitting fabricated reflections or plagiarized analysis for academic credit
  • Fraudulent trading - Creating fake trades or falsifying entry/exit prices
  • Account sharing - Allowing another student to use your account or trading under someone else's account
  • Academic dishonesty - Violating your school's academic integrity policy

Consequences of Violations

Violation of these terms may result in:

  • Account suspension or permanent deletion
  • Academic disciplinary action by your institution
  • Loss of credit for assignments or the entire course

Disclaimer

ClearTrading is provided "as is" for educational purposes only.

  • • Paper trading results do NOT guarantee future trading success
  • • Historical performance is not indicative of future results
  • • Never trade real money based solely on ClearTrading performance
  • • Real trading involves significant financial risk
  • • Consult a financial advisor before trading real money

Not a Broker-Dealer or Investment Adviser

ClearTrading is an educational simulation. It is not a brokerage, an exchange, or an advisory service.

Starter Legacy LLC, a Texas limited liability company, is not registered as a broker-dealer, investment adviser, commodity trading advisor, or financial planner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA, the CFTC, or any state securities regulator. Nothing on this platform is an offer, solicitation, or recommendation to buy or sell any security.

All trades are simulated with practice funds. No real securities are bought, sold, or held, no real money is deposited or withdrawn, and no brokerage account is created for you.

Lessons, prompts, coaching responses, market summaries, and any other content on the platform are provided for general education only and do not take into account your personal financial situation, objectives, or risk tolerance.

No Warranty

The platform is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Starter Legacy LLC disclaims all implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the platform will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or that any market data, price, news summary, sentiment score, or AI-generated content is accurate, complete, or current. Market data may be delayed, simulated, or wrong. AI-generated content may be wrong. Verify anything before you act on it.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Starter Legacy LLC and its members, officers, employees, and contractors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or trading losses, arising out of or relating to your use of the platform — whether the claim is brought in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other theory, and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

This includes losses you incur trading real money, whether or not your decisions were informed by anything you learned, read, or practiced on ClearTrading.

Our total aggregate liability for all claims relating to the platform will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us for access in the twelve months before the claim arose, or one hundred U.S. dollars ($100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of certain damages, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

Indemnification & Governing Law

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Starter Legacy LLC from any claim, demand, loss, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your misuse of the platform, your violation of these terms, or your infringement of the rights of any third party.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, where Starter Legacy LLC is organised, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute arising under them will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Bexar County, Texas, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.

If any provision of these terms is found unenforceable, that provision will be limited or severed to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions will stay in full force.

Changes to These Terms

ClearTrading may update these terms at any time. Changes are effective immediately upon posting. Continued use of the platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact your professor or reach out to Starter Legacy LLC, the company behind ClearTrading, at cleartrading@starterlegacy.com.