Terms of Use

By using the tradersmarts.net website or the services featured herein in any manner, you agree to accept and be bound by these terms of use. We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time, and without prior notice. 

All editorial content and graphics on this site are protected by U.S. copyright and international treaties. None of the content on www.tradersmarts.net can be used in full or in part without the express, written consent of www.tradersmarts.net, which reserves all rights. 

Each member acknowledges that all membership options available for purchase via the www.tradersmarts.net website are intended for a single user, and that by purchasing any membership via the www.tradersmarts.net website, they are purchasing the membership for themselves or another individual user. Only one user is allowed per membership.

Additionally, each member acting as a single user, acknowledges that they are not affiliated with any commercial entity such as a bank, institution, hedge fund, CTA, brokerage, or trading firm. Any violation is cause for immediate termination of membership and prosecution to the fullest extent permissable by law, including forfeiture of 100% of profits derived while using our materials, and all legal fees. 

Each member agrees that the information contained on www.tradersmarts.net and in TS TradePlan and TS Trades is proprietary and each member further agrees to non-disclosure of any information contained in TS TradePlan and TS Trades to any non-member. Any violation is cause for immediate termination of membership and prosecution to the fullest extent permissable by law, including forfeiture of 100% of profits derived while using our materials, and all legal fees.

Multi-user and company-wide rates for institutions, hedge funds, CTAs, brokerages, and other commercial entities are available by contacting ts@tradersmarts.net.

www.tradersmarts.net and the individuals associated with this site are not Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), or broker-dealers.

All information provided on this site, the blog, and in TS TradePlan and TS Trades is for educational purposes only and is not investment advice. It should not be interpreted as an endorsement of any security, option, or commodity interests, an offer to buy, sell, or hold any security, option, or commodity interests, or a recommendation to buy, sell, hold, or trade any futures, options, or commodity interests. 

Trading futures or any leveraged instrument involves a very high risk of loss. You may lose more than your initial risk capital trading futures. Don't trade with money you can't afford to lose, or that if lost, would affect your current lifestyle. You must be aware of the risks and be willing to accept them before trading futures. 

You and only you are responsible for the results of your investment and trading decisions. www.tradersmarts.net and its affiliates assume no responsibility or liability for your trading or investing results.

By using this site or becoming a member you agree that you are acknowledging the risks involved in trading futures and are also acknowledging that you, the member, and not www.tradersmarts.net or the owners of this site, are solely responsible for any losses, financial or otherwise, as a result of using this site, the blog, TS TradePlan, TS Trades, or any TraderSmarts related services. 

Affiliates of www.tradersmarts.net may or may not have positions in, or effect transactions in, the securities, options, and commodity interests mentioned on this site, the blog, TS TradePlan, TS Trades, or in any TraderSmarts related services. Additionally, affiiates of www.tradersmarts.net may employ strategies that may or may not be consistent with the information found on this site, the blog, TS TradePlan, TS Trades, or any TraderSmarts related services.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us and our affiliates harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses arising in any way from your use of TS TradePlan, TS Trades, or any TraderSmarts related services.

All the information, services, and materials provided by www.tradersmarts.net and its affiliiates are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind. www.tradersmarts.net and it's affiliates hereby expressly disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of merchant ability and fitness for a particular purpose.

CFTC RULE 4.41 – HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.

HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM.

ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK OF ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT TRADING RESULTS.