Operating a firm
Launching a firm means putting your own brand, storefront, and pricing on top of the shared protocol, , the risk engine, the on-chain settlement layer, without building any of that yourself. The Operator quickstart is the five-step walkthrough; this section is the full reference, in order:
| Page | Covers |
|---|---|
| Launching a firm | Cost tiers, what the launch fee sets up automatically, the two-phase deploy, going live |
| Operator economics | How you earn, vesting, what your treasury is actually for |
| Growing your firm | Pricing, the affiliate program, marketing automation |
| Operator risk & lifecycle | The risk engine from an operator's view, the security bond, bankruptcy, and why there's no voluntary exit |
| Operator FAQ | Every specific question, answered directly |
What's controlled vs. what's locked
The one thing worth understanding before anything else:
| Operator-controlled | Platform-locked |
|---|---|
| Branding and storefront | Core evaluation rulebook (profit target, drawdown, daily loss, minimum days) |
| Pricing, within a guided range | All risk management (the Autonomous Risk Engine) |
| Profit split, above a floor the chain enforces | Trading mechanics (SimCore) |
| Affiliate approvals and marketing | Leverage, which the risk engine sets and adjusts |
| Which account sizes you may sell, decided by your treasury | |
| The and settlement process | |
| The security bond and slashing mechanism | |
| Team roles and permissions, which are privilege management |
Every firm competes on brand, pricing, and service, not on quietly relaxing the rules to sell more evaluations. That single design choice is what the rest of this section builds on.
The one rule that shapes everything else
A solvent firm runs indefinitely; there's no operator-initiated shutdown. Understanding why, and what that means day to day, is covered fully in Operator risk & lifecycle, it's the most important page in this section to read before you launch.