FAQ Section | Frequently Asked Questions
App Store & Developer Ecosystem
The copytrader i/o App Store is designed as an open but curated ecosystem that specifically integrates external developers, tool providers and specialized service providers into the platform. The aim is not to develop innovation in isolation, but to enable it where technical depth, practical relevance and added value for the trading community arise.
A two-stage integration model is at the heart of this:
- Platform-integrated tools
Applications, modules or services that are directly connected to copytrader i/o via defined interfaces (APIs) and seamlessly embedded in existing workflows, dashboards or analysis processes.
- External applications & stand-alone tools
Independent tools that are made discoverable via the app store and made available to the community for use - with a clear description of the purpose, scope of functions and target group.
This model gives developers maximum flexibility without jeopardizing the integrity of the platform.
App Store & Developer Ecosystem
The copytrader i/o App Store is designed as an open but curated ecosystem that specifically integrates external developers, tool providers and specialized service providers into the platform. The aim is not to develop innovation in isolation, but to enable it where technical depth, practical relevance and added value for the trading community arise.
A two-stage integration model is at the heart of this:
- Platform-integrated tools
Applications, modules or services that are directly connected to copytrader i/o via defined interfaces (APIs) and seamlessly embedded in existing workflows, dashboards or analysis processes.
- External applications & stand-alone tools
Independent tools that are made discoverable via the app store and made available to the community for use - with a clear description of the purpose, scope of functions and target group.
This model gives developers maximum flexibility without jeopardizing the integrity of the platform.
More than a backtest. A reality check. Backtests show that a strategy has worked. Strategy-Testing-as-a-Service shows whether it can do the same under changed, realistic conditions. Rather than optimizing ideal performance, the service puts strategies to the test: market regimes change, parameters are shifted, stress phases are simulated. The aim is not to achieve the best curve, but to gain reliable insights.
In short:
Backtesting measures the past, usually under optimized laboratory conditions.
Strategy testing checks robustness.
The service is aimed at developers and providers who value transparency over marketing - and at users who not only want to compare strategies, but also classify them. For strategies that have to withstand more than their own history.
Learning from real decisions - not from promises
Playbooks & Case Studies make visible how strategies actually emerge, fail and develop. Instead of theoretical models, they show real decision-making processes, specific market phases and the consequences of these.
The focus is not on success stories, but on comprehensible processes: What was the assumption? What worked? What didn't - and why?
In short:
No textbook examples.
But practical knowledge with context.
For anyone who doesn't want to idealize trading, but wants to understand it.
Trust starts with logic - not with performance.
Code audits & logic checks examine systematic strategies where traditional evaluations end: in the structure of the decision logic. Independent checks analyze whether rules are consistent, assumptions are properly implemented and critical special cases are taken into account - regardless of how good the performance looks.
In short:
Performance can be deceptive.
Logic cannot.
The service is aimed at developers who want to show substance and at users who know that clean logic is the basis of any resilient strategy.