Subscribe to a strategy
A strategy subscription allocates an amount from one of your connected exchanges to a strategy. You must have a compatible plan and at least one connected exchange before using real funds.
Review before subscribing
Section titled “Review before subscribing”- Read the strategy description and risk label.
- Review performance metrics and their time period.
- Check the subscription fee, if any.
- Confirm that the required pairs are available on your selected exchange.
- Decide the maximum amount you can afford to lose.
- Open Marketplace and select a strategy.
- Review its performance, creator, risk, access requirements, and fee.
- Select Subscribe.
- If you have multiple connected exchanges, choose the exchange that should execute the strategy.
- Enter the amount in the requested stable base currency.
- If the strategy is gated, enter its gating code.
- Review the details and confirm Subscribe.
- Open Marketplace, then select a strategy.
- Review its stats, risk level, creator, subscriber count, and price.
- Select Subscribe.
- Choose a connected exchange and enter the deposit amount.
- Enter a gating code if the strategy requires one, then confirm.
- Open Marketplace and select a strategy.
- Review the strategy detail page, including risk and fee.
- Select Subscribe.
- Choose the connected exchange, enter the allocation, and provide a gating code if required.
- Confirm the subscription.
After subscribing
Section titled “After subscribing”The strategy appears in your portfolio as Subscribed. Recalibr8 validates the exchange, market pairs, and available balance before activation. The allocated amount remains at the connected exchange and is used by the strategy under the permissions of your API key.
If subscription fails, check that:
- the exchange connection is healthy;
- the API key has read and trading permissions;
- withdrawal permission is disabled;
- the selected market pairs exist on that exchange; and
- your exchange balance is sufficient in the required base currencies.

