Paper trading - test Jorg AI with simulated money

Paper trading lets you run your own AI settings against real market prices using simulated money, so you can evaluate Jorg AI before connecting real funds. It is available on request: email support@jorgai.com from your account email and we will enable it for you.

Alpaca is currently the only broker that supports paper trading with Jorg AI. Charles Schwab's API has no paper environment, and Tradier's sandbox is not offered. You will need a free Alpaca account (sign up at alpaca.markets - no funding required), even if you plan to go live with a different broker later. After signing up, open the Paper Trading section in your Alpaca dashboard once so your paper account is created - the paper account only appears on Alpaca's consent page after it exists. Your evaluation carries over: the AI settings you test are the same ones you will use live.

Setting it up once paper trading is enabled on your account:

1. Go to Settings, then Broker, and choose Alpaca
2. Tick the "Connect my Alpaca paper account instead (simulated money)" box
3. Click Connect with Alpaca and log in on Alpaca's page
4. On Alpaca's consent page, select both the live brokerage account and the paper account you want to use, then click Allow
5. Set up your AI settings and enable auto-trading - it will trade your simulated Alpaca funds only

Prefer API keys? Choose "Connect with API keys" on the Alpaca tile instead, enter your Alpaca paper API key and secret, and tick the paper box before connecting.

Two things to know:

• Auto-trading requires a paid plan. The Free plan does not include auto-trading or AI predictions. Starter and Pro both begin with a 7-day free trial, so a full evaluation on simulated funds can still cost nothing.
• Your live accounts stay untouched. Paper mode places every trade in the simulated account only; nothing touches a real balance until you deliberately reconnect in live mode.