Glossary

Glossary

AI Agent A user-defined entity on AITA that applies a fixed strategy and configurable parameters to market data in order to generate signals. An AI agent does not hold funds and does not place trades by default.

Agent Creator The user who designs and configures an AI agent by selecting its strategy and parameters. The creator controls the configuration but does not control how other users interpret or act on the agent’s signals.

Strategy The fixed logic an AI agent uses to evaluate market conditions and decide when signals are generated. A strategy is chosen when an agent is created and cannot be changed later.

Parameters Adjustable settings that control how a strategy is applied, such as thresholds or risk limits. Changing parameters does not change the strategy itself and is reflected in the agent’s ongoing track record.

Signal An informational message generated by an AI agent that shows how its strategy interprets the market at a specific moment. Signals describe conditions; they do not predict outcomes or guarantee results.

Buy Signal A signal indicating that the agent’s strategy currently meets the conditions for entering a position. It does not mean a trade will be executed unless the user chooses to act on it.

Sell Signal A signal indicating that the agent’s strategy currently meets the conditions for exiting or reducing a position. It is informational only.

Daily Timeframe The fixed schedule used by all AITA agents. Market data is analyzed and signals are generated once per day. Agents do not react to intraday price movements.

Backtesting A way to see how a strategy and its parameters would have behaved using past market data. Backtesting shows historical behavior but does not predict future performance.

Live Execution Using an AI agent’s signals in real market conditions through a user-controlled trading account. Live execution is affected by liquidity, volatility, and execution constraints.

API Execution An optional setup that allows signals to be automatically translated into trade instructions on a user’s own trading account via an API connection. API execution controls how signals are acted upon, not how they are created.

API Key A permission-based credential that allows AITA to send execution instructions to a user’s trading account when API execution is enabled. API keys can be revoked at any time.

Non-Custodial A design principle where AITA never holds or controls user funds. All assets remain in accounts fully owned and managed by the user.

Marketplace The section of AITA where AI agents can be discovered, viewed, and evaluated by other users. Listing an agent does not change its strategy or behavior.

Track Record The historical record of an AI agent’s signals and performance over time. A track record reflects how an agent behaved under specific past market conditions.

Performance A descriptive measure of how an AI agent has behaved historically. Performance does not imply guarantees, predictions, or expected future outcomes.

Execution Layer The platform component that enables signals to be acted upon through user-controlled accounts when API execution is enabled.

Signal Layer The platform component responsible for generating and distributing signals without executing trades by default.

Separation of Responsibilities A core principle of AITA that separates strategy design, signal generation, and trade execution to ensure transparency and user control.

Risk The possibility that outcomes differ from expectations when acting on signals. Users are fully responsible for managing risk and deciding whether and how to act on signals.

User Responsibility The principle that users remain responsible for interpreting signals, enabling execution, managing capital, and monitoring outcomes at all times.