Risk Disclosure

This Risk Disclosure is provided by Vianmax Techno Ventures Private Limited, operator of the AlphaSync platform, in the spirit of SEBI's investor-protection framework, including the SEBI (Stock Brokers) Regulations' risk disclosure requirements and SEBI's Risk Disclosures on Derivatives. Read it fully before using AlphaSync for live trading. Your broker will additionally provide the exchange-mandated Risk Disclosure Document (RDD) at account opening — this page supplements, and does not replace, that document.

1. Market risk

Prices of securities and derivatives can move rapidly and unpredictably in response to market conditions, news, and liquidity. You may lose part or all of your invested capital. In leveraged products (futures, options, intraday margin products), losses can exceed your initial margin.

2. Risks specific to derivatives

• Leverage magnifies both gains and losses; small price moves can cause large mark-to-market swings and margin calls.
• Options can lose their entire premium; option sellers face potentially large, theoretically unlimited losses.
• Liquidity risk — you may be unable to exit a position at or near the quoted price, particularly in stressed markets or far strikes.
• Expiry effects — time decay and expiry-day volatility can change position values rapidly.

3. Risks specific to algorithmic and automated trading

• Technology failure — software defects, server outages, broker API failures, exchange disruptions or internet connectivity loss can prevent order placement, modification or exit, causing losses. No kill-switch or risk control can eliminate this risk entirely.
• Latency and slippage — execution prices may differ from signal prices; published latency figures are engineering targets, not guarantees.
• Model risk — strategies validated on historical data may fail in live markets. Backtested and walk-forward results are simulations with inherent limitations (assumed fills, modelled costs) and do not guarantee future performance.
• Overfitting — optimised parameters may capture historical noise rather than persistent edge.
• Automation amplification — an erroneous strategy can repeat mistakes rapidly without human intervention. Configure capital limits, drawdown caps and kill-switches before deploying, and monitor deployed strategies.

4. AI-specific limitations

AlphaSync's AI engine generates analysis using large language models and statistical methods. AI outputs can be incomplete, delayed or wrong, and can misinterpret unprecedented market conditions. AI signals are informational tools only — they are not investment advice, research recommendations, or assurances of outcome, and must not be treated as such.

5. Paper trading vs live trading

Simulated (paper) trading does not involve real capital and cannot fully reproduce live conditions: real fills, liquidity, slippage, margin calls and — importantly — the psychological pressure of real losses. Strong paper-trading results do not predict live results.

6. Platform and regulatory risks

• The Platform may be unavailable due to maintenance or failure; uptime figures are targets backed by SLAs on eligible plans, not guarantees.
• Regulatory frameworks for algorithmic trading evolve. Changes in SEBI or exchange requirements may restrict, alter or interrupt platform features or your strategies.
• AlphaSync is a technology platform of Vianmax Techno Ventures Private Limited and is not registered with SEBI as a broker, investment adviser or research analyst. All trades execute through your own SEBI-registered broker, and investor grievance and protection mechanisms (including SCORES) operate through your broker and the exchanges.

7. Your responsibilities

• Trade only with risk capital. Do not borrow to trade.
• Understand every strategy before automating it; review backtest assumptions and walk-forward results.
• Set and maintain risk limits (capital allocation, daily loss limits, drawdown caps) appropriate to your finances.
• Monitor live strategies; do not treat automation as unattended investing.
• Read your broker's Risk Disclosure Document and keep your contact details updated with your broker for trade alerts and contract notes.

By using AlphaSync for live trading, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this disclosure, that trading losses are possible and can be substantial, and that Vianmax Techno Ventures Private Limited does not and cannot guarantee profits or protection from losses.