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Institutional & Proprietary Regulatory NoticeDoc-ID: AT-RD-2025-V4Effective: Jan 15, 2025

Statutory Risk Disclosure

Institutional and proprietary regulatory notice for futures, derivatives and algorithmic trading on the AlbaTherium platform.

Statutory Risk Disclosure

DIGITAL EDGE WAVE LTD (trading as AlbaTherium) • Company No. 15074564 • Registered in England and Wales
HIGH-RISK NOTICE
CFTC RULE 4.41 & STATUTORY HIGH-RISK DISCLOSURE

FUTURES, DERIVATIVES, EQUITIES, AND SYNTHETIC INSTRUMENT TRADING INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY INVESTOR OR OPERATOR. THE VALUATION OF FUTURES CONTRACTS AND DERIVATIVES MAY FLUCTUATE RAPIDLY, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE, TRADERS MAY LOSE MORE THAN THEIR INITIAL MARGIN OR DEPOSIT.

PAST PERFORMANCE, WHETHER ACTUAL OR INDICATED BY HISTORICAL TESTS OF STRATEGIES, IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE OR TRADING SUCCESS. NEVER ALLOCATE RISK CAPITAL THAT CANNOT BE WITHSTOOD WITHOUT SEVERE FINANCIAL IMPAIRMENT.

Entity MandatePure Software PlatformNon-Custodial • No Advisory Role
Leverage CapacityMargin Multiplier RiskRapid Balance Depletion Risk
Routing SLAZero Warranty on LatencySubject to API / Hardware Jitter
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High-Risk Nature of Futures & Leveraged Products

Futures contracts, CFDs, perpetual swaps, and options on futures represent leveraged derivatives. The high degree of leverage that is often obtainable in commodity futures trading can work against you as well as for you. The use of leverage can lead to rapid and large losses as well as gains.

You may sustain a total loss of the initial margin funds and any additional funds deposited with your clearing broker or proprietary evaluation firm to establish or maintain a position. If the market moves against your position or margin levels increase, you may be called upon by your broker to deposit a substantial amount of additional margin funds on extremely short notice in order to maintain your position. If you do not provide the required funds within the time prescribed, your position may be liquidated at a loss, and you will remain liable for any resulting deficit in your account.

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No Investment Advice & Corporate Entity Identification

DIGITAL EDGE WAVE LTD (Company No. 15074564, registered office: 483 Green Lanes, London N13 4BS, United Kingdom; SIC codes: 62012, 62090, 63990, 47990), trading as AlbaTherium, operates strictly as an analytical technology vendor and provider of electronic order-interface software. Under no circumstances does DIGITAL EDGE WAVE LTD provide personalized investment advice, financial planning, portfolio management, or trade recommendation services.

Platform Toolsets Non-Advisory Status:
  • Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD), Volume Profile, Footprint charts, and Heatmaps are retrospective mathematical calculations derived from historical and level-2 market data feeds.
  • The proprietary WABISABI execution framework, custom algorithmic triggers, harmonic filters, and automated agent loops are automated computation utilities and must not be interpreted as financial endorsements.
  • No automated indicator or visual study is capable of predicting macro shifts, liquidity shocks, or sovereign intervention events.

All trades executed through AlbaTherium interfaces are self-directed and executed at the exclusive discretion, direction, and risk of the user.

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Hypothetical & Simulated Performance Disclosure (CFTC Rule 4.41)

MANDATORY STATUTORY NOTICE: HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER- OR OVER-COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY.

SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN IN ANY SIMULATION, BACKTEST, REPLAY CANVAS, OR ALBATHERIUM BENCHMARK.

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Technology, Latency & Connectivity Risks

Operating an algorithmic or manual electronic trading workspace exposes the trader to operational perils intrinsic to telecommunications networks and third-party cloud infrastructure:

Third-Party Gateway DisruptionsIntegrations with Rithmic, CQG, Databento, Tradovate, or broker direct-market-access (DMA) endpoints may experience packet drops, token expirations, and unexpected rate-limiting.
Hardware & Local Machine LatencyBrowser memory exhaustion, CPU throttling, high-frequency DOM repaints, or unstable Wi-Fi connections can introduce trade execution latency exceeding multiple hundreds of milliseconds.
Order State DesynchronizationDuring network disconnects, an order state (Pending, Filled, Cancelled) visible on AlbaTherium may momentarily diverge from the true matching engine state on the clearing exchange.
Failover ResponsibilityTraders are obliged to maintain independent secondary communication channels (such as an emergency broker phone desk or official broker desktop terminal) to manually flatten risk.
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Market Data Conduits & Regulatory Liability (Rithmic & Databento)

Market data streams delivered via certified upstream conduits (including Rithmic and Databento) are subject to stringent exchange licensing and classification governance:

  • Authorized Conduits & Data Accuracy: Feeds from Rithmic, Databento, CME Group, ICE, and Eurex are piped on an "as-is" basis. Neither DIGITAL EDGE WAVE LTD nor its data conduits guarantee sub-millisecond precision or zero-packet loss during high-volatility events.
  • Subscriber Classification & Audit Indemnification: Subscribers bear absolute and sole liability for declaring their appropriate Non-Professional vs. Professional subscriber status. Any retrospective audit penalties, back-fees, or assessments levied by CME, ICE, or Eurex resulting from misclassification shall be fully indemnified by the subscriber.
  • BYOK (Bring-Your-Own-Key) Memory Isolation: All proprietary API credentials and brokerage connector keys function strictly under client-side or ephemeral zero-persistence volatile memory isolation. DIGITAL EDGE WAVE LTD never archives, proxies, or inspects raw exchange authentication tokens.
  • Execution Slippage & Gap Risk: Market orders and Stop Loss market orders execute at prevailing market prices which may diverge from display quotes; markets can gap through stop boundaries creating sudden deficit liability.
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Desk & Automated Execution / AI Agent Disclosures

The use of algorithmic hooks, webhooks, multi-account trade copiers, and automated AI agents introduces distinct systemic risks. Algorithmic logic loops can trigger repetitive order loops if configured without robust circuit breakers or daily loss ceilings.

Multi-account trade copying features operate across heterogeneous network routes; slippage, partial fills, and rejected legs on child accounts may occur. AlbaTherium disclaims any liability for financial imbalances arising from unlinked accounts, delayed webhooks, or programmatic logic loops configured by the subscriber.

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AI Agents, Candela & Model Context Protocol (MCP) Framework

The AlbaTherium platform incorporates algorithmic cognitive assistants and agentic toolsets, notably the Candela AI co-pilot and Model Context Protocol (MCP) execution framework:

Autonomous Agent Governance & Safeguards:
  • Informational Heuristics Only: Candela, algorithmic pattern analyzers, and automated MCP agents operate exclusively as informational, synthetic heuristics. They do not constitute financial recommendations, buy/sell directives, or predictive certitude.
  • Zero Autonomous Order Dispatch: Under platform baseline security, Candela and MCP agents possess zero autonomous order dispatch authority without explicit human confirmation or user-activated deterministic risk boundaries (such as maximum daily loss ceilings and verified circuit breakers).
  • Model Hallucinations & Telemetry Jitter: Large Language Models and autonomous inference pipelines can generate erroneous or delayed market interpretations. The operator retains plenary responsibility for verifying all order arguments before manual or triggered dispatch.
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Payments, Dispute Protocols & Regulatory Status

PCI-DSS Zero-Storage ComplianceAll payment processing is handled through certified Tier-1 gateways (Stripe and Payabl). DIGITAL EDGE WAVE LTD never captures, stores, or processes cardholder PAN or CVV records.
14-Day Money-Back GuaranteeNew subscribers are entitled to an unconditional 14-day money-back guarantee on platform software access fees from date of initial purchase upon submission to billing support.
Merchant Billing Descriptors:Charges on your card or bank statement will appear as DIGITAL EDGE WAVE LTD, ALBATHERIUM, or DEW LTD. Inquiries regarding unrecognized line items should be routed to legal@albatherium.io.

Regulatory Entity Notice: DIGITAL EDGE WAVE LTD is not registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), Commodity Pool Operator (CPO), or Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), nor is it a member of the NFA or FINRA. DIGITAL EDGE WAVE LTD does not solicit, hold, or accept customer trading deposits or custody customer capital.

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