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PULSE is an HFT trading system for gold and EURUSD. NIC-X is an HFT trading system with ultra-low drawdown, built for large capital. Anything not answered here: support@xtrsk.com.
PULSE — HFT trading system
What is PULSE?
PULSE is an HFT trading system for gold and EURUSD, built around tick-density entries, a controlled grid with an outer stop, and disciplined exits.
Which markets does it trade?
The main focus is XAUUSD / gold. EURUSD is supported when market conditions and execution quality are suitable.
Which platforms are supported?
PULSE supports FIX API, MT4 and MT5 account routes. Any account allocated to the hedge-HFT vertical must have hedging enabled and must permit the required opposing trades; netting-only accounts are not used for that vertical.
Does every order have an immediate stop loss?
Yes. A protective stop is active from the start of each trade and can close exposure without waiting for a profit condition. Actual fills can still be affected by gaps, slippage and market liquidity.
What is the time-based stop or time in force?
Each order has a configured maximum lifetime. If the signal has not completed within that window, PULSE expires the position so a short-duration trade does not remain open as stale exposure.
How do minimum profit and minimum pips work?
Normal profit-taking can require both a configured minimum-profit level and a minimum favourable move in pips. These thresholds qualify the profit exit; the immediate stop and time-based stop remain independent and can close the order first.
How does PULSE trail profits?
When price moves favourably, trailing logic follows the trade and progressively protects captured profit while allowing controlled room for the immediate move to continue.
How does the hedge-HFT vertical control exposure?
It uses coordinated opposing trades to reduce or square net directional exposure. If a hedge leg is rejected, delayed or only partly filled, the unmatched position is treated as a priority execution-risk event.
Does hedge HFT require hedging-enabled accounts?
Yes. Hedging must be enabled on every FIX API, MT4 and MT5 account assigned to that vertical. The broker must permit the required opposing positions; netting-only accounts are not activated for hedge HFT.
Is PULSE risk-management compliant?
PULSE is designed to follow a documented order-level framework: immediate stop loss, per-order time limit, minimum-profit and minimum-pip gates, trailing-profit protection and hedge controls where applicable. “Compliant” describes adherence to those configured operating rules; it is not a claim of regulatory certification and does not eliminate loss.
What risks remain after these controls?
Slippage, spread widening, rejected or partial fills, connection failures, broker restrictions and an unmatched hedge leg can still affect results. PULSE therefore requires account, broker and infrastructure review before activation.
Does it use grid or martingale?
No. PULSE is not a grid, martingale, recovery ladder, or averaging strategy.
Which brokers are suitable?
Clients need broker infrastructure capable of very low-latency execution, ideally around 1 ms to Equinix NY or LD5 London where available. Broker choice is reviewed before access.
Who manages the infrastructure?
The XTRSK team manages the infrastructure plan for clients, including routing expectations, server location, and execution requirements.
Do clients need to be under an IB?
The standard route is through the XTRSK IB relationship so broker setup, support, and infrastructure routing can be managed properly. IB-independent access is also available for an extra fee.
Which IB broker routes are available?
The current IB route is VARIANSE UK, subject to account eligibility, jurisdiction, and broker approval.
Do you accept US clients?
No. XTRSK does not accept US clients.
Is access automatic after signup?
No. Access is reviewed first. The team checks account type, broker route, infrastructure suitability, and whether the client understands the risk.
Can XTRSK guarantee results?
No. Trading leveraged products involves significant risk. Live account history and past performance do not guarantee future results.
How do I request access?
Submit your email and the team will reply with the next steps.
NIC-X — HFT trading system with ultra-low drawdown
What is NIC-X?
NIC-X is an HFT trading system with ultra-low drawdown, built for large capital. When the same instrument is quoted at two different prices at the same moment, it takes the mispriced side, pays the round trip and keeps the difference. It is closer to statistical arbitrage than to a directional bet.
How is NIC-X different from a conventional EA?
An ordinary EA is built on a request-and-wait loop that can take several hundred milliseconds to complete. By the time the fill comes back the print it reacted to is gone. NIC-X is built around execution speed and a cost gate, and it only trades differences that are still real when the order lands.
Is NIC-X latency arbitrage?
No. Latency arbitrage is a race to be first to a price that already exists elsewhere. A displaced print is a genuine difference between pricing feeds, so it lasts longer than a latency window and therefore carries bigger targets and wider stops than pure arbitrage would.
Is NIC-X legal, and is it safe from the broker side?
Yes. NIC-X sends ordinary fill-or-kill orders at declared prices through a FIX API or cTrader connection. It does not exploit venue glitches, stale quotes or exchange-to-exchange races, and it does not need latency privileges that a broker would object to.
How often does NIC-X trade?
It trades when the tape offers a print that clears the cost gate by a multiple, which in practice means bursts rather than a fixed schedule. It runs one position at a time and is flat between trades.
What drawdown should I expect?
NIC-X is built risk first, so position size and stop distance are set to keep drawdown low. An outer drawdown limit is agreed with the client before trading starts and applied to the account. There is no fixed percentage guarantee, and the live record shows the running peak drawdown if you want the number as it stands.
Which markets and sessions does NIC-X trade?
FX majors and metals, on the same co-located FIX stack as the rest of the desk. Positions are closed before the session ends, so nothing is carried overnight or across a weekend gap.
What do I need to run NIC-X?
A broker route that supports the FIX API or cTrader, an account size that suits the system, and a server location close enough to the venue to keep execution inside the window. We review the broker route with you before the system is activated.
How is NIC-X performance verified?
The live account is public on FX Blue and is the record of reference. Closed trades are posted as they happen, monthly reports are published on the site, and the drawdown is shown next to the return rather than instead of it.
What does NIC-X cost?
The current pricing, the quarterly option and the trial terms are on the pricing page. A trial is available before any licence is committed.
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