Last updated 21 June 2026

Do I need to register my trading strategy for algo trading?

In short

We do not give regulatory or compliance opinions, so we cannot tell you whether you must register your strategy. Whether registration applies depends on how you use and share your strategy, and the rules can change — confirm with SEBI, your broker, or a qualified professional. The software is a tool you fully control, and it includes features that can help your own compliance setup (static IP, OAuth login, 2FA, a fixed under-10-orders-per-second limit, pre-trade risk checks, order throttle limits and a Kill Switch).

We do not give regulatory or compliance opinions

We do not give regulatory, legal or compliance opinions, so we cannot tell you whether you need to register your strategy, or whether a particular way of using it is allowed.

Whether registration applies depends on how you use your strategy — for example trading your own money versus sharing or selling it to other people — and these rules can change over time. To be sure, confirm with SEBI, your stock broker, or a qualified professional (such as a compliance advisor).

Features that can help your compliance setup

Our software includes several features that customers find helpful for their own compliance setup:

  1. Static IP — a dedicated static IP you can whitelist with your broker.
  2. OAuth-based login — log in on your broker’s own page where supported.
  3. Two-factor authentication (2FA) — protect your login with a 6-digit code from an authenticator app.
  4. Order speed limit — a fixed, built-in limit that keeps the order rate under 10 orders per second (OPS).
  5. Risk controls — pre-trade risk checks, order throttle limits, and an emergency Kill Switch.

These describe what the software does. They are not a statement that any particular use is compliant.

You set up and control everything

Stocks Developer is a tool only. You set up and fully control everything it does, and you can stop it any time. It is built around your requirements: if you need it changed to fit how you want to work — including anything you need for your own compliance — tell us your requirement and our team will see how we can help build it. Because you decide and control how you use it, meeting any rule that applies to you stays in your hands.

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