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Paper Trading + Real-Time Alerts · Privora

Prove out a strategy risk-free, then let alerts watch the road ahead

Privora's paper trading runs a separate virtual account driven by real platform market data, supporting MARKET/LIMIT orders, scheduler-driven order fills, and A-share ±10% price-limit / trading-suspension detection. Metric alerts are delivered over webhook, with rules configurable for threshold, aggregation, silence period, and daily fire cap — and they automatically skip evaluation when the underlying data hasn't refreshed, so stale data never triggers a false alert.

Paper-trading position P&L panel showing per-symbol intraday gain/loss and holdings detail

What Are Paper Trading and Real-Time Alerts?

Paper trading is a separate virtual account driven by real platform market data, used to validate order logic, position management, and real market constraints like price limits and trading suspensions before committing real capital. Real-time metric alerts continuously watch a data field you configure and push a notification over webhook the moment it crosses a threshold — no need to keep the screen open. Together they cover the last stretch of the road from strategy validation to going live to ongoing monitoring.

Why a Backtest Alone Is Not Enough

1

A backtest passing does not mean you're ready to risk real capital

A historical backtest looks good under a perfect-execution assumption, but real market friction — rejected orders, price-limit lockups, trading suspensions — only shows up once you actually place an order.

2

Nobody is watching the market for you

The market doesn't wait for you to check it. Without a push-based alert, a meaningful move can only be caught by refreshing the page yourself — usually after the window has passed.

3

Disconnected tools break the loop

A local backtest script, a spreadsheet for positions, and a chat group for notifications — three disconnected tools with no continuous path from strategy validation to live monitoring.

What Paper Trading + Alerts Provide

1

MARKET / LIMIT paper orders

Supports MARKET (filled immediately at the current price) and LIMIT (day-valid) orders. LIMIT orders are matched by the scheduler and can be cancelled before they fill.

2

Price-limit and suspension detection

A-share ±10% price-limit bands and trading-suspension checks are built into the matching logic — an order outside the band or on a suspended symbol is explicitly rejected with a reason, never silently faked as filled.

3

Metric alert rules

Configure a threshold rule on any data-asset field (comparison operator plus aggregation) — crossing the threshold triggers an evaluation.

4

Webhook push delivery

On trigger, a message is pushed over Feishu / DingTalk / WeCom / Slack webhooks; the message template can splice in the rule name, current value, threshold, and asset name.

Three Steps From Validation to Monitoring

Validate the strategy in paper trading first

Run single-stock or portfolio order logic in a virtual account driven by real market data, validating position management and order rules against expectations.

Configure the alert rule

Pick a data asset and field, then set the threshold, aggregation, silence period, and daily fire cap to avoid alert storms.

Rules run continuously

A triggered rule pushes over webhook automatically; when the underlying data hasn't refreshed yet, evaluation is skipped for that cycle rather than firing on stale data.

Compared to Manual Watching and Traditional Alert Tools

Manual watching / local scripts

A locally run backtest or strategy script has no standing service — validation stops the moment the process does, and paper trading and monitoring end up as two disconnected systems.

Chat-group messages / email polling

Passively waiting for someone to post a screenshot or polling email introduces uncontrolled delay, with none of the engineering guardrails — silence periods, daily caps — that alert governance needs.

Privora paper trading + alerts

Once a backtest passes, the same platform lets you validate order logic in paper trading directly; alert rules run continuously at the scheduler layer and auto-suppress on stale data, with no separate monitoring script to maintain.

Who Is This For?

Individual investors running quant strategies

After a backtest passes, you want to validate order logic and price-limit/suspension handling in a risk-free environment before committing real capital.

Investors with many positions and no time to watch the market

With multiple symbols in a portfolio, manually refreshing prices isn't realistic — you need a push notification when a metric crosses a threshold.

Users already working with an AI agent

Want an agent that can read paper-trading state and configure alert rules, folding strategy validation and monitoring into an automated workflow.

Common Questions About Paper Trading and Real-Time Alerts

Does paper trading use real market data?
Yes — paper trading is driven by the platform's real market data; only the cash and positions are virtual, so fills never affect a real account.
What order types does paper trading support?
MARKET and LIMIT orders today. MARKET fills immediately at the current price; LIMIT is day-valid (DAY TIF), matched by the scheduler, and can be cancelled before it fills.
What happens with a stock that's at its price limit or suspended?
Before an order is placed, the platform checks the A-share ±10% price-limit band and trading-suspension status; an order outside the band or on a suspended symbol is rejected with an explicit reason, never silently filled.
Can an alert false-fire on stale data?
No. Before a rule is evaluated, the platform checks the underlying data asset's last-refresh time; if the data hasn't refreshed yet, that evaluation cycle is skipped rather than firing — or re-firing — on stale data.
Will alerts spam me repeatedly?
Each rule supports a silence period (no repeat trigger within N minutes of firing) and a daily maximum fire count, and the whole rule can be enabled/disabled at any time.

Run the strategy through paper trading now, and let alerts watch the rest of the road

Log in to start paper trading, or configure a metric alert rule directly.