Balance Adjustment Fee

What this fee is

AlphaSet manages the entire trading balance on your connected account — the Engine cannot manage "only part". Each plan includes a capital limit (cap) counted aggregate-per-Alpha (see [[aum-caps-per-alpha]]).

When you add funds (or connect another account that already holds a balance) and this pushes your aggregate-per-Alpha total over the cap, AlphaSet charges a Balance Adjustment Fee on the excess — reflecting the extra assets the Engine will manage for the rest of the cycle.

When it applies — and when it does NOT

✅ Charged when:

• You add capital that pushes the per-Alpha total over your plan's cap.
• You connect another account/sub-account that already holds a balance, pushing the total over the cap.

❌ NOT charged when:

• Market profit grows your balance over the cap. Profit never creates a fee. All profit stays in your account and keeps compounding.
• On your first integration, when you connect a balance that already exceeds the cap. That is an "integration error", not a fee — you simply withdraw down below the cap or upgrade your plan, with no charge.

Your funds always stay on your own exchange. The adjustment fee is just how we keep the management cost matched to the assets the Engine actually manages.

The formula

Fee = (Per_Alpha_balance − cap) × 5%/yr × (days remaining ÷ days in cycle)

• The rate is always 5%/yr on the excess. The annual plan's 50% discount does not apply.
• Days in cycle: monthly = 30, annual = 365.
• "Days remaining" = days from the deposit to the end of your prepaid cycle.

Worked example

Say you're on Pro (Crypto cap $10,000), billed annually, starting January 1.

On July 1 you add $5,000, pushing that Alpha's balance to $15,000 → $5,000 over the cap.

Days remaining until next January 1 is 184, and the annual cycle is 365 days:

Fee = 5,000 × 5% × (184 ÷ 365) = 126.03 USD

The fee is charged only on the $5,000 excess, for the remaining portion of the cycle — not on the full $15,000, and not on any profit.

🖼️ [IMAGE PLACEHOLDER] Horizontal bar diagram: cap $10,000 (mint), excess $5,000 (warning yellow), an arrow labeled "5%/yr × 184/365 = $126.03". Emphasize that only the yellow excess is charged.

Minimum threshold

If the calculated fee is below $10 (~245,000đ), AlphaSet skips it and the Engine keeps trading normally. Payment is only requested once total adjustments exceed $10.

7-day grace & what happens if unpaid

• When a fee arises, you get payment instructions in-app and by email.
• You have 7 days to pay (grace period).
• If unpaid past that → only that Alpha is suspended: the Engine stops placing new trades for it. Positions remain on your exchange, untouched.
• Once you pay → that Alpha resumes automatically.

Different from unpaid subscription: If you don't pay your subscription, all Alphas stop. The adjustment fee only affects the specific Alpha involved.

Frequently asked questions

I deposited funds but don't want the Engine managing that part? The Engine always uses the full trading balance; it cannot partial-manage. To keep some funds aside → move them to a non-trading wallet (Funding/Earn) or a separate account/sub-account not connected to AlphaSet. See "Manage only part of my balance?".

I changed/revoked my API key — why do I still see the old fee? Old fees don't disappear on their own, but they don't affect trading. Contact in-app support to have it recalculated and displayed correctly.

My profit pushed me over the cap — am I charged? No. Never. The adjustment fee is only triggered by added funds, never by profit.