Frequently asked questions
Answers about financial news, strategies, alerts, community, and getting started with Fora.
Getting started
Fora Trading Research brings financial news, trading strategies, alerts, and community into one workspace. Use it to follow market developments, test ideas, and discuss your research with other traders.
Self-directed traders who want to stay informed, develop a trading approach, and exchange ideas. You can start by reading the news and following discussions, then explore strategies and backtests as you learn.
Create a free account from the web app in a couple of minutes — no payment details needed. New accounts start with 14 days of full Pro, and the Free plan that follows never expires.
Native apps for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux, plus a full web app. Your account, charts, and watchlists sync across all of them.
Platform & markets
Browse financial news by source or symbol and find stories related to your watchlist. You can also open a discussion around a news article to compare perspectives.
Yes. Choose symbols and timeframes, define conditions and actions, then validate your rules and run a backtest on historical data. Review the trades, equity curve, and performance measures to refine your approach. Historical results do not predict future returns.
Navigator is an AI research assistant you can ask about news, watchlists, and strategies in plain language. It can propose actions such as creating an alert, which you review and approve before they are applied.
The alerts inbox brings price targets and strategy notifications together so you can review what needs attention. Community threads let you discuss news, symbols, and trading ideas, follow conversations, and bookmark useful posts.
Pricing & plans
Yes. Every new account opens with 14 days of full Pro — free, no card required. After that you keep a Free plan for good: real-time data, charting, and paper trading, with no time limit.
Anytime. Upgrades take effect immediately; downgrades at the next billing cycle.
Yes, annual billing saves roughly 20% versus monthly.
Yes. Buy Pro or Premium once and it's yours for good: never expires, never billed again.