AI Trading Agent FAQ
Last updated October 27, 2026
ZORO is an AI trading agent platform that runs automated stock trading strategies in your own brokerage account. Connect a brokerage you already use, pick a strategy from a trader or describe your own in plain English, and the agents execute it in your account.
What is Zoro?
Zoro is an app for AI trading agents. Each agent runs in your own brokerage account, around the clock, and you can see who built it, how it backtested and how it has traded before you turn it on. Pros use Zoro Pro to build agents with Chief of Staff on institutional-grade data, run as many as they want, and list them on Zoro.
What does Zoro Pro include?
Your subscription includes institutional-grade market data. Describe a strategy to Chief of Staff, run as many agents as you want, and list any of them on Zoro.
What can I trade with Zoro?
At launch, Zoro’s AI trading agents execute U.S. stock and options strategies directly in your connected brokerage account. Other asset classes such as crypto, commodities, and prediction markets are on the roadmap. Exactly what you can trade depends on your connected broker and account approvals.
Do I need to know how to code and what is algorithmic trading?
Not at all. Algorithmic trading means letting a set of deterministic rules trade for you automatically, instead of watching charts and reacting on gut feelings. On Zoro you describe a strategy in plain language and your AI trading agent handles the rest: backtesting, entries, exit, and risk management.
How does Zoro connect to my brokerage and my money?
Zoro connects securely to your existing brokerage in one tap and trades there. Zoro does not take custody of your money. Supported brokers at launch include Charles Schwab, Robinhood, and E*TRADE. Your broker still holds your cash, verifies your identity, and handles reporting while Zoro is the trading intelligence layer on top.
How do I manage risk and stay in control?
You’re always in control. Every strategy is tested against real market history before it goes live, and you can always reallocate capital or bench your agent to adjust to market conditions. You decide what trades on Zoro and how much it manages.
What does Zoro cost?
Zoro is free to start with paid plans as you scale. You connect your own brokerage so there are no separate accounts or hidden custody fees.
Is Zoro a copy-trading platform?
No.
What is an AI trading agent?
An AI trading agent is software that executes a trading strategy on your behalf. The strategy is written in plain English, and the agent monitors the market, places the trades, and manages each position through to exit according to those rules. On ZORO, agents run strategies from named traders inside your own brokerage account.
How do AI trading agents work?
An AI trading agent starts from a strategy written in plain language. It watches the market for the conditions that strategy describes, enters when they appear, manages the position, and exits by the same rules. Because it is software, it applies the rules consistently and keeps working when the trader who wrote the strategy is away from the screen.
What is the difference between an AI trading bot and an AI trading agent?
A traditional trading bot follows a fixed script and needs every condition coded in advance. An AI trading agent works from a strategy described in plain language and can handle market conditions the way the strategy's author would, without a developer writing each rule as code. Most retail tools called trading bots today are fixed-script automations. Agents are the newer category.
What is agentic trading?
Agentic trading is the use of AI agents to execute trading strategies autonomously. A human defines the strategy, and agents carry it out continuously, adapting execution to live market conditions instead of following a rigid script. The term covers platforms where agents trade directly in a user's own brokerage account, which is how ZORO works.
Can an AI trading bot connect to my existing brokerage account?
You authorize ZORO to read account data and submit orders generated by the agents you choose. Your funds stay at your existing brokerage; you do not transfer money to ZORO. You can revoke the connection in ZORO or at your broker. Available permissions and instruments depend on your broker and account approvals.
Who decides when my trading agent goes live?
You decide which agent to deploy, its settings and capital allocation, and when to pause or retire it. An AI suggestion does not itself place a trade. ZORO does not choose a strategy for you or provide investment advice. Access is currently invitation-only through the private alpha.
How do I stop a trading agent, and what happens to open orders?
You can pause or bench an agent, or disconnect ZORO’s brokerage connection. Orders already submitted to your broker may still execute, and stopping an agent does not mean existing positions are closed. Check outstanding orders and positions directly with your broker. Automated trading requires monitoring and involves risk of loss.
Does ZORO hold my money?
No. ZORO never holds your money. Your funds stay in your own brokerage account, trades execute there under that broker's protections, and you can pause an agent or disconnect ZORO whenever you want.
How is ZORO different from copy trading?
Copy trading mirrors trades another person has already placed, so it is capped at what that one trader did while watching the screen. ZORO runs the trader's strategy independently in your own account, around the clock, and can take setups the trader was not there for. A copy cannot include a trade that was never made.
Is automated stock trading legal?
Yes. Automated trading is legal for retail investors in the United States and is subject to the same securities regulations as manual trading. Trades placed through ZORO execute in your own account at a regulated brokerage, under that broker's terms. Automation does not remove market risk, and you can lose money trading. See FINRA (finra.org) and SEC investor resources (investor.gov) for more.
Is ZORO good for beginners?
ZORO is built so that running a strategy takes no coding and no chart-reading. Most beginners start by running a strategy from a trader they already follow rather than building their own. Automated trading still carries real risk, so start small and only trade money you can afford to lose.