FAQ · Buying and running a licence

Is there a free trial?

No. There is no free trial or free evaluation licence. There is a paid 30-day trial, USD 225 for Reamer Research and USD 900 for Reamer Server, which gives you the full product on the same terms as an annual licence. The 30 days start when you first activate, not when you buy.

What the trial gives you

The full product. The same kit, the same binaries and the same documents as an annual licence, with nothing switched off.
The same licence terms. One seat on one machine, unlimited runs, and email support. A Reamer Research trial is licensed to one named person and covers live or paper trading as well as backtesting.
30 days from first activation. You can buy the key, read the kit and activate when your machine and data are ready. Deactivating and reactivating does not restart the clock.

What to test in 30 days

The integration, with your own data and your own strategy code, using the kit documents and reference code.
The benchmarks on your own hardware, with the benchmark program in each kit. See Have the benchmarks been independently verified?
The behaviour you depend on, such as how fills, costs and order types are modelled, against what your strategy assumes.

What to know before you buy one

It is not credited toward a later annual licence. The year is a separate purchase at the full price.
It is card only, through Paddle. Invoices are for annual licences.
It is not refundable. All sales are final, and the trial is where the terms place the decision about fit. See the terms.

What you can check for free

Before paying anything, you can read the Spec Notes, which publish how execution is modelled, and this FAQ. You can also read the benchmark method and raw data, and watch the integration recordings. See How long does integration take?

To start a trial, see pricing.

Next questions

How much do Reamer Research and Reamer Server cost?Reamer Research is USD 1,800 per seat per year, and Reamer Server is USD 7,200 per seat per year. Each is paid once for the year and nothing renews automatically. A 30-day trial costs USD 225 for Reamer Research and USD 900 for Reamer Server. A seat is one product on one machine.Can I get a refund?No. All sales are final, including the 30-day trial. Once a licence key has been issued against a completed payment, it is not refunded, and there is no partial refund or cancellation partway through a term. The paid trial is where you decide whether the product fits, and much of it can be checked for free before that.What exactly do I receive after buying?An email with your licence key and a link to download the kit. The kit is the product itself, compiled libraries and command-line tools with the full documentation and reference code, and it holds no key. You activate the key once per machine with the reamer-license tool, and the term starts then. Nothing is shipped physically and nothing is hosted for you.What counts as a seat? Can I move it to another machine?A seat is one product on one machine at a time, with unlimited runs and processes on that machine. To move it, deactivate on the old machine and activate on the new one. If the old machine is lost, support releases the seat by hand. A Reamer Research seat is also personal to one named person.Can my firm pay by invoice or sign an order form?Yes. An annual licence can be paid by invoice, issued by Paddle and payable within 14 days by bank transfer, and a signed order form is available on request. Both are at the same prices as the card checkout. The 30-day trial is card only.

Every answer here restates the documents that ship in the kit, which are authoritative. All questions.

Buy a licence30-day trial or annual licence. Key and kit by email on payment.