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Who grants what
| Offer | Granted by | Typically includes | Typically excludes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broker demo account | Broker or data provider | Their own platform, often live data for a limited period | Third-party API access, history, redistribution |
| Software free trial | Platform vendor | The application for a limited time or tier | Any market data entitlement |
| Website demonstration | Platform vendor | A recorded or generated chart to learn the notation | Any proof of live coverage for your account |
Why a data demo often cannot connect to third-party software
Providers separate platform access from API access. A demo login may open the provider's own application with every plant green and still be refused by an external application, because the API is a different product. Rithmic, for example, does not offer its R | Protocol API to free demo accounts, whatever the system name shown. This is not an application setting; it is the provider's licensing choice.
In Senzoukria
The Broker Connections screen shows this notice on the Rithmic form: a FREE Rithmic demo (the 14-day trial with live market data) cannot connect here, because Rithmic does not offer the R | Protocol API to demo accounts. On the software side there is no free trial; eligible accounts pay $9 with a card for the first 14 days, then $20 the first month and $29 per month after, and the annual option is $240. Website demonstrations can be viewed without buying anything, and the free educational guides explain the notation. The Binance Spot public feed inside the desktop needs no account or subscription, which makes crypto the practical way to see a live footprint before committing to a futures data plan.
How to evaluate a demo or trial honestly
- Write down the source, instrument, timestamps and any delay label before judging chart quality.
- Check one historical interval and one live interval for differences in coverage.
- Compare total volume and delta against the same feed and session in another tool, after aligning bar construction.
- Record export and replay limits and the renewal terms before the trial ends.
Related
- Free footprint charts: tools, trials and data limits
- Rithmic footprint software checklist
- Paper trading account
- Crypto footprint
In the same section
- Simulated account
- Developing POC
- Delta-adjusted notional
- Diagonal imbalance
- Delta profile
- Direct connection
- Delta neutral
- Direct market access
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Frequently asked questions
- Does Senzoukria offer a free trial of the desktop?
- No timed free trial. Eligible access starts at $9 for 14 days, charged at signup with a card, then $20 the first month and $29 per month until cancelled; annual billing is $240. Website demonstrations and the learning guides are free. Market-data fees remain separate in every case.
- Can I use a free Rithmic demo with third-party software?
- Not through the R | Protocol API: Rithmic excludes free demo trials from that access. A demo can be used inside the provider's own platform. To connect an external application you need an account whose provider permits third-party API access, with its own system name and market-data entitlement.
- Is a website demonstration chart live data?
- Usually not, and it should say so. A demonstration is a recorded or generated chart that shows how a view works. It does not prove that your account, exchange entitlement or history coverage will produce the same picture.