Trading Blox

What Trading Blox does

Trading Blox is a private, founder-operated software company that has sold Windows-based portfolio backtesting and order generation software since 2005 (with the firmographic record stating an original founding year of 2001). Its single product family consists of four perpetual-license tiers: Trading Blox Basic ($590), Professional ($1,290), Builder I ($1,990), and Builder II ($2,690). The application's differentiator is the proprietary Blox architecture and Blox Basic scripting language, which let users assemble modular Portfolio Managers, Entries, Exits, Money Managers, Risk Managers, Statistics, and Indicators through a drag-and-drop System Editor without requiring full programming expertise. Multi-system, multi-market simulation supports futures, stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and forex, with stepped parameter optimization, walk forward analysis, 3D surface charts, and trade-by-trade reporting.

The product runs simulations over historical end-of-day and intraday (down to 1-minute) data and generates next-day order reports. The Builder II Edition adds an API connection to Interactive Brokers for automated live trading, position synchronization, and order submission. Pre-built systems (Turtle, Donchian, Triple Moving Average, and others) and a Blox Marketplace provide reference implementations. Customer support, the user forum, and tutorials are run directly by the team, with Tim Arnold acting as a public contact.

Trading Blox monetizes primarily through one-time license fees plus optional annual maintenance at 16% of purchase price (free in year one), with multi-computer pricing at 25% of base per additional seat and additional optimization threads sold at $200 each. A modest consulting and private training practice (custom Blox creation, system development, direct engagement with Tim Arnold) layers professional services revenue on top. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer via tradingblox.com with immediate digital delivery; sales inquiries are handled by email and phone. The company maintains preferred data vendor partnerships with CSI Data, Portara CQG Datafactory, IQ Feed (DTN), and QCollector, and execution partnership with Wisdom Trading.

Name

Trading Blox

Legal name

Trading Blox

Website

https://tradingblox.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Trading Blox sells Windows-based portfolio backtesting and order-generation software (Basic through Builder II tiers, $590-$2,690 perpetual licenses) to systematic traders, CTAs, and fund managers globally, differentiated by a proprietary Blox scripting architecture and Interactive Brokers live-trading integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuart

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: One-time perpetual license fees for Trading Blox software editions (Basic, Professional, Builder I, Builder II). Licenses allow installation on one computer with additional installations at 25% of base price. Multi-year ownership with optional annual maintenance.
2. Annual Maintenance and Support: Optional annual maintenance plan at 16% of purchase price per year after free first year. Includes all updates and enhancements to the software.
3. Consulting and Training Services: Expert consulting services including custom Blox creation, trading system development, and private training sessions offered to customers at reasonable rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Trading Blox develops and sells Windows-based portfolio backtesting and order generation software that runs rule-based simulations over historical end-of-day or intraday Futures, Stock, ETF, Mutual fund, and Forex data and produces next-day order reports. The product is delivered in four perpetual-license editions (Basic, Professional, Builder I, Builder II) that progressively unlock greater customization, with the top tier adding Interactive Brokers API integration for live trading automation. Companion consulting, custom Blox development, and private training services are sold as add-ons.

Product overview

Trading Blox is a Windows-based portfolio backtesting and order generation software application that has operated since 2005. The product line consists of four tiered editions: Trading Blox Basic (entry-level, $590), Trading Blox Professional ($1,290), Trading Blox Builder I ($1,990), and Trading Blox Builder II ($2,690). Higher-tier editions progressively unlock more customization capabilities—from using pre-built systems to creating custom Blox (building blocks) and scripts using the Blox Basic programming language. The core software runs simulations of trading rules over historical Futures, Stock, ETF, Mutual fund, or Forex price data, generates detailed reports, and can create order reports for live trading with Interactive Brokers integration available in the Builder II edition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trading Blox Software Platform Windows-based portfolio backtesting and order generation software that runs rule-based simulations over historical end-of-day or intraday Futures, Stock, ETF, Mutual fund, and Forex price data and produces next-day order reports. Sold across four perpetual-license editions (Basic $590, Professional $1,290, Builder I $1,990, Builder II $2,690) with optional annual maintenance, drag-and-drop System Editor, Blox Editor with Blox Basic scripting, stepped parameter optimization, walk forward analysis, 3D surface charts, multi-thread testing, and an Interactive Brokers API integration in the top tier for live trading automation. Designed for systematic and quantitative traders who develop and validate rule-based trading strategies before deploying capital.
• Trading Blox Consulting & Training Services Expert consulting, custom Blox creation, trading system development, and private training services offered to Trading Blox customers at reasonable rates, delivered directly by Managing Director Tim Arnold. Engagements cover building custom strategy components, developing end-to-end trading systems, and providing individualized training to help customers get the most out of the software.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly faster backtesting compared to competitors like TradeStation, TradersStudio, and Wealth-Lab according to user testimonials

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CSI DatacoreTechnology or IntegrationCSI Data is the preferred end-of-day data vendor for Trading Blox. They provide Stock, ETF, Mutual Fund, Futures, and Forex daily data that Trading Blox reads directly without translation. Trading Blox customers receive a 15% discount on their first order using code TBLOX15.
• Interactive BrokerscoreTechnology or IntegrationBuilder II Edition has a direct API connection with Interactive Brokers for automated live trading. The system collects data, synchronizes positions, and sends new and updated orders automatically. Supports data from 1 minute to 1 week bars.
• Wisdom TradingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAutomated trading system execution partner recommended by Trading Blox. Wisdom Trading executes mechanical trading systems for clients. Contact: Shane Wisdom, 800-854-6354.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• QuantConnect: QuantConnect offers cloud-based algorithmic trading and backtesting via the Lean Engine, addressing the same systematic/quant trader persona as Trading Blox but with a modern cloud-native delivery model.
• StrategyQuant: StrategyQuant focuses on automated strategy generation and backtesting, overlapping with Trading Blox's parameter stepping and walk-forward analysis capabilities for quant-oriented retail traders.

Direct peers

• MultiCharts: MultiCharts is a professional trading and backtesting platform with PowerLanguage scripting, directly comparable to Trading Blox's drag-and-drop Blox architecture and multi-system testing capabilities.
• NinjaTrader: NinjaTrader provides advanced charting, backtesting, and trade simulation on Windows, competing directly with Trading Blox for active futures and forex systematic traders.
• MetaStock: MetaStock is a long-standing Windows-based charting and backtesting platform with its own formula language, competing for retail and professional technical traders.
• TradersStudio: TradersStudio is a desktop backtesting and trading platform cited by Trading Blox customers as a comparator, targeting similar professional and systematic traders.
• Amibroker: AmiBroker is a Windows-based technical analysis and backtesting platform with AFL scripting, serving the same systematic retail trader customer base as Trading Blox.
• Wealth-Lab: Wealth-Lab provides desktop backtesting and strategy development for active traders, named by Trading Blox customers as a comparable tool they evaluated or switched from.
• TradeStation: TradeStation offers a desktop and web trading platform with integrated strategy backtesting using EasyLanguage, directly competing with Trading Blox for the systematic/quant trader segment.

Broad incumbents

• Interactive Brokers (Trader Workstation): Interactive Brokers is both a partner and a broad incumbent — its TWS platform includes basic backtesting and is the execution layer Trading Blox integrates with, making it both a channel partner and adjacent competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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