> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.blackquantlabs.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Choose a signal plan

> Pick a tier, understand what a term actually buys, and activate it.

Go to **Apps → Signal Plan**.

A signal plan is a **subscription with a fixed term**. It is what grants access to the signal feed at a given tier. Without an active plan the engine's live feed is not available to your account.

## The tiers

|                  | Starter  | Growth      | Elite            |
| ---------------- | -------- | ----------- | ---------------- |
| **Monthly**      | \$29     | \$79        | \$199            |
| **Annual**       | \$276    | \$756       | \$1,908          |
| Signals per day  | Up to 10 | Up to 50    | Unlimited        |
| Active positions | 1        | 5           | Unlimited        |
| Alerts           | Email    | SMS & email | Priority routing |
| Analytics        | Basic    | Advanced    | Full suite       |
| Referral rewards | —        | Yes         | Yes              |
| Account manager  | —        | —           | Dedicated        |
| API access       | —        | —           | Yes              |

**Starter** — for individuals getting started with automated signals.
**Growth** — for active traders scaling their portfolio performance. Marked *Most Popular*.
**Elite** — for professionals and teams running high-frequency strategies.

## Monthly or annual

Annual is charged **once for the whole year** at a discounted monthly rate — roughly 20% off across every tier.

| Tier    | Monthly × 12 | Annual price | You save      |
| ------- | ------------ | ------------ | ------------- |
| Starter | \$348        | \$276        | \$72 (\~21%)  |
| Growth  | \$948        | \$756        | \$192 (\~20%) |
| Elite   | \$2,388      | \$1,908      | \$480 (\~20%) |

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  Annual is billed as a **single 365-day term**, not as a cheaper recurring subscription. Nothing renews automatically — when the term ends, the entitlement lapses and you buy again. That is a deliberate design choice, not an oversight: there is no stored payment method to charge.
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## Term lengths

| Period  | Term     |
| ------- | -------- |
| Monthly | 30 days  |
| Annual  | 365 days |

The term starts at purchase, not at the start of a calendar month.

## How to buy

1. Open **Signal Plan** and choose a tier and period.
2. Pay from your **account balance**, or start a **crypto checkout** if the balance is short. See [Paying with crypto](/billing/paying-with-crypto).
3. The entitlement activates immediately on settlement.

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## Buying a plan you already hold

You cannot. If the same subscription is already active, the purchase is refused with *"That subscription is already active."* rather than silently taking the money and overwriting the term.

Wait for the term to lapse, or buy a different tier.

## What happens at expiry

The entitlement stops being granted. Entitlements are evaluated **per request** against the expiry timestamp rather than cached in your session, so expiry takes effect immediately rather than at your next sign-in.

Nothing else is affected: your balance, deposits, referral earnings and verification status are unchanged.

## Next

* [Control Center](/platform/control-center) — the dashboard you land on.
* [Add-ons](/billing/add-ons) — permanent extras sold separately from plans.