Automated Trading For People Too Busy To Trade

No. Smithfield is built specifically for people who don’t want to learn to trade. If you are new to trading, you have to understand there is always risk. There are always losses. You should be able to emotionally and mentally withstand the ups and downs.

Disconnect at any time, in a couple of clicks. Your money was always in your own brokerage account, so there’s nothing to unwind — it’s simply back to being fully in your hands.

No catch. We know it sounds too good to be true. That’s why we have the 30-day guarantee period, and why we don’t have to spend much on advertising. Most of our new customers are referrals from current customers. We don’t need to do a hard sell — the results speak for themselves.

Yes. Smithfield never takes custody of your funds, and all trading happens inside your own regulated brokerage account. We are a software company licensing you the ability to use our software. We are not registered financial advisors or money managers, and we do not take any of your profits.

Please do. They will probably want to sign up too.

No. Absolutely not. This is the most important thing to understand:

• Trade-only permissions — your broker only grants us permission to place and close trades.
• No fund access — we cannot view your account balance, withdraw money, or transfer funds.
• No password storage — you authenticate directly with your broker, we never see your password.
• Revoke anytime — you can disconnect us instantly from your trading account.

Think of it like giving a valet your car key — they can drive it, but they can’t access your bank account or take the car home. This is how Smithfield works: limited, specific permissions that you control.

Depending on which broker you choose, setup can take a few days. After that, check in as often as you like — nothing requires your attention day to day. But in the end, it’s your money, and you should keep an eye on it. Trading systems can experience outages, so you should monitor your account independently and not rely solely on automated execution.

We recommend $20,000. You can start with less if you want to test the system, but it only makes sense to increase the amount once you’re confident it works.

In an IRA, yes — all the brokers we work with allow our strategies to be traded in an IRA account. In a 401(k), your plan administrator would have to allow it, and most do not, so unfortunately it won’t work in a 401(k).

No system removes market risk entirely, and we won’t tell you otherwise. Smithfield’s rules include defined risk limits on every trade, and you’ll always be able to see exactly what’s happening in your account. Since every trade is risk-defined, there’s a maximum you can lose on any single trade — and since we’re in trades for a very short period of time, that helps the system survive market crashes.

If you book a call to talk to us, we can show you the whole thing and answer any questions about it.

No. Our style of trading does not use leverage. Every trade is risk-defined, meaning we know what we can make and the most we can lose on every trade. As with any option trading, if you’re using a regular trading account you’ll need margin enabled on your account — but only the cash in your account is used for trading.

In an IRA account, no. In a regular trading account, yes — you’ll need margin in order to trade the option strategies we use, including vertical spreads, iron condors, and butterflies.

If you do, your trades will require less margin, so you’d be able to run more contracts. That also increases your risk. It’s a personal decision.

Losses are part of trading — there will always be losses. The trick is to have more gains than losses. A couple of ways we limit losses: each trade is risk-defined, so we know the most we can lose on every trade; each strategy is also independent and not correlated with the others; and the portfolio templates we provide help you position-size with safety in mind.

Yes. You will need to ask your broker to turn on options trading for you if it is not already. We can help walk you through this process once you sign up.

Depending on the strategies chosen, there should be at least 1 or more trades every day, unless stated otherwise.

We’re with you the whole way. Since we also use Autopilot for ourselves, we’re in every trade you are. We provide complete support for onboarding and setup, and you can always request a one-on-one call if you have questions. We’re also adding an AI chat programmed with the most common questions, and we have a Discord community where we interact with customers daily.

Yes — we have a private Discord server just for Smithfield customers, where you can interact with other customers and with our team.

If you see a sign-up link on the site, use that. If not, we’re probably on a waiting list, and you’ll need to book a time to talk to us to get placed on it.

No, there is not.

We charge a license fee for the software and a monthly maintenance fee. We do not share in any profits or charge for performance.

Check the brokers we currently work with — they do accept customers in other countries, though each broker is different and the rules change, so it’s best to check directly with them. You’re also welcome to ask us.

We can’t guarantee 100% uptime, but we have a team watching during trading hours, and redundancies in place that kick in if something goes wrong. If you’re ever uncomfortable, you can turn trading off in a couple of clicks, and since every trade is in your own account, you can exit at any time. We do not compensate for missed trades or losses. Trading systems can experience outages — you should monitor your account independently and not rely solely on automated execution. You are responsible for your own risk management.

No. You just need a brokerage account. You can use their software or website to track your trades.

Yes. We connect to your broker through encrypted, read/write API access — the same connection standard used across the trading and fintech industry. We never store your broker login or password.

No. The software runs on the cloud. There is nothing for you to download. You can access your trade settings from our website.