trading-platform-core License — Proprietary, Personal Use Only
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Copyright (c) 2026 Michael Easterly. All rights reserved.

This software, including all source code, documentation, configuration,
schemas, and associated materials in this repository (the "Library"), is
proprietary and confidential. The Library is licensed, not sold, to the
licensee.


1. PERMITTED USE

   Personal, non-commercial use by the copyright holder and by any natural
   person expressly authorized in writing by the copyright holder.
   Permitted uses include personal algorithmic-trading research, personal
   backtesting against historical data, and personal use of derived
   signals for self-directed brokerage-account activity belonging to the
   licensee.


2. PROHIBITED USE

   Without the prior written consent of the copyright holder, you MUST
   NOT:

   (a) Use the Library for any commercial purpose, including managing
       capital on behalf of any third party (whether for compensation or
       otherwise), offering trading-related services, operating a
       capital-pool, or any activity involving third-party funds.

   (b) Distribute, sublicense, sell, rent, lease, publish, or transfer
       the Library or any derivative work, in whole or in part, to any
       third party.

   (c) Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Library beyond
       what is expressly permitted by applicable law.

   (d) Remove, obscure, or alter any proprietary notices, copyright
       statements, license text, or scope-guard references contained in
       the Library.

   Commercial deployment is BLOCKED without explicit Legal-Hat
   ratification per the upstream scope guard (creeper decision D-096
   Sub-decision 6, mirrored in this repository's `CLAUDE.md` "Project
   Identity" section).


3. NO WARRANTY

   THE LIBRARY IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTY
   OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
   IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
   PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. ALGORITHMIC TRADING INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL
   RISK OF LOSS. PAST PERFORMANCE OF ANY STRATEGY, BACKTEST, OR SIGNAL IS
   NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS.


4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

   TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL
   THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
   CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS,
   REVENUE, DATA, OR USE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF
   THE LIBRARY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED
   OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


5. TERMINATION

   This license terminates automatically upon any breach of its terms.
   Upon termination, the licensee must cease all use of the Library and
   destroy all copies in their possession or control.


6. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE

   This License, and all claims and causes of action (whether sounding in
   contract, tort, or statute) arising out of or relating to it, including
   all related disputes and the validity, enforceability, and
   interpretation hereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance
   with the laws of the State of Florida, United States of America,
   including its statutes of limitations, without regard to its conflict
   of laws principles. The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction
   and venue of the state and federal courts located in Duval County,
   Florida, for any action arising out of or relating to this License.


7. CONTACT

   Inquiries regarding licensing, commercial-use ratification, or any
   other matter should be directed to the copyright holder via either
   (a) the GitHub repository at
   https://github.com/michaeleasterly-cpu/trading-platform-core, or
   (b) packetvoidlabs@aol.com. Formal notices required under this License
   (including breach or termination notices) shall be sent to the email
   address above.

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NOTE: This license text reflects the personal-use-only scope ratified in
upstream creeper decision D-096 (Sub-decision 6). It is intentionally
terse and intended to prevent unauthorized commercial use during the
project's pre-public phase. It has not been reviewed by counsel; the
copyright holder is advised to obtain legal review prior to any
commercial-use exposure of this Library.
