Institutional-grade. Both sides of the tape.
Deploy Fortress Prime 1.2.53
This is the Windows program. The other way to run the desk is the Online Console in the browser. Current build 1.2.53. Unzip, then run Fortress Prime.exe. Keep the bin folder next to it.
Version 1.2.53 · Patch notes
After download
Unzip the folder, then run Fortress Prime.exe. Keep the bin folder next to it.
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Run Fortress Prime.exe
Launch the app from the folder you unzipped.
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Keep the bin folder next to it
Leave bin in the same folder as the exe.
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Accept the EULA
First launch asks you to accept the license. The desk will not run until you do.
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Log in
Create or sign in. New accounts verify email first (check your inbox), then pick Swing (overnight longs) or Top Tier (shorts + day tape), finish PayPal or Stripe, and log in.
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Paste your Tradier token or Alpaca keys
Connection tab → Access Token → Connect. That links history, quotes, and — if you enable live — buys, sells, shorts, and covers.
Windows Security
If SmartScreen says unknown publisher
Windows may warn that the publisher is unknown until it has seen this app more often. Open it like this:
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Blue SmartScreen box on the exe
Click More info, then Run anyway.
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Edge download bar
If Edge warns on the zip, click Keep → Keep anyway. Then right-click the zip → Properties → Unblock if it is there → Apply. Unzip and run Fortress Prime.exe.
Fortress Prime is software for analytics and automation, not an investment broker and not a registered adviser. Nothing here is financial, legal, or tax advice. Algorithmic trading can lose money. Tradier and Alpaca are independent brokerages and API providers with no affiliation or endorsement of Fortress Prime. You are responsible for your account, your keys, and your orders.
The Software is provided as-is. Capability does not mean profit.
Support: support@fortresstradingbot.com