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TradingView will make its Marketplace the required sales channel for paid access to invite-only indicators and strategies from Sunday, November 1. Script authors will no longer be able to collect payment independently for new access, and TradingView will process the buyer's payment before paying the author.
The rule also reaches access included with another paid product or service. It does not cover invite-only scripts shared without payment. Buyers who paid before November 1 retain access for the time they purchased, including lifetime access, but any extension or renewal after that date must go through the Marketplace.
The change gives TradingView control over the checkout and review of paid scripts. It also leaves authors with a fee question: the current Creator Program terms show a 0% platform charge, while allowing TradingView to revise the rate after advance notice.
Rules for selling paid scripts
- Sales channel: From Sunday, November 1, authors must use the Marketplace to sell invite-only indicators and strategies. The restriction includes scripts bundled with paid services.
- Existing access: Purchases made before the deadline remain valid for their purchased term. TradingView says authors cannot collect off-platform payments to renew or extend that access.
- Seller transition: Authors wishing to continue selling were asked to contact TradingView before the deadline to discuss a transition period and arrangements for current customers. Authors who sell outside the Marketplace without contacting the company risk having their scripts blocked.
- Current Marketplace: It listed 52 paid spaces, ranging from $4.99 to $199 a month. TradingView said in August that 39 creators had an active paid space and more than 1,000 had applied.
- Fees and payouts: The terms specify a 0% platform fee per transaction. Authors with a space approved before April 1, 2026 retain that rate while the space remains active. Payouts are monthly through PayPal, with a $100 minimum withdrawal.
How the platform and fees work
TradingView scripts are indicators or trading strategies written in Pine Script and run on the platform's charts. Their invite-only setting lets an author restrict access to selected users. TradingView's Creator Program defines a paid space as a collection of such scripts offered for a monthly charge.
TradingView announced the policy on September 30. It said the Marketplace lets it set payment and refund conditions, review paid indicators and respond more quickly when its House Rules are breached. The platform is run by former chief financial officer Oleg Mukhanov, who has held that role since January 2024.
The fee language has prompted questions among script sellers on X. Herman Trading raised concerns about a seven-day refund window, no grandfathered pricing and payout settlement taking up to 30 days. Nitin R claimed TradingView would charge $30 per user per month for an invite-only script. He said 1,100 users had free access to his QE Pro script and that the charge would amount to $33,000 = ₹31,64,789 per month. TradingView has not confirmed the claimed per-user fee, and its terms still state a 0% platform fee.
Kathy Lien, managing director at BK Asset Management, pointed to the provision allowing TradingView to alter its fee and said some vendors could shift indicators to MetaTrader 5 or NinjaTrader. The competing stores have stated commissions: MetaQuotes charges 20% for MQL5 Market sales, while Spotware takes 30% on paid cTrader Store products.
Spotware opened that store to algo developers in December 2024. TradingView has more than 100 million users; Darwinex connected its investor marketplace to the platform in July, as Finance Magnates reported.
What this means on the desk
Firms that distribute TradingView scripts as part of a paid service should check which products depend on invite-only access and how their existing customer entitlements are recorded. They will need to establish whether renewal payments can be routed through the Marketplace and how any transition period affects access provisioning.
The billing path and the fee are separate operational questions. Teams should confirm the Marketplace's payment, refund and payout handling with TradingView, and ask how advance notice of any fee change would be delivered. The current terms give a 0% rate, but do not guarantee it indefinitely.
