TradeCowboy
TradeCowboy
your trades wrangled · your records organised
- 🔒 Provider-scoped connection permissions
- 📄 Local workspace: plain files you own
- 🇦🇺 AU financial-year evidence export — beta
The journal that (almost) writes itself
Your last journal entry was three weeks ago. We know.
Journalling works — that's why every serious trader starts one. Friction is why they stop. Available sources can prepare reviewable journal records with entry, exit, size, fees and P&L details. You review the records and add the part only you can write — the why.
Synced, not typed
Supported source coverage can prepare journal records with scale-ins, partial exits and fees. You approve anything ambiguous before it is written.
The why, captured
Capture the reasoning while it is fresh, in the words that matter to you.
Your edge, visible
P&L calendar, win rate, hold times, per-account performance — built from the records imported into your journal.
Financial-year evidence, organised
Keep your trading records ready.
Review the records you keep.
Good record-keeping starts while you trade. TradeCowboy helps you organise your financial-year evidence for review, then export it alongside the provider statements you rely on.
One-click FY export
A financial-year evidence pack for review: summary + trades and expenses CSVs — per-currency, close-date basis, with AUD conversion at official RBA rates where available.
Trader-vs-investor evidence
The ATO weighs your activity — frequency, turnover, hold times, system. TradeCowboy tracks those indicators so you and your accountant can assess your position with evidence, not vibes.
Receipts, organised
Keep receipt details with your expense ledger, including the apportionment percentage you set, ready for you and your accountant to review.
TradeCowboy is record-keeping software — it organises evidence. It doesn't compute your tax or decide your status, and nothing here is tax advice. Verify your position with a registered tax practitioner.
How it works
Connect. Trade. Review.
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Connect
Connect an available source and check its in-app status before relying on its coverage. Connection requirements vary by provider.
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Trade like you already do
Review imported records before they enter your journal, then add the "why" while it is fresh.
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Review without the scramble
Review your calendar, P&L and trader-status evidence all year — then export an FY evidence pack to check against provider statements.
Works where you trade
Supported exchanges and brokers
Hyperliquid is verified. Every other listed connector is beta: coverage and availability can vary, so check the in-app status before relying on it.
Private by architecture
Local-first. Your workspace stays in your control.
On your device
Your desktop workspace uses plain, open files on your computer — readable in any text editor and available for export.
Connection clarity
Each source shows its availability status in the app. Review the provider-specific setup guidance and permissions before connecting.
Founding access
Launching late July 2026
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Is this tax advice?
No. TradeCowboy organises your records and surfaces evidence — it never computes a tax number, decides whether you're a trader or an investor, or tells you what to claim. Those calls belong to you and a registered tax practitioner. What we do is give you organised records to review against provider statements before that conversation.
Can TradeCowboy trade with my API keys?
No. TradeCowboy does not place trades. Connection requirements and permissions vary by provider; review the source-specific setup guidance before connecting.
Where is my data stored?
Your desktop workspace is local and uses open formats — plain text and CSV. Your journal is a folder you own: back it up, move it, or leave anytime.
What does it cost?
The beta is currently free. Future availability will be announced when launch configuration is ready. The FY evidence export remains a beta record-keeping feature and is not sold as a complete or accountant-ready pack while source reconciliation and practitioner review are underway.
My exchange isn't listed. Can I still use it?
Some report imports may be available in beta even where there is no live connector. Coverage varies, and beta members help steer which sources are built next. Join the waitlist and tell us where you trade.
Who's building this?
A solo Australian trader-developer, building in public. TradeCowboy started as the tool its founder needed for his own trading and his own ATO filing — then got good enough to share.