# Getting started with DT Terminal · DT Academy

> Connect your broker, let DT Terminal pull in your trades, and see what Edge finds in them. Then take a quick look at the journal and backtester you will use to get better.

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# Getting started with DT Terminal

Lesson 01 · 11:05 · By DT Terminal · Published 16 September 2026

Connect your broker, let DT Terminal pull in your trades, and see what Edge finds in them. Then take a quick look at the journal and backtester you will use to get better.

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