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Adding another income system

Run several systems at once, including two Wheel Paychecks on one account with non-overlapping symbols.

Written by Austin Bouley

Once your first system is running, you can add more from the Systems page.

How to add one

Click to add any system you haven't yet deployed on an eligible account. The process is identical to your first deployment — choose the account, set the allocation, review the strategy, and confirm.

Eligibility rules

  • Most systems can only run once per brokerage account.

  • Wheel Paycheck is the exception: you can run two Wheel Paychecks on the same account, as long as their symbol lists don't overlap.

  • Futures Paycheck requires a TastyTrade account.

  • The account must meet the system's minimum allocation.

Two Wheel Paychecks on one account

When you deploy a second Wheel on an account that already has one, and the first Wheel is still on a recommended (default) symbol set, we automatically split the curated universe between them so they don't fight over the same tickers.

  • Symbols with open positions on the first Wheel stay pinned to that Wheel.

  • The rest of the list is divided so each Wheel gets its own non-overlapping set.

  • If you've heavily customized symbols on the first Wheel, the second one simply takes whatever symbols aren't already claimed — overlap is blocked with a clear error.

  • If you later delete one of the two Wheels, the surviving Wheel on a recommended/split set can reclaim the fuller symbol universe.

Custom symbols you add yourself also count toward the no-overlap rule.

Running multiple systems on one account

You can, and many people do. The thing to watch is that they share the same capital.

If your account holds $50,000 and you allocate $30,000 to Wheel Paycheck and $30,000 to Futures Paycheck, you've committed more than exists. Each allocation is validated against your account value individually, not against the total of your other systems. Keep a running total yourself.

Cash Reserve handles this differently — it reserves capital needed by your other active systems first, and only uses what's genuinely spare. That's why it pairs well with anything.

Running one system across multiple accounts

If you have several brokerage accounts connected, you can deploy the same system to each. They run independently with their own allocations, settings, and history. The last four digits of the brokerage account distinguish them.

If a system isn't available

The add screen tells you why:

  • "Requires connected TastyTrade account" — Futures Paycheck. Connect one to unlock it.

  • No eligible brokers — you've deployed it everywhere it can go, or no account meets the minimum.

  • Below minimum — fund the account, then return.

  • Symbol overlap on a second Wheel — free those tickers on the other Wheel, or pick a different set.

Before adding another

Give your first system enough time to complete a full cycle before layering on more. It's easier to understand one system's behaviour in isolation than three at once, and easier to size the next allocation once you've seen the first work.

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