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+from functools import lru_cache
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
+
+
+class Settings(BaseSettings):
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(env_file='.env', env_file_encoding='utf-8', extra='ignore')
+
+    app_name: str = 'Trade Autopilot'
+    app_env: str = 'local'
+    trade_mode: str = 'demo'
+    enable_live_trading: bool = False
+    demo_initial_balance: float = 10000.0
+    demo_quote_asset: str = 'USDT'
+    coinex_api_base: str = 'https://api.coinex.com/v2'
+    coinex_ws_spot: str = 'wss://socket.coinex.com/v2/spot'
+    default_market: str = 'BTCUSDT'
+
+    @property
+    def live_enabled(self) -> bool:
+        return self.trade_mode == 'live' and self.enable_live_trading
+
+
+@lru_cache
+def get_settings() -> Settings:
+    return Settings()