An Autonomous
Agent That Trades
An autonomous agent for Alpaca paper trading. TradingAgents finds direction, a second LLM structures the spread against the live chain, and deterministic gates veto unsafe trades.
Live Pipeline Count
Alpaca Agent pairs TradingAgents signal generation with live options structuring, deterministic risk gates, and isolated execution to trade paper options autonomously.
Alpaca Paper Trading
Signal
TradingAgents runs a multi-agent debate (fundamentals, technicals, news) to emit BUY/SELL/HOLD with confidence.
Structure
A separate LLM fetches the live Alpaca chain via MCP and proposes a defined-risk spread with exact OCC symbols.
Verify
Deterministic gates check DTE, liquidity, exposure and P&L circuit breakers before any order can execute.
Core Pipeline
Every signal is structured against the live Alpaca chain, checked by twelve deterministic gates, and executed in isolation — no discretionary overrides.
Long Calls & Puts
Learn MoreLong calls/puts capture high-conviction direction with max loss capped at premium paid.
Spreads & Condors
Learn MoreCredit/debit spreads and iron condors balance defined risk against live OI and spread constraints.
Risk
Gates
Twelve deterministic checks veto any unsafe trade before execution — no LLM can override them.
From defined-risk structure to liquidity floors and portfolio circuit breakers, every gate is logged.
Defined Risk
“Matched long/short legs or premium-capped longs only; naked shorts rejected.”
Exposure Caps
“8% per trade, 35% aggregate, 10 concurrent, 2 per ticker max.”
Quality & Safety
“DTE 5–30, OI>100, spread<15% mid, BP checks, daily -3% / 5d -6% breakers.”
Structure
Risk, Then Execute.
Signal proposes, structure prices against the live chain, gates enforce limits, execution is isolated and logged.
Open Positions ↗CALL — Long Call
Bullish, premium-capped; max loss is debit paid, upside open to price target.
PUT — Long Put
Bearish mirror of long call; live IV and OI filter tradability.
SPREAD — Bull Put
Credit spreads with defined max loss; require matched buy/sell legs and quantity balance.
CONDOR — Iron Condor
Debit/credit wings around range-bound view; DTE 7–21 target, liquidity floor enforced.
Why Leading Founders Choose To Open Positions.
TradingAgents debates fundamentals/technicals/news and emits BUY/SELL/HOLD with confidence.
PartnerSecond LLM fetches Alpaca chain via MCP and proposes strikes/expiry with exact OCC symbols.
ExpertiseTwelve veto checks — DTE, OI, spread, exposure, BP, and P&L breakers — all logged.
12 GatesOnly the executor holds the place-order tool; structuring cannot place orders by construction.
ExecutePositions auto-close on +100% take-profit, −50% stop, or DTE<3.
NetworkGot Questions?
We Have Answers.
No. Alpaca paper trading only. Keys are ALPACA_PAPER_TRADE=true; live execution is isolated and auditable via MCP.