Trading bot development for German traders
Updated 7 November 2026
I build trading bots for German traders: Micro-DAX and other Eurex futures through Interactive Brokers, CFDs on MetaTrader or cTrader at BaFin-supervised brokers, and crypto on MiCA-licensed exchanges such as Bitpanda. Prices start from $499, with the bot ready within 30 days and tested on paper before real money.
I'm Shantanu Sahay, working remotely with businesses worldwide. We talk on WhatsApp, email or a video call, whenever suits you. Prices are in US dollars.
What you get
- Your strategy turned into a bot that follows it exactly
- Tested on past market data, then run on paper first
- Trade-only access to your own account: the bot can't withdraw
- Runs on your own PC or a cloud server in your name, as you choose
- The code is yours, with notes on running it yourself
- Two rounds of changes before it goes live
What works in Germany
Shares and Eurex futures (DAX, Mini-DAX and Micro-DAX) through Interactive Brokers, or through CapTrader, whose clients use the same API. CFDs at Pepperstone (MetaTrader 4 and 5, or cTrader), at CMC Markets on MetaTrader, or through IG's API. Crypto on Bitpanda, Kraken or Coinbase, each licensed under MiCA, with perpetual futures through Kraken's derivatives firm.
How I build your trading bot
- Tell me your rules and your brokerEntries, exits, size, market and timeframe, and where you trade. Rules still in your head? We write them down together.
- Get a fixed quoteWithin a day. If your broker has no trading API, you pick one that does.
- Tested before real moneyPay half to start. I code the bot, test it on past data, then run it on a demo account or with orders switched off, so you can watch it.
- It goes livePay the other half, and it trades your account. Anything not as agreed is fixed free for 14 days.
Questions from German traders
Can my bot trade DAX futures as a retail client?
Yes, through Interactive Brokers, which caps a German retail client's futures losses at the money deposited for futures, as BaFin requires. Micro-DAX moves €1 a point and Mini-DAX €5, against €25 for the full DAX future, so the bot can start small.
Does it work with CapTrader?
Yes. CapTrader introduces its clients to Interactive Brokers, and they can run their own trading programs on its API through Trader Workstation or IB Gateway, which is how the bot connects.
Which crypto exchanges are licensed for a German bot?
Ones holding a MiCA licence, such as Bitpanda, Kraken and Coinbase, all with trading APIs. BaFin itself authorised Bitpanda's asset management arm in January 2025, and Bitpanda's API trades by creating and accepting quotes. Binance isn't licensed to offer crypto services to German residents, since it holds no MiCA authorisation.
Can it trade crypto futures from Germany?
Yes. Kraken offers perpetual futures to German clients through a firm in Cyprus licensed by CySEC and notified to BaFin, once you pass its appropriateness test and within its product and leverage limits. Crypto CFDs are allowed as well, with half the position's value posted as margin.
How much leverage can a German CFD bot use?
BaFin's retail limits apply: 30:1 on major currency pairs, 20:1 on major indices, other pairs and gold, 5:1 on shares and 2:1 on crypto. Your broker must close positions when your margin falls to half of what's required, so the bot watches its margin and stops before that.
Can it run on MetaTrader 5 with a German broker?
Yes. Pepperstone and CMC Markets both offer MetaTrader 5 to German clients, and Pepperstone runs cTrader too, so the bot can be an expert advisor or a cBot.
Do you work in German?
I work in English: we talk, agree the quote and go through the paper trades in English. Your broker's API works the same whatever language its website uses.
Trading the DAX by hand today?
Send the rules you follow on WhatsApp or by email, and I'll come back with a fixed quote within a day.