Trading bot development for Singapore traders
Updated 7 November 2026
I build trading bots for Singapore traders: SGX shares through moomoo, Tiger Brokers or Interactive Brokers, SGX futures such as the FTSE China A50 and the micro STI contract, CFDs on MetaTrader with MAS-licensed brokers, and spot crypto on MAS-licensed exchanges. A bot is priced from $499 and is ready within 30 days, after a run on paper.
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 Singapore
SGX shares through the moomoo API, Tiger Brokers' OpenAPI or Interactive Brokers, and SGX futures through Interactive Brokers or Tiger Brokers. CFDs on MetaTrader 4 at IG, CMC Markets or OANDA, which also offers MetaTrader 5 and a REST API, or through Saxo's OpenAPI. Spot crypto on Coinbase, Gemini, OKX SG or Independent Reserve, each licensed by MAS as a major payment institution.
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 Singapore traders
Can a bot place market orders on SGX?
Only fill-or-kill or fill-and-kill ones, because SGX rejects any other market order. Otherwise the bot uses market-to-limit or limit orders, and it keeps limit prices near the market, since SGX bounces orders outside its forced order range.
What changed with SGX lot sizes?
From October 2026, shares priced above 10 Singapore dollars trade in lots of 10, and those above 100 in single units, starting with DBS, OCBC, UOB and SGX. SGX clears resting orders the day before a counter's lot size changes, so the bot sends them again.
Can it trade the STI or China A50 futures?
Yes. Since March 2026 the STI future trades in micro size, at 2 Singapore dollars a point, and the FTSE China A50 future is one US dollar a point; both settle in cash. Tiger Brokers and Interactive Brokers offer SGX futures.
Can a Singapore bot use leverage on crypto?
Not on a retail account. MAS-licensed exchanges can't offer retail customers margin, credit or leveraged crypto trades, and SGX's bitcoin and ether perpetuals are only for accredited, expert or institutional investors, so the bot trades spot.
Is Bybit or Binance an option?
No. Binance doesn't serve Singapore users, Bybit holds no MAS licence and is on MAS's investor alert list, and KuCoin isn't open to Singapore residents. Coinbase, Gemini, OKX SG and Independent Reserve hold MAS licences and offer trading APIs.
What happens if the bot sells shares it doesn't hold?
Every sell order on SGX must be marked short or normal, and if the shares aren't delivered on time, CDP buys them in at the short seller's cost. The bot marks each sale and checks your holdings before it sells.
Does my broker need anything from me first?
For some products, yes: a broker runs a Customer Knowledge Assessment before trading unlisted specified investment products for you, and a Customer Account Review for listed ones. You clear those once, and then the bot can trade them.
Trading SGX by hand today?
WhatsApp or email your rules; a fixed quote comes back within a day.