Trading bot development for US traders
Updated 7 November 2026
I build trading bots for US traders: stocks and ETFs through Alpaca, Interactive Brokers or Charles Schwab, CME Group futures through NinjaTrader, crypto on Coinbase or Kraken, and forex with NFA-member dealers, from $499 and ready within 30 days. Your strategy and your account, tested on past data and on paper first.
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 the United States
Stocks and ETFs through Interactive Brokers, Alpaca or Charles Schwab's Trader API. CME Group futures, from the E-mini S&P 500 to Micro Gold and Micro WTI crude, through NinjaTrader or Interactive Brokers. Crypto through exchanges that serve your state, such as Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini or Binance.US. Forex through NFA-member dealers: MetaTrader 4 or the REST API at OANDA, or MetaTrader 5 at FOREX.com and tastyfx.
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 US traders
Can a day trading bot run on a small account?
Yes. FINRA replaced the pattern day trader rule and its $25,000 minimum with intraday margin standards in June 2026, but brokers may keep the old rule until October 2027 while they switch. The bot follows whichever one your broker applies and checks your margin before each order.
Can my forex bot hedge?
Not with a US forex dealer: NFA rules bar offsetting positions in the same pair and close the oldest position first. I build your expert advisor to trade first in, first out from the start, inside the 50:1 limit on major pairs.
Which crypto exchanges can a US bot use?
Ones that serve your state and have a trading API, such as Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini or Binance.US. Kraken doesn't serve New York or Maine, and Binance.US isn't available in a dozen states, New York and Texas among them. Binance.com doesn't serve US residents at all.
Can it trade futures like the E-mini or gold?
Yes. CME Group futures such as the E-mini S&P 500 or the Micro E-mini, Micro WTI crude or Micro Gold, through NinjaTrader or Interactive Brokers. Micro Gold settles by delivery, so the bot closes or rolls its position first; Micro WTI settles in cash.
Can a US bot trade crypto futures?
Yes, on CFTC-regulated exchanges: through Coinbase Financial Markets, which offers nano bitcoin and ether futures and perpetual-style contracts, or Kraken Derivatives US. Perpetuals listed offshore are judged case by case: in May 2026 CFTC staff said certain ones may count as foreign futures, offered through a CFTC-registered broker.
Can the bot trade through Charles Schwab?
Yes. Schwab's Trader API for individuals lets you build a personal app for your own self-directed account, with order entry, order preview, account information and market data, and the bot is that app.
Are you a trading bot company in the US?
No. I'm an independent developer working remotely, so you deal with me directly, and the bot, the code and every account stay in your name.
Trade futures or crypto by hand today?
Send your rules on WhatsApp or by email, and the fixed quote arrives within a day.