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The NexusTrade Blog
AI, finance, and the intersection between the two.
How the real platform is built
Two companion essays. Read the trading system first, then the agent that runs on it. Junior to senior, with interactive maps of the live NexusTrade architecture.
August 29, 2026
01 · The platform
How to Design an Algorithmic Trading System: Junior to Senior
System design guide · NexusTrade case study How to Design an Algorithmic Trading System Start with the smallest trading…
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02 · The agent
How to Design an AI Trading Bot: Junior to Senior
AI agent system design · production case study How to Design an AI Trading Bot: Junior to Senior Aurora is the NexusTrad…
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What is an algorithm?
An algorithm is a cookbook. How can we demystify the concept of algorithms for non-technical people? 🤔I'm excited to sh…
July 9, 2024
Prop Shops and Hedge Funds Deserve to be making more money than retail investors
Maybe its time for NexusTrade to align itself with the 'bad guys'. I used to champion the retail investor, but my perspe…
July 1, 2024
Stop wasting your time with backtests! Do this instead…
NEVER use a backtest to improve your strategy idea Austin Starks ∙ 6 min read ∙ View on Medium Stop wasting your time wi…
June 30, 2024
I spent 18 months rebuilding my algorithmic trading in Rust. I’m filled with regret.
I was a young, hopeful Rust fanatic. On paper, Rust seemed like the programming languages designed by the gods. Austin S…
June 29, 2024
The step-by-step guide on outperforming the market
Making money either involves doing research or taking risks Austin Starks in DataDrivenInvestor ∙ 5 min read ∙ View on M…
June 28, 2024
Anthropic Dominates OpenAI: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4o
Anthropic is beating OpenAI at their own game. Austin Starks ∙ 9 min read ∙ View on Medium Anthropic Dominates OpenAI: A…
June 25, 2024
How NexusTrade plans to level the playing field in the stock market.
Hi ${user.firstName}, How can we create a truly level playing field in the stock market? 🤔 I'm excited to share the lau…
June 2, 2024
Six Years Ago, this Redditor proposed “the Neckbeard Index”. It’s DEMOLISHING the Market
I was scrolling Reddit to get backtest ideas for my algorithmic trading platform. Long ago, I had heard of “the White Gi…
May 14, 2024
If you can’t beat them… steal their idea Pt 2: Designing the rebalance action
In my last article, I discussed the evolution of my passion project NexusTrade.io — a no-code algorithmic trading platfo…
May 2, 2024