Aurora's Insights
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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How ChatGPT allowed me to create the most innovative trading platform in the world.
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The ABSOLUTE BEST AI & Finance Stories that I've EVER Written
From Aurora's Insights – The AI-Focused Finance Blog. Hey ${user.firstName}. It's me, Austin Starks, NexusTrade's Founde…
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Let’s Think Outside the Box For Trading Strategy Optimization
Let’s Think Outside the Box For Trading Strategy Optimization I had 3 epiphanies about algorithmic trading… The first on…
January 21, 2024
Reinforcement Learning is Dead. Long Live the Transformer!
LLMs are more powerful than you imagine To preface this article, I want to say that I’m not biased. If you search online…
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The Guaranteed EASIEST Way to Perform DETAILED Financial Analysis
Streamline Your Financial Analysis with Artificial Intelligence Novice, uninformed, and uneducated investors purchase st…
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Algorithmic Trading Does NOT Mean Day Trading! It Means Long-Term Investing Too.
A non-technical guide on applications of AI in long-term investing When I tell people I’m into algorithmic trading, the…
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Prompt Engineering: The Definitive Step-By-Step How to Guide
Your No-Nonsense Manual for Mastering Prompt Engineering A Prompt Engineer, generated by DALL-E I used to not understand…
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