You design the strategy. We build the system that runs it.
Custom algorithmic trading software, built to your rules: your logic, your risk parameters, your decisions, as code you can own. Broker API integration, backtesting and full automation.
A fixed quote before any work starts. A one-time fee, no subscription. An NDA on every engagement.
Listed on the Interactive Brokers Investors' Marketplace since 2013
one system · your logic · many accounts & brokers
You bring the logic. We build what runs it.
We're engineers, not advisors. We don't supply strategies, signals or tips. We build the software that runs the strategy you already have, to the risk rules you set. If you're after a system that trades for you out of the box, be careful of anyone who says they sell one.
- yoursThe strategy, the entry and exit rules, the parameters, all yours.
- yoursThe risk limits and every execution decision stay with you.
- yoursThe source code, if you want it: full licence, yours to modify.
- oursThe engineering: reconciliation, failure recovery, margin checks, multi-broker state.
Four ways we work with you
Custom trading software
Your rules turned into working, automated software. Most of what we do.
- Any indicator or quant formula
- Your stops and position limits, checked before every order
- Orders sent the moment your rules say so
Broker API integration
Connect your strategy to one broker, or several at once, over REST, WebSocket or FIX.
- Interactive Brokers & 25+ more
- Several accounts or brokers from one system
- Checks all day that your positions match the broker's
Quantitative research & consulting
Bring us a hypothesis; we test whether it survives real costs. The decision stays yours.
- Tested on data the idea has never seen
- Commissions and slippage included
- Honest about what fails
Own your trading system
Stop renting a platform. Own the system that runs your strategy. One-time build, no subscription.
- Off TradingView / MetaTrader
- Onto your own broker
- Code you keep
Where to start
I have a strategy and want it running
One strategy on one broker is a starter build, about ten days. Anything bigger is custom software. Either way, a fixed quote first.
I run a trading desk or a fund
OMS/EMS integration, FIX connectivity, research operations and a monthly engineering retainer. You hold the mandate; we build the software.
I'm building a platform for other traders
Multi-broker platforms, copy-trading and strategy marketplaces, built for the operator who runs them.
Markets we automate
Equities, options, futures, commodities, forex and crypto. If your broker has an API and your strategy has clear rules, we can turn it into software that runs on its own. The market is your call. The engineering is ours.
Building a platform, not just a bot? See the systems we build, from backtesting engines to multi-broker platforms.
We work with traders and firms in India, the United States and the UAE, and with clients worldwide. More about who we are.
Already on a platform? See how we connect to NinjaTrader, TradingView, Interactive Brokers, Charles Schwab, MetaTrader, crypto exchanges and Indian brokers, or compare broker APIs side by side in our broker API comparison.
“IBKR doesn't allow out-of-the-box apps like MT4/5 to connect to their API, so [Trade Vectors] built a completely custom app for me. It's a marathon rather than a sprint.”
Verified review, 2022 · Interactive Brokers Investors' Marketplace · written to Tvisi Algo Systems LLP, our former name
A client's review of our software work. Individual experiences vary, and it is not a statement about trading results.
We'll tell you what you don't need to buy.
The gap between a backtest and live trading is where projects go wrong. We're upfront about it, including the third-party costs most people forget to factor in.
A scalping or statistical-arbitrage strategy needs tick-by-tick data. A broker feed at ~200ms will mislead your backtest. Here we'd point you to Nanex or IQFeed, and say why.
A positional strategy needs nothing exotic. We'll tell you that too, so you're not paying a monthly bill for data your strategy never uses.
Plain-English guides to building it right.
How to build a trading bot in Python
A practical, honest walk-through, from writing your rules down to fetching data, backtesting, and placing live orders through IBKR or Zerodha.
Guide · about 12 min read →The edge cases that separate a demo from a live trading system
Dropped connections, partial fills, stale data, reconciliation and kill switches: the unglamorous work that decides whether a system survives a live market.
Guide · about 9 min read →Automating an options strategy in Python
The option chain, strike selection, multi-leg orders and the engineering that separates a demo from a live-ready options system.
Guide · about 10 min read →Choosing a language or a platform? Compare Python, C# and C++, MetaTrader and a custom API system, and NinjaTrader, MultiCharts and TradeStation.
Tell us your market, your broker, and what you want automated.
Send us the requirement. We'll come back with the questions that turn it into a real scope, cost and timeline, usually within one working day.
Send us your briefA few lines is enough to start: your rules in plain words, or a link to your script. We'll ask for the rest.