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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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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
Six Years Ago, this Redditor proposed “the Neckbeard Index”. It’s DEMOLISHING the Market Austin Starks · Originally publ…
May 14, 2024
If you can’t beat them… steal their idea Pt 2: Designing the rebalance action
If you can’t beat them… steal their idea Pt 2: Designing the rebalance action Austin Starks ∙ 7 min read ∙ View on Mediu…
May 2, 2024
A January 2024 guide to NexusTrade’s strategy optimizer controls
A January 2024 guide to NexusTrade’s strategy optimizer controls Austin Starks ∙ 8 min read ∙ View on Medium An In-Depth…
April 30, 2024
Developing a Premium Trading Platform Plan that’s worth the money
Use Modern Technology to Become an Algorithmic Trader Austin Starks ∙ 7 min read ∙ View on Medium Developing a Premium T…
April 28, 2024
NexusTrade Premium: an April 2024 comparison preview
NexusTrade Premium: an April 2024 comparison preview This April 28, 2024 post introduces a separate Premium comparison.…
April 28, 2024
Optimizing the Optimizer: Improving NexusTrade's AI Trading Strategy Generator
My no-code algorithmic trading platform has one extremely unique feature that other platforms simply cannot replicate: t…
April 27, 2024
My Million Dollar SaaS Idea SUCKED! Here’s how I fixed it.
Are you anything like me? When I first learned how Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence helps people find hidden…
April 25, 2024