TigerCodes
v1.0.0 · Starts in paper trading

TigerTradeBot — a self-hosted trading bot with a strategy lab and hard risk guardrails

For traders who want automated strategies running on their own computer, with live trading only after the strategy has proven itself on paper. Your strategies, trades and broker keys stay in an encrypted database on your machine.

Visit tigertradebot.com See TigerTradeBot pricing
  • macOS .pkg
  • Windows setup.exe
  • Linux .deb · .rpm
  • Browser GUI
  • Docker

What it does

TigerTradeBot features

  • Strategy Lab

    Backtest with realistic fills, then promote a strategy step by step: draft, validated, lab-tested, paper, live.

  • AI Strategy Designer

    Describe a strategy in chat and get a testable rule set. An optimizer A/B-backtests each suggestion and drops the ones that don’t improve results. Suggestions are never applied for you.

  • AI trade confirmation, opt-in

    A model you choose can veto entries, and optionally discretionary exits, before an order goes out. Stop-loss and trailing-stop exits are never gated.

  • Risk guardrails

    Guards that never block an exit:

    • Circuit breaker
    • Portfolio risk console
    • Pattern-day-trader and wash-sale guards
    • Dead-man’s switch
    • Re-entry cooldown

  • Your choice of AI

    Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek or Bedrock Nova — or local models only. AI Privacy Mode sends sensitive prompts only to LM Studio, Ollama or llama.cpp, and fails closed.

  • Journal and Tax Center

    Trade journal and closed-trade analysis, FIFO tax lots, wash-sale detection and a Form 8949-style CSV export. Not tax advice.

How it works

From install to running

  1. Install it and sign in. Two-factor setup is required on first sign-in.

  2. Claim a license by email: a free 12-month paper-trading license (one per email), or the plan you bought.

  3. Design or pick a strategy, backtest it and run it on paper. Connect a broker and go live only when you choose; live trading needs a paid plan.

Under the hood

The specifics

Brokers
Schwab (stocks, options, streaming; opt-in short selling) · Alpaca (stocks, crypto) · Webull (stocks, options, crypto; event contracts via Kalshi) · Polymarket (off by default; starts in paper mode)
Storage
Embedded encrypted database (BadgerDB) in your user folder
Sign-in
Mandatory TOTP two-factor login; FIDO2 security keys
Backups
AES-256-GCM, key derived with Argon2id
Licensing & updates
Signed licenses and auto-updates through TigerLicense

Pricing model

How TigerTradeBot is sold

Start with a free 12-month paper-trading license, one per email address. Paper orders are simulated and never reach a broker.

Live trading needs a paid plan. Plans and prices live on tigertradebot.com.

See TigerTradeBot pricing

FAQ

TigerTradeBot questions

Can the AI place trades on its own?

No. Strategy suggestions are advisory and never applied for you. The optional confirmation gate can only veto a trade your strategy proposes, and it never touches a stop-loss or trailing stop.

Does my data leave my machine?

Your strategies, trades and broker keys stay in an encrypted database on your machine. The app talks to your broker, to market-data and AI providers you configure, and to TigerLicense to check your license and fetch updates. AI Privacy Mode keeps sensitive prompts on local models.

Which brokers are supported?

Schwab, Alpaca, Webull and Polymarket. Interactive Brokers is not supported.

Do I need a TAAPI key?

No. The built-in indicator engine is the default.

Is there a free trial?

Yes: a free paper-trading license that lasts 12 months, one per email address. It never sends a real order.

What happens if I uninstall?

Your data stays in your user folder unless you choose to delete it.

Risk notice

“Nothing in this application is financial advice. You are responsible for the risks of the settings you enable.” Trading involves risk of loss, and TigerTradeBot does not guarantee profit.

Read the risk disclosure

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Questions about TigerTradeBot?

Product support lives on tigertradebot.com. For partnerships, press or anything else, write to us.

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