requirements.txt is doing
more work than the strategy.
Backtrader is beloved and frozen: core development stalled years ago, Python 3.10+ and matplotlib integration break without pinning, and startup drags on large minute-data sets. Research where you like — when a strategy is ready to run live, EventTrader hosts it free.
Always-on strategy hosting
Cloned or configured bots run server-side around the clock — no VPS to rent, no notebook to babysit.
Browse the strategy bots →Free live deployment
Deploying a strategy against live markets costs nothing beyond the positions it takes. No per-node compute billing.
Deploy a strategy →API, SDK, MCP
Documented REST API with generous authenticated rate limits, an SDK, and an MCP server for AI-driven workflows.
Open the developer hub →Why people look beyond Backtrader
- Core 'largely frozen'; releases stopped years ago (community review, 2026)
- Python 3.10+/matplotlib compatibility requires manual environment pinning
- Event-loop overhead collapses performance beyond ~100 symbols
What you'd actually be trading here
EventTrader is a prediction exchange: perpetual prediction markets on crypto, stocks and macro moves with no expiry, live central-limit order books, event markets on real-world outcomes, and a marketplace of trading bots you can clone instead of coding. Position risk is capped at what you put in — no liquidation engine, no margin calls. Server-side alerts and free webhook auto-execution come with every account.
- Free means free. No card required. Nothing auto-converts into a paid plan.
- We are not a backtesting IDE. EventTrader is a prediction exchange where strategies run live — bring your research, deploy the result.
- No predictions sold. Markets are markets; we make no performance claims.
- Leave in one click. Withdraw on-chain any time, with a tx hash you can verify.
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