I started out as an options trader and I can tell you this.....quality of thinking on options strategies will but you so much further ahead of the game than just writing code. Your brain is superior to a computer....the computer will do what you tell it to do so YOUR ABILITY to think, solve problems and understand options strategies and adjustments is key. I just build bots to execute my strategies, no arbitrage needed, its hidden in plain sight.
That's going to require 1-2 years of in-depth education that will be the best invest of your time, ever. Unless you invest your time into something like saving the world, growing baby, whatever. Start with OptionAlpha.com The sign up is free, their beginner courses are free. Take all of those. Every free course you can. Personally, I don't ultimately trade the way they do because I have more lucrative strategies but starting there is ESSENTIAL. IMO...Algo trading is lame. Options trading.....a great way to LOSE all your money OR make A LOT of money, very fast.
i mean you can have this experience just by walking into a casino no need to allocate 1-2 years of your life to options study
I also bodged togeher all sorts of tools , but the more info i get the dumber i feel. More unanswered questions , that could not even have known to ask before. Contact to darkness and unknown is much worse than it was before.
I use Interactive Brokers. As you know they have an API that comes in different languages, still, the API is not easy, very confusing even for the Pro-developers. So, is there any kind open source project that will allow you to connect with IB, in order to deploy a strategy? I use a very popular platform but sometimes I'd like to have my privacy 100%. Thanks