Python Futures Bot Engineering with Rithmic: BTC, ES & NQ

Understand, test and operate Python futures bots

A self-paced technical training package by Bryan Downing at HFTCode.com for Python developers and technically capable futures traders.

Course package

• 99-page BTC Trading Bot Technical, Operations & Training Manual.
• Four videos covering Debian and VS Code setup, Rithmic setup and two BTC code walkthroughs, approximately 39 minutes total.
• Four Python bot examples: two faulty BTC bots for debugging case studies, plus ES and NQ strategy implementations.

What you will learn

• Configure Debian, Python virtual environments and async_rithmic.
• Understand Rithmic plants, sessions and conformance testing.
• Audit multi-timeframe strategies, indicators, fill state and risk controls.
• Interpret logs and qualify systems through paper testing.
• Plan contract rolls, deployment, dependency maintenance and incident response.

Important limitations

The BTC bots contain documented defects and are educational debugging examples, not turnkey systems. ES and NQ implementations require verification and remediation of the live-trading safety gaps documented in the manual before live deployment. Successful execution does not establish profitability.

Educational material only, not investment advice. Futures trading carries substantial risk of loss. No profits or trading results are guaranteed. Brokerage, market-data and API fees are not included.