"AlphaWire team on Alpaca AI Trading Agents Hackathon Hackathon"

Team Idea

Building an autonomous AI trading agent on Alpaca's paper trading environment — analyzing market data, generating strategies, and executing trades using Alpaca's Trading API and MCP server. A two-person team looking to build something focused and functional rather than overengineered, with an emphasis on clear agent reasoning and risk-aware decision-making.

Team Members

Spandan Das

spandan2309

Submission

Volatility-Aware Options Hedging Agent

An autonomous agent that watches SPY in real time, scores risk from live market data, and executes an explainable protective-put hedge via Alpaca's Trading API when conditions justify it.