"OSTER team on Alpaca AI Trading Agents Hackathon Hackathon"

Team Idea

VegaGuard is an autonomous, paper-only options trading agent built with Alpaca’s Trading API and MCP. It scans SPY, QQQ, and IWM, selects defined-risk debit spreads, manages exits, and records P&L. We’re looking for teammates skilled in quantitative trading, Python/backend development, Alpaca integration, or dashboard/frontend work.

Team Members

Ariyan Bhakat

ariyan_bhakat216

Submission

VegaGuard: Auditable AI Options Agent

A paper-only autonomous options agent that scans ETFs, constructs defined-risk debit spreads, applies deterministic risk gates, executes through Alpaca MCP, monitors positions, and records an auditable trading lifecycle.