MABHU SUBHANI SHAIK@mabhusubhani

Most AI trading bots fail for one reason: they are black boxes with zero risk discipline. Giving an LLM the keys to a brokerage account is a recipe for disaster because LLMs hallucinate numbers and ignore portfolio exposure. To solve this, we built ThetaSwarm: an autonomous options trading desk that relies on one strict architectural principle—Separation of Powers. In our system, intelligence is autonomous, but execution is mathematically governed. The AI Swarm (Powered by Qwen 2.5 72B & CrewAI): A Narrative Agent reads live market news to predict Volatility regimes. A Quant Agent fetches live Alpaca options chains and structures a defined-risk multi-leg trade (like a Long Straddle). The Adversarial Critic: A third agent actively red-teams the trade, acting as a skeptical Chief Risk Officer looking for any reason to veto the proposal. The Deterministic Risk Engine: If the AI agrees, the trade is sent to a hard-coded Python Risk Engine with 6 mathematical gates (Max Loss, Margin Caps, Delta Limits). If a trade fails even one gate, it is killed instantly. Execution: Approved trades are fired natively to the Alpaca Paper Trading exchange via the Alpaca MCP Server. Why this wins: We didn't just build a bot; we proved it works. We ran an episodic backtest against the 5 largest macro shocks of 2024, proving the swarm's predictive alpha. Furthermore, our Streamlit dashboard features the "Shadow Book"—an append-only ledger of every trade the AI refused to take, proving the adversarial risk guardrails work. We built the fortress around the AI.

🌎 Hybrid Hackathon | 💻 Online Build: 12-17 October 2026 | On-site phase: 17-18 October 2026 To participate in the hackathon, simply click Sign up with AMD. If you are not already a member of the AMD AI Developer Program (ADP), you will need to create an account. The AMD Developer Hackathon: ACT III is a hands-on event for developers, founders, engineers and builders who want to push what’s possible with AI on real infrastructure. 📍 If approved for the on-site experience, you'll also have the opportunity to showcase your project live. Travel and accommodation will not be covered.

💻 Online Hackathon | ⏳ Build: 48 hours | 📅 September 25–27, 2026 The official IBM Bob 2.0 hackathon. Build what's next in AI-assisted development, alongside the developers and experts shaping it. ⭐ Get help from experts throughout the event 🤝 Join a team or build solo 💰 Prize pool: $12,000 🧑🏻‍💻 Register before the Kick-Off Stream to start building with Bob

🌎 Online Hackathon | 💻 Month-long challenge | Dates: Sep 1–30, 2026 | 🏆 $10,000 Prize Pool ($5k cash + $5k in AAI credits) A month-long online challenge run by lablab.ai together with AssemblyAI, the Voice AI infrastructure company for builders. Every participant builds on AssemblyAI. You can join at any point — registration stays open for the whole build window, so you can start on day one or pick the project up halfway through and still submit. 🌍 Fully online hackathon. Join and build from anywhere in the world.