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The Floor · Local-First Trading Desk

Runs on Your Machine.
Not Someone Else's.

"Your book and your broker keys stay on your machine."Point it at a cloud AI and your prompts go to that provider. Use a local model and nothing leaves at all.

Most tools in this space ask you either to write the code yourself or to hand your keys to someone else's server. The Floor takes a third path: the desk runs on your machine and an AI you already pay for writes the code. Paper trading, a local profile rather than a hosted account, and no third-party packages — just Python 3.11+.

Zero Deps
No Signup
Paper Only
Keys Stay Home
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Where this fits

Right now you get two choices. Neither one is good.

Local tools keep your keys but assume you're an engineer. Hosted tools are easy but your keys live on their servers. There has been nothing in between.

Option one

Free and local

Freqtrade · Hummingbot · NautilusTrader

Your keys never leave your machine. Genuinely good software, all of it free.

You need to read Python, manage dependencies, and debug your own environment.
Option two

Easy and hosted

3Commas · Composer

Polished, no setup, works in a browser. Point and click.

Your API keys live on their servers, not yours.
The Floor

Local, and you don't need to code

Download · open · it works

No dependencies to install, because there aren't any. No login, because there is no server. Your keys and your data never leave the machine.

Paper trading only. It cannot place a real order, by design.
The Monthly

Once a month: the real numbers,
including the losses.

What the firm traded, what it lost, what shipped, and what is next on the bench. Plus a short note when something new goes live.

✓ One email a month ✓ Unsubscribe in one click ✓ No drip campaigns, no countdowns
Our Approach

AI-driven.
Data-backed.
Human-aware.

We combine machine learning with disciplined risk management to build and test systems — without the drama. Every idea is backtested, every position is sized, every exit is planned, all in a sandbox.

DeadCatFound Method
Trade smarter.
Stress less.
Live better.

Let AI do the heavy lifting so you can focus on life.

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Portfolio Overview · Live IBKR Paper
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From the Journal

Signal, not noise.

Field notes from running an autonomous trading firm in the open. New posts weekly.

Markets move.
We adapt.
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Real-time
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"Every trade, every backtest, every drawdown — published live, including the losses."

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Curriculum Preview

Five Tracks. Two Tools.
One Edge.

A sample of what's inside. Click any card to get a quick overview — or browse the full curriculum.

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Track 01 — AI Mastery
Prompt Engineering for Claude & Codex

Write prompts that produce production-ready code, models, and agents — consistently, not by accident.

8 Modules
Free
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Track 05 — Financial Dashboard
Build Your First Financial Dashboard

The exact architecture running the DeadCatFound firm — live positions, P&L tracking, automated sync, and Cloudflare hosting.

8 Modules
Free
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Track 04 — Operational Security
Protect the Firm

Zero Trust, API key security, local network threats, machine hardening, credential management, and incident response.

8 Modules
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Zero Dependencies

Python standard library and SQLite. Nothing to pin, nothing to resolve, nothing to break on someone else's machine.

No Signup to Use It

The Floor has no login because there is no server to log in to. Download it, open it, and it works. Course enrolment is separate, and also free.

Paper Only

Real market data, fake money. The Floor does not place real orders, so nothing you do in it can cost you anything.

Published Daily

Every number the desk produces goes public the same day, including the flat weeks and the strategies that got shut off.

"The traders who win the next decade won't be the ones with the best gut instinct. They'll be the ones who built the system that never sleeps, never panics, and compounds every edge — automatically."
— DeadCatFound Foundation
Broadcasting in the open

Same honest number. Every feed.

The real paper account — drawdowns and all — posted to every platform, every day. No cherry-picking, no deleted losers. Follow the firm wherever you already are.

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Important Disclaimer

DeadCatFound is an educational platform only. We are not a registered financial advisor, broker-dealer, investment advisor, or financial institution of any kind. Nothing on this website, in any course, or in any material constitutes financial advice, investment advice, or any recommendation to buy or sell any security, asset, or financial instrument.

All content is provided strictly for educational and informational purposes — to teach data literacy, AI tooling, and technical skills. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Always consult a licensed financial professional. By using this platform you acknowledge that DeadCatFound bears no liability for any financial outcomes.