Core trading infrastructure: exchange API integration, order execution, risk management, tax compliance engine, and real-time monitoring.

• Exchange Layer — Binance + Coinbase unified API (ccxt)
• Order Executor — place / cancel / query interface
• Risk Engine — pre-trade approval + realtime monitoring
• Tax Ledger — SQLite + FIFO cost basis + IRS 8949
• Telegram Monitor — trade alerts + daily P&L report
• Config system — settings.json + Keychain integration
• Transfer test — Coinbase → USDC → Binance ($50)

Trading strategy implementation: funding rate scanner, arbitrage execution, cross-exchange spread capture, and async scheduler.

• Funding Rate Scanner — 300+ contracts scan + rank + filter
• Funding Rate Arb — spot hedge + perp short + auto-rotation
• Cross-Exchange Arb — WebSocket spread + dual-leg execution
• Async Scheduler — main loop + strategy coordination

2-week simulation with real market data but no real orders. Validate signals, tune parameters, stress-test risk engine.

• Paper trading mode — signal logging without execution
• 2-week simulation — daily performance analysis
• Parameter optimization — based on simulated results

Deploy $1,000 (20%) for live validation over 2-4 weeks. Real P&L, real risk, real tax events.

• Deploy $1,000 to live trading
• 2-4 week live monitoring
• Performance & risk review

Scale to full $5,000 capital. LaunchAgent 7×24 daemon. Ongoing operation and monthly tax reconciliation.

• Scale to full $5,000 capital
• LaunchAgent deployment — 7×24 daemon
• First month tax report validation