Claude Trade

An Autonomous asset management experiment

Warning

Experimental project created on a whim. Real money at risk. Start small.

What this is

Most people get index funds. The wealthy get teams of analysts working around the clock. That gap exists because good asset management takes constant attention, emotional discipline, and access to tools most folks don't have.

AI changes the math on this. Anthropic showed with Project Vend¹ that Claude can run a basic business (badly, but it ran). Sam Altman thinks AI agents join the workforce in 2025². So what happens when everyone can spin up their own fund manager?

This project starts exploring that. Right now it's just Coinbase integration because their APIs are easy to work with. But the scaffolding is what matters.

Consider this an alternative angle to UBI. Instead of redistributing money, distribute the tools that manage money. Everyone gets their own little hedge fund in their pocket.

Current state

Note

Only Coinbase works right now. Stock market integration needs someone who knows those APIs.

Working

• Coinbase connection
• Basic buy/sell orders
• Portfolio tracking

Not working yet

• Stock markets (Robinhood, IBKR, whatever)
• Actual risk management
• Tax optimization
• Multi asset rebalancing

Setup

# Get the code
git clone https://github.com/cs50victor/claude-trade.git
cd claude-trade

# Install with bun
bun install

# Set up your keys
cp .env.example .env
# Add your Coinbase API credentials to .env

# Run it
bun start

If you work at a brokerage or know these APIs well, PRs welcome. Would be nice:

• Stock market connections
• Options trading setup
• Better execution logic
• Someone who actually knows finance to review the risk stuff

Why bother

The concentration of sophisticated financial tools creates a weird feedback loop. Those with capital get better returns through better management, which compounds the gap.

But management is mostly just disciplined execution of rules. Watch for signals, rebalance portfolios, harvest losses, avoid emotional trades. Machines do that stuff better than humans anyway.

So yeah, this is early and rough. Claudius couldn't even run a vending machine profitably. But the trajectory is clear. At some point these things will match professional managers. When that happens, everyone should have access.

Reading

Footnotes

1. Anthropic. (2025). Project Vend-1: Claude's First Business. https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-1 ↩

2. Freethink. (2025). How AGI will impact the economy in 2025 and beyond. https://www.freethink.com/artificial-intelligence/agi-economy ↩