Alpha Hackathon — Kickoff (SF) - Open Registration

Overview The Alpha Hackathon begins. This is not a casual hackathon. It is a live proving ground for agentic AI systems operating in real market environments, where strategy, execution, and risk meet. We’re bringing together: • Quant researchers• ML engineers• Traders and system builders• AI founders and infrastructure teams The goal is to build autonomous trading systems that are forced to interact with real-world market conditions. ⚡ Early Access Soft Start Opened June 22 Early Access is now open for participants who want to begin building before the official kickoff. This phase is designed for: • Early team formation• Strategy exploration• Initial model development• Infrastructure setup By the time the July 19 kickoff happens, early participants won’t be starting from zero. They’ll be refining live systems. What You’re Building Participants will develop AI trading agents across: • Options• Futures• Commodities, including energy, metals, and agriculture• Crypto• Prediction markets Focus areas include: • Reinforcement learning systems• Real-time decision engines• Autonomous strategy execution• Adaptive models in chaotic environments Systems are expected to go beyond signal generation. That means: • Strategy design and adaptation• Execution logic and market interaction• Risk management and survivability• Real-time decision-making under uncertainty Structure June 22: Early Access opens, optional July 19: Official kickoff, in-person in San Francisco July 19 to August 19: One month build window, iteration and optimization August 19 to September 19: Trading window Hands off! Set the bots free! September 19: Finale event in San Francisco, with live results and awards ⚠️ If you don’t have a functioning bot after August 19, you’re out. Prizes Top three teams will receive cash awards plus a one-year BotSpot Pro Plan. 1st place: $500 plus 1 year BotSpot Pro Plan, $2,400 value2nd place: $300 plus 1 year BotSpot Pro Plan, $2,400 value3rd place: $200 plus 1 year BotSpot Pro Plan, $2,400 value Everyone who enters will also receive free access to the BotSpot AI Bootcamp, a $500 value. BotSpot AI Bootcamp:https://www.botspot.trade/ai-bot-builder-bootcamp Food and Drinks Pizza and drinks will be provided during the kickoff event. Registration Requirement Registration Requirement Important: before completing your Luma registration, you must: Create or log into your BotSpot Hackathon accounthttps://www.botspot.trade/hackathonRegister for the Alpha Hackathon kickoff on Lumahttps://luma.com/alpha-hackathon-kickoff-sfUse the same email for both BotSpot and Luma registration This allows us to: • Associate your BotSpot account with your submission• Track bot performance• Confirm eligibility for the competition Failure to use the same email may result in disqualification. Why This Is Different Most hackathons reward demos. This one rewards performance under uncertainty. Participants will be working with: • Live market exposure• Real strategy competition• Institutional-level thinking• Brutally honest discussions about trading reality Most events stop at the model. This one extends into: • Execution behavior• Market interaction• System durability under real conditions This is where strategy meets infrastructure. Who Should Attend This event is built for: • Engineers building AI agents• Quants and systematic traders• Data scientists working with time-series systems• Founders exploring autonomous decision systems If you’re serious about building real alpha, not toy models, this is for you. Thank You to our Sponsors BotSpot by Lumiwealth is an AI trading bot platform designed to help traders, builders, and strategy researchers turn trading ideas into working bots. Participants can use BotSpot to create, test, and deploy trading strategies through a workflow built around AI-assisted strategy development. For the Alpha Hackathon, BotSpot provides the core environment for connecting participant accounts…