Prices from real orders
These are fixed prices from my past trading orders, without client names. They show the range for clearly described projects.
| Project | Platform | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Reworked Pine strategy, signals by webhook to a bot service | TradingView | $110 |
| Fixed-time breakout strategy with OCO orders, stop and target | ATAS | $265 |
| Bot built from the client’s indicator logic, with absorption, break-even and two partial targets | ATAS | $300 |
| Oscillator indicator (Williams %R and comparative strength) with combined signal and alerts | ATAS | $335 |
| Anchored volume profile with developing POC, value area and alerts | ATAS | $350 |
| Extensions: licence lock, second strategy variant | ATAS | $150 – 165 |
Larger bots with several modes, custom order flow detection or connections to external systems cost more. I always give the price after the spec and before the start.
What drives the effort
- Indicator or strategy. An indicator draws and alerts. A strategy has to send orders, process fills and handle errors. That is the biggest step.
- Order management. OCO, partial targets, break-even, trailing, daily limits: every rule needs code and tests for the edge cases.
- Order flow. Footprint, delta or absorption take more work than indicators based on closing prices.
- Multiple timeframes. Higher-timeframe data must be included cleanly, without looking into the future.
- Vague rules. “Enter on strong momentum” first has to become a number. The clearer your rules, the cheaper.
- Prop rules. Daily loss, trading hours or news pauses as hard limits in the code.
Costs that come on top
- Platform licence and data feed, depending on the provider.
- For TradingView alerts: a paid TradingView plan for webhooks and possibly a bot service that executes the signals.
- A VPS, if your prop firm allows one. Topstep, for example, prohibits it.
- Adjustments after major platform updates, for example when ATAS moved to a new .NET version with version 8.
Why there are offers from $5
On marketplaces many offers start at very low prices. Usually that is a base package for a small change. A strategy with order management, a spec and testing does not fit in it. So do not compare the starting price; compare what gets delivered: source code, testing, a guide and fixes for deviations.
How to lower the cost
- Write your rules down with numbers, not just in words.
- Send screenshots with examples of where a signal should and should not appear.
- Start with the indicator and add the strategy later.
- Send existing code, even if it does not work.
Notice: I write software to your specification. This is not investment advice and not a signal service. You alone decide on strategy, sizing and risk. Trading futures, CFDs, forex and crypto is risky and can lead to the loss of your entire capital. Backtests and past results say nothing about future results.