README
Kelp
Kelp is a free and open-source trading bot for the Stellar universal marketplace and for centralized exchanges such as Binance, Kraken, CoinbasePro, etc.
Kelp includes several configurable trading strategies and exchange integrations. You can define your own parameters or use the sample configurations to quickly get up and running with a trading bot in a matter of minutes. The modular design allows you to easily create new trading strategies, exchange integrations, and assets to give you full control over the bot.
Kelp is built to:
- Make spreads and make markets
- Create liquidity and facilitate price-discovery for ICOs
- Price and trade custom stablecoins
- Mimic orderbooks from other exchanges
To learn more about the Stellar protocol check out [Stellar Videos on Coinbase Earn][stellar coinbase earn], or [this video about the Stellar DEX created by Lumenauts][sdex explainer video], or read more about it on the [Stellar Website][intro to stellar].
Be Smart and Go Slow
Important Disclaimer: Be Smart and Go Slow. Whenever you trade on Stellar, you are trading with volatile assets, in volatile markets, and you risk losing money. Kelp is an experimental software that contains bugs. Use Kelp at your own risk. There is no guarantee you'll make a profit from using our bots or strategies. In fact, if you set bad parameters or market conditions change, Kelp might help you lose money very fast. So be smart and go slow.