Cohorts & Competitions
Learn to build AI trading agents and deploy them in live trading competitions.
Cohort 13: New AI-Based Curriculum
Learn the algorithmic trading strategies used by Wintermute, Jump Trading, and other professional market makers. Build AI agents that run them across any CEX or DEX and self-improve. No coding experience required!
Professional Market Making
Master strategies like cross-exchange market making, funding rate arbitrage, concentrated liquidity LP strategies, & more
No Coding Required
Design your custom algorithmic strategy and deploy it as a Hummingbot AI Agent - no coding experience required!
Agent Trading Competition
A 48-hour live trading competition for AI agents. Showcase what you can build with Hummingbot and compete for prizes.
Agent Trading Competition
A 48-hour live trading competition for AI agents. Showcase what you can build with Hummingbot and compete for prizes.
Free for Botcamp Members
Open to all Botcamp members and Cohort 13 participants
Any Hummingbot Strategy
Build agents that can run and optimize any Hummingbot strategy
$10,000+ Prize Pool
USDC prizes for top performers on sponsoring exchanges
Botcamp members and Cohort 13 participants only
Past Cohorts
Cohort 12
September 2025
Cohort 12 was the first to use the new Hummingbot API and Quants-Lab repos for data collection and analysis.
Cohort 11
April 2025
Cohort 11 was the first to use the new Solana DEX connectors in Hummingbot for market making strategies.
Cohort 10
December 2024
Cohort 10 participants developed sophisticated market making strategies with the Hummingbot framework. The cohort focused on advanced techniques, multi-exchange strategies, and production deployment workflows.
Learn the Dark Arts of Market Making
From zero to professional market maker in just 4 intense weeks
12+ Theory and Practice Sessions
Dive deep into market theory, technical implementation, and deployment strategies with expert instructors
Hands-On Coaching
Get personalized help during office hours to troubleshoot your code and optimize your trading strategies
Get Certified
Present your strategy on Demo Day and earn official recognition as a certified Hummingbot market maker
Courses Included
Your cohort enrollment includes all four premium Botcamp courses — an $800 value with over 20 hours of expert instruction from basic to advanced trading concepts
Intro to Algorithmic Trading
Basic
Market Making Strategies
Intermediate
Directional Strategies & V2 Framework
Intermediate
Cross Exchange Market Making
Advanced
Botcamp Live Sessions
When you enroll in a cohort, you get immediate access to all recorded live sessions from the previous cohort — over 20 hours of in-depth market making instruction
Botcamp by the Numbers
Join our growing community of algorithmic traders and market makers from around the world.
Botcamp cohorts conducted since 2022
Professionals trained in algorithmic trading
Official Hummingbot certified traders
Common Questions About Cohorts
Learn from Hummingbot Core Maintainers
Michael Feng
Hummingbot Co-founder
Michael co-founded CoinAlpha, the company behind Hummingbot, and wrote the Hummingbot whitepaper in 2019. Previously, he spent 7 years in credit derivatives at JPMorgan and Citigroup, where he structured some of the CDOs featured in The Big Short. Michael lives in California, USA.
Federico Cardoso
Hummingbot CTO
Federico is the CTO of Hummingbot Foundation. In addition, he teaches Machine Learning and Big Data at the University of Buenos Aires. Previously, he was a quant trader at CTF Capital, a hedge fund that specialized in high-frequency market making. Federico lives in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Botcamp Team
Hummingbot Tech Support
Access private Discord support channels where the Botcamp team provides personalized assistance with Hummingbot setup, installation, and technical troubleshooting.