Botcamp Education
Learn to build professional trading strategies.
Live cohorts and self-paced courses that teach algorithmic trading and market making using the Hummingbot framework — taught by the team that built it.
Cohort 14: Coming soon
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!
Hummingbot Certification
Submit a working strategy to earn the official Hummingbot Certification — join a public list of certified developers recognized across the community.
$400 deposit reserves your seat and unlocks all four courses. Cohort 14 schedules at 20+ deposits.
Past cohorts
14 cohorts
Cohort 13
May 2026
With a revamped curriculum that combines training in algo trading strategy design and development with the latest advances in AI agentic trading, Botcamp Cohort 13 teaches students the theory and practice of professional market making with hands-on instruction from the maintainers of Hummingbot, the open source crypto trading framework.
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.
Courses Included
Four courses, included with every cohort.
Cohort enrollment automatically unlocks all four self-paced courses — an $800 value, 20+ hours of instruction. Theory, quizzes, and strategy coding challenges, all in the Hummingbot framework.
Basic
Intro to Algo Trading
Intermediate
Market Making Strategies
Intermediate
Directional Strategies & V2 Framework
Advanced
Cross Exchange Market Making
Botcamp Live Sessions
Cohort enrollment also includes immediate access to all recorded live sessions from the previous cohort — over 20 hours of in-depth market making instruction.
What is Botcamp
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.
Your Mission: Build Your Own Custom Algo Trading Strategy
Design, build, and run your own AI agent-powered algorithmic trading strategy using real exchanges and data.
- Learn professional trading strategies from industry experts
- Advice setting up your Hummingbot + Condor + AI infrastructure
- Design your own custom strategy across any Hummingbot CEX or DEX
- Deploy your strategy as a trading agent or deterministic bot using Condor
- Present your strategy on Demo Day
New AI-Based Features in Cohort 13
Redesigned Curriculum on Agents and Trading
The second half of the cohort now focuses on agentic trading strategies, AI infrastructure setup, and more. Learn how to incorporate AI efficiently, reliably, and scalably into your trading workflow to build self-improving agentic strategies.
AI-Powered Strategy Design with Condor
Use natural language to define your trading logic with Condor. Describe your strategy in plain English and let AI transform it into a fully functional trading agent that executes on real exchanges.
Condor Agents Hackathon
Top strategies win USDC prizes and represent Botcamp in agent competitions.
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
Our Community
Traders and engineers from top institutions.
Our members come from leading companies, universities, and trading firms around the world.
Frequently Asked Questions
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.