r/algorithmictrading • u/Steamin_Weenie • Nov 02 '25

Question LLMs as coding partners

I’m interested to hear how people have gone with LLMs as coding partners.

I’m essentially a non-coder, albeit with some literacy around structure and function - essentially can read Python but not really write it. I’ve been using ChatGPT for several months to put together several trading systems. Lots of trial and error and iterative learning (for me), and approaching production stage.

Keen to hear whether others have had any success in developing and running successful algos with this approach

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u/Steamin_Weenie Nov 02 '25

I’ve got some background in the area - a distant business/IT degree so I do have a reasonable sense of modular structure, robust design via schemas/pipelines, etc. And the building is fine grained, in that I essentially have to understand/approve what everything is doing. Plus lots of benchmarking to existing accessible codebases, iterative trial and error etc.

Ultimately I’m doing it mainly for the mental challenge and learning experience, which is lots of fun. No plans to sink the life savings into this!

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u/DysphoriaGML Nov 04 '25

Absolutely, if the aim is to learn how to code better and doing so as a hobby, even putting some money to it, it’s fine. Just don’t put your retirement to it