Live Trading Launch Checklist

Pre-Live Verification

A verification list run immediately before starting live trading. Final safety check before funds at risk.

Code & Config (CI/CD)

• All AWS deployments successful
• All services configured for LIVE mode
• Live credentials loaded in SSM
• Gateway API permissions verified

Risk Management

• Max position size set to $100
• Max drawdown set to 5%
• Per-strategy stop loss configured
• Error threshold set to 5 incidents

System State

• All services RUNNING state
• Market data streams active
• Order book depth verified
• Database & empty State verification passed: 0 balances and no prior order or fill.

Metrics & Monitoring

• System & Services metrics verified
• Prediction metrics verified
• KPI metrics verified

Live Operations

Perform these steps in sequence to start live trading:

• Complete regression pipeline
• Complete classification pipeline
• Fund live account with small amount
• Click Sync transfers
• Click verify state
• Ceremonially click "start" button to begin live trading

Post-Live Monitoring

Monitor these after starting live trading. Ensure system stability and strategy expected outcomes.

Hour 1

• Strategies making decisions
• Orders executed correctly
• Order and fills recorded
• Positions updating
• Balances consistent
• No crash alerts
• Safe mode tested

Hour 4

• Loser Strategy killed by risk management
• PnL tracking accurate
• API rate limits normal
• Resource usage stable
• Verify all state consistency
• Position sizes within bounds

Hour 24

• Collect baseline metrics:
  • Order execution latency
  • Fill stats
  • System resource usage
  • Trading volume
• Document any anomalies
• Adjust monitoring thresholds

Emergency Procedures

1. Click "safe mode" as emergency stop.
2. Verify all positions closed and no open orders
3. Document incident
4. Review logs/metrics
5. Determine root cause before restart