Scalar Field Launches Agentic Trading Desk Connecting Research to Live Execution
ycombinator · x · 2026-08-04
Startup Scalar Field has launched its agentic trading desk, which turns investment ideas into automated trading strategies or actively managed portfolios.
The platform integrates an enterprise-grade system for financial research and backtesting. With its new execution engine, it closes the loop from idea and research to deployment and live trading. It currently supports equities and options via Robinhood and Alpaca, leveraged crypto trading via Hyperliquid, and prediction markets via Polymarket.
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