


The complete solution for manual and automated trading in the energy market.
As markets rapidly evolve, traders need tools that give them a competitive advantage. autoTrader can provide this with automated execution and algorithmic (algo) trading all within your Joule screen. autoTRADER supports forwards and futures, in addition to Intraday Continuous Spot Markets on Epex & Nordpool.
Fully integrated with Joule, autoTRADER is a powerful tool to enable automated short-term power and gas trading on energy exchanges. It can also support forwards and futures trading on exchanges as well as brokered OTC markets.
Use algorithms to react quickly to changing market conditions, fulfilling your trading targets while limiting or removing the need for manual intervention. Systems that can control your trading process from fully manual to fully automated – the choice is yours. Including:
- Use algorithmic trading tools at night and weekends for 24/7 trading
- Select specific scenarios to trigger algorithmic trading
- Use algorithmic trading tools for individual assets or portfolios
autoTRADER powers the growth of your business with scalable solutions and a range of options that can be customised to your needs.
Our autoTRADER LITE solution is the ideal entry point into further automation allowing you to explore the benefits of using algorithmic automation with your trading activities within Joule.
Or explore one of our more comprehensive autoTRADER solutions including our most advanced full feature option, autoTRADER PRO. The PRO option provides you with a developer tool kit to create your own algorithms, plus a REST API to quickly command autoTRADER.
autoTRADER is supplied with a range of out-of-the-box algorithms to choose from. These include algorithms for Position Closing, Flexibility Marketing, Storage Optimisation, and Market Arbitrage.
Use our developer tool to create and test your own algorithms using simple Python code. Assess the performance of your algorithm by simulating its performance using real-time live market data within a read-only environment.
Developed and designed with our clients autoTRADER provides an opportunity for forwards and futures traders to develop their own algorithms using simple Python code.
autoTRADER is compatible with our Tradesignal and Data Analytics tools to maximise market opportunities with trading triggers.
Exclusively for our clients only, we have compiled a whitepaper written in consultation with clients and legal industry experts and to make it even easier to understand how autoTRADER helps you to maintain MiFID II compliance when using algorithms to trade forwards and futures.
- Protect your trading operations with built-in controls to prevent limit breaches.
- Customise your trading strategies by easily configuring your algorithms or synthetic order types using our REST API.
- Optimise the performance and reduce risk through advanced simulation and backtesting tools, while maintaining a clear auditable record of algorithmic behaviour.
Let autoTRADER handle the complexities so you can focus on trading with confidence.
Designed to meet the needs of Traders, Analysts, Developers and Compliance teams; autoTRADER provides a powerful customisable framework for trading spot and futures markets.
Achieve control and speed with algorithmic trading:
- Accelerates your ideas: Turn trading concepts into live algorithmic strategies quickly and efficiently
- Provides full visibility and control: Gain insights into your algorithm’s behaviour and decisions
- Enables informed decision making: Understand the rationale of algorithm behaviour to enhance your future decision making
- Allows you to customise with ease: Use the REST API to configure and deploy your own algorithm directly within autoTRADER
- Includes integrated trade management: View open and closed positions as well as manage parameters all within Joule
Simplify strategy development and backtesting. Turn data into insights and strategies fast with tools tailored for you:
- Efficient Analysis and Prototyping: Quickly create and refine trading strategies
- Commercial backtesting: Simulate, test and validate strategies using real data
- Ease of use: Simple easy to implement standard synthetic order types and strategies
- Seamless Integration with Joule: Work directly within Joule for a smooth, uninterrupted workflow – get that all-in-one platform experience
Robust framework to:
- Perform functional backtesting
- Test and optimise algorithm behaviour
A robust framework that:
- Supports MiFID II compliance when using algos to trade forwards and futures
- Includes trading actions limits associated with MiFID II
- Ability to add general MiFID II information
- Ability to identify which algorithm carried out an action
- Built-in controls for emergency stop
- Clear deployment staging including testing and simulation

Talk to our team to set up a fully-bespoke demo of autoTRADER and see how it can enhance your trading experience and maximise your margins.
