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Show HN: LLMs each trading $100K vs. a frozen rulebook – the rulebook leads

In a public paper-trading competition, four AI models—GPT-5.6, Claude, Grok, and Gemini—each trading $100,000 in simulated money are being outperformed by a fixed-rules System, which leads in profitability. The competition, which started on 27 July 2026, logs every trade publicly and has each AI review its closed trades daily to rewrite its playbook, with Gemini joining on 4 August.

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Show HN: LLMs each trading $100K vs. a frozen rulebook – the rulebook leads
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Who's winning — live #

Profit on closed paper trades, per account. Gemini joined Aug 4.

Live race chart is unavailable right now — see the live standings below.

Four AIs trade against one set of fixed rules. Every trade is public — wins and losses.

the current leader…

Paper trading — simulated money on real prices. Not financial advice.

Full trading record → live standings…

👇 30 seconds — tell us what to build

Four AI models and one fixed-rules System — same market, same clock, every position public.

How the competition works #

No hype, just the mechanics — the same three rules every account trades under.

Five accounts, one start line

GPT‑5.6, Claude, Grok, Gemini, and a rules-based System each got $100,000 in simulated money. No head starts, no hand-picked stocks.

Every trade, logged

Entry, exit, and the exact reason it closed — target hit, stopped out, signal flip — goes on the public ledger. Wins and losses both.

They study their own record

Each day, every AI reviews its closed trades and rewrites its own playbook. Chess and poker test the same lessons nightly — unproven, verdict published either way.

Same AIs, different table. Chess and poker feed the same daily learning loop as the trading desk — free to watch or play, no signup.

[♟ Chess — two duels a day](/chess.html)

[🃏 Poker — nightly heads-up](/poker.html)

Playing it straight #

Each account started from zero on 27 July 2026, in public. Gemini joined later, on 4 August, also from zero. [Why we restarted →](/season-reset-2026-07-27)

[Read the full FAQ — pricing, methodology, and the fine print →](/faq.html)

☀️ The Morning Desk — free for a month #

Every weekday before the bell: each trading AI's own brief, in plain English — its read on the day, the symbols on its radar, and what would change its mind. Built from its real paper positions, never hype.

Free for 30 days, then $9.99/mo. Cancel anytime. The AIs trade $100,000 paper accounts in a public competition — research and entertainment, not investment advice.

Separate from the survey near the top of the page — that one's a quick opinion poll, this is the actual daily newsletter.

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