Connect a Grok Bot to an options platform with a paper account
A trader connected his Grok Bot to his options trading system and gave it a $250k paper account to sell puts and calls. It used the platform like a normal user and built its own trading agent, Theta.
Source
@SleepMoneyMaker on X · 2026-10-09
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-22.
What they did
A trader connected his Grok Bot to his options trading system and gave it a $250k paper account to sell puts and calls. It used the platform like a normal user and built its own trading agent, Theta.
Result (as claimed)
It placed its first trades within minutes on paper money, with no real capital at risk.
Tools they used
Cost: Grok Bot: from $30/mo.
Set it up
Gather the documents
Collect statements, bills, invoices or tax documents for the period you want reviewed.
Ask for an audit, not actions
Have Grok Bot list findings, amounts and suggested next steps before it does anything.
Approve each action
Approve cancellations, disputes or payments one at a time. Never give an agent open-ended access to move money.
Track the result
Record what changed and what you saved so you can check it next month. This is not financial advice.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Connect a Grok Bot to an options platform with a paper account What the original author did: A trader connected his Grok Bot to his options trading system and gave it a $250k paper account to sell puts and calls. It used the platform like a normal user and built its own trading agent, Theta. Reported result (as claimed by the author): It placed its first trades within minutes on paper money, with no real capital at risk. Source: https://x.com/SleepMoneyMaker/status/2108651096583426295 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Connect a Grok Bot to an options platform with a paper account What the original author did: A trader connected his Grok Bot to his options trading system and gave it a $250k paper account to sell puts and calls. It used the platform like a normal user and built its own trading agent, Theta. Reported result (as claimed by the author): It placed its first trades within minutes on paper money, with no real capital at risk. Source: https://x.com/SleepMoneyMaker/status/2108651096583426295 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Connect a Grok Bot to an options platform with a paper account What the original author did: A trader connected his Grok Bot to his options trading system and gave it a $250k paper account to sell puts and calls. It used the platform like a normal user and built its own trading agent, Theta. Reported result (as claimed by the author): It placed its first trades within minutes on paper money, with no real capital at risk. Source: https://x.com/SleepMoneyMaker/status/2108651096583426295 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Money Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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How to set up Grok Bot agents for real work · How to build AI trading and investing agents
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