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Grid trading bot safety checklist

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Before you let any grid trading bot touch real money, run it through this list. If a tool fails the first three, stop there. Background reading is linked under each theme.

1. Custody. The bot connects by API key and never takes deposits — your funds stay in your own exchange account.
2. API-key scope. The key has trade permission only, with withdrawal disabled. No bot needs withdrawal rights.
3. Key handling. Keys are encrypted at rest and bound to your account, so a leaked database row cannot be reused.
4. Stop-loss. There is a stop-loss and a daily loss limit you control.
5. Kill-switch. There is a kill-switch that fails safe — when in doubt it stops trading rather than continues.
6. Enforcement. Stop-loss and kill-switch run server-side, not only in a browser tab that a closed laptop would kill.
7. Testing. You can run paper / simulation mode and start with a small amount.
8. Sizing. You only allocate capital you can afford to lose entirely.

Want the reasoning behind each item? See the non-custodial grid bot guide, trade-only API keys and grid trading bot risks.