What Abc Trading Group does

ABC Trading Group, legally operating as the sole proprietorship Christoph Kaiser Financial Algorithms (Einzelunternehmer) registered in Hamburg, Germany with VAT ID DE 290 402 628, provides custom programming services for the EasyLanguage (TradeStation) and PowerLanguage (MultiCharts) trading platforms. The firm specializes in translating trader-specified ideas into functional custom indicators, automated trading strategies, and platform-conversion code, primarily serving individual active futures and securities traders who lack the in-house programming skill to implement their own systems. Christoph Kaiser, identified as data controller and sole programmer, has accumulated over 15 years of platform-specific expertise dating to at least 2007, with the longest-tenured client relationship on record dating to 2009.

The core service portfolio includes custom programming projects, code optimization consulting (with claimed performance improvements of up to 10x faster calculation), debugging and backtesting guidance, and market research/statistics delivery. Notable technical work showcased on the company website includes a volume profile toolset with external database storage for volume-at-price data and backadjustment for futures contract rollovers, a multi-component custom sentiment index combining market internals with implied volatility, an order book ratio calculator accessing Depth of Market data, and an unstacked TPO chart implementation using millisecond precision. The firm also distributes a portfolio of free indicators (Floor Trader Pivots, Midpoints Study, Swing High Swing Low Text, TPO Chart Unstacked, Value Areas) that double as lead-generation assets demonstrating coding capabilities.

Revenue is generated predominantly through fixed flat-fee project pricing that bundles development, testing, and 30 days of included support, with lifetime bug fixes for in-scope features; hourly rates apply when project specifications cannot be clearly defined. The go-to-market blends content-led marketing (an extensive EasyLanguage tutorial series published as a trading blog), community engagement via futures.io webinars and forum presence, a mutual referral relationship with futures broker Optimus Futures, and free email-gated indicator downloads. The documented customer base comprises individual traders across the United States, Canada, Portugal, Germany, and Israel, with several multi-year client relationships, no disclosed enterprise contracts, no funding events, and no headcount beyond the founder-operator.

Name

Abc Trading Group

Legal name

Christoph Kaiser Financial Algorithms (Einzelunternehmer)

Website

https://abctradinggroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ABC Trading Group is a Hamburg-based sole proprietorship specializing in custom EasyLanguage and PowerLanguage programming for MultiCharts and TradeStation platforms, serving individual active futures and securities traders with custom indicator development, automated strategy coding, and trading consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trading Platform Programming Services

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Algorithmic Trading & Execution Platforms (FSAFANAN)

Keywords

• EasyLanguage programming services
• MultiCharts custom development
• TradeStation indicator programming
• Algorithmic trading development
• Custom trading strategy automation

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Custom Programming Projects: Fixed flat fee pricing model for clearly defined custom EasyLanguage/PowerLanguage programming projects. Development, testing, and 30 days of support included. Bug fixes included beyond 30 days as long as the feature was in original specifications. Hourly rate alternative when project scope is complex or specifications are unclear.
2. Consulting Services: EasyLanguage consulting services including code optimization, debugging, and backtesting guidance. Also includes research services for market statistics based on client questions.
3. Research Services: Market research and statistics delivery to help traders gain an edge in their trading business.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ABC Trading Group provides custom programming services that translate traders' trading ideas into functional EasyLanguage and PowerLanguage code for the MultiCharts and TradeStation platforms. The offerings include custom indicator development, automated strategy programming, code optimization consulting, and backtesting guidance, complemented by free downloadable indicator tools (Floor Trader Pivots, Midpoints Study, Swing High Swing Low Text, TPO Chart Unstacked, Value Area function) used as lead-generation assets to demonstrate expertise.

Product overview

Abc Trading Group is a specialized EasyLanguage/PowerLanguage programming service provider focused on the Multicharts and Tradestation trading platforms. The company offers custom programming services to turn client trading ideas into reality, along with complementary consulting, research, and code optimization services. Their product portfolio consists of custom programming services and a collection of free trading indicators for Multicharts including Floor Trader Pivots, Midpoints Study, Swing High Swing Low Text, TPO Chart Unstacked, and Value Area tools. Additionally, they showcase completed projects such as Book Ratio, Sentiment Index, and Volume Profile studies that demonstrate their technical capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom EasyLanguage Programming Custom programming service that develops trading indicators, strategies, and automated systems in EasyLanguage (TradeStation) from scratch based on client specifications. Targets traders who have trading ideas but lack the programming expertise to implement them.
• MultiCharts Programming Specialized custom development services for the MultiCharts trading platform using PowerLanguage, including indicators, automated strategies, and platform-specific solutions. Targets active futures and securities traders on the MultiCharts platform.
• EasyLanguage Consulting Expert consulting services for code optimization (capable of up to 10x faster calculation), realistic backtesting, debugging, and modification of existing EasyLanguage and PowerLanguage code. Targets traders with existing code that needs performance improvements or fixes.
• Research & Market Statistics Custom research services delivering market statistics and analysis based on client-defined questions to help traders gain a competitive edge. Targets traders seeking data-backed insights for their trading strategies.
• Floor Trader Pivots Free and open-source indicator for MultiCharts that delivers support and resistance pivot points based on floor trader methodology. Distributed free to traders as a showcase of the firm's programming capabilities. Version 4.03.
• Midpoints Study Free MultiCharts indicator that tracks daily or custom session extremes and calculates three midpoint values: Daily Midpoint, Session Low Midpoint, and Session High Midpoint. Compatible with MultiCharts 9 and higher.
• Swing High Swing Low Text Indicator Free MultiCharts indicator that displays swing high and low points with text labels, configurable retracement sensitivity, range display options, and available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Version 1.04.
• TPO Chart Unstacked Indicator Free unstacked TPO (Time-Price-Opportunity) chart indicator for MultiCharts based on Market Profile methodology. Uses millisecond precision with custom bracket lengths and character assignment. Version 1.02.
• ABC_ValueAreas Function Multiple output function for calculating and displaying value areas, supporting both volume-based and TPO (Time Price Opportunity) value areas. Part of the free Value Area toolset for MultiCharts.
• Book Ratio Calculator Custom study for calculating and displaying the order book ratio on a chart by summing volume levels at bid and ask prices from Depth of Market (DOM) data. Showcase project created for both NinjaTrader and MultiCharts platforms.
• Custom Sentiment Index Custom sentiment index constructed from multiple data streams including market internals, order book information, and proprietary implied volatility calculations. Includes both manual trading indicator and automated trading system components.
• Volume Profile Studies Complex volume profile toolset featuring external database storage for volume data at each price level, accurate profile generation across different timeframes, long-term profiles with naked POC display, and backadjustment for futures contract rollovers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Code optimized for performance can be up to ten times faster in calculation time, potentially saving days in optimization time

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• futures.iocoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 May 2017Collaboration with futures.io (largest Futures trading community) for webinar delivery on EasyLanguage programming education. ABC Trading Group conducts educational webinars for the community, with recordings and resources shared on the futures.io forum. The community serves as a key customer acquisition channel.
• Optimus FuturesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 September 2014Mutual referral relationship with Optimus Futures (futures broker). ABC Trading Group recommends Optimus Futures as a broker for MultiCharts users due to their platform support and customer service. Optimus Futures directs clients needing MultiCharts programming to ABC Trading Group. Contact: Matt Zimberg at Optimus Futures.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• MQL5 (MetaQuotes): Marketplace and community where developers sell custom indicators, Expert Advisors, and scripts for MetaTrader (MT4/MT5). Operates the same fundamental model as ABC — custom code for a proprietary platform scripting language — but on the MetaTrader stack rather than EasyLanguage/PowerLanguage.
• futures.io: The largest futures trading community forum, with which ABC has a 'Core' strategic partnership (announced 2017-05-22) for collaborative EasyLanguage webinars and resource sharing. Functions as ABC's primary mid-funnel customer acquisition channel rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• MultiCharts: The retail trading platform vendor whose PowerLanguage scripting layer is ABC Trading Group's primary specialization. MultiCharts offers built-in indicators and an ecosystem of third-party developers, placing it as a broad incumbent that overlaps directly with ABC's core service offering.
• NinjaTrader: Competing retail futures trading platform with its own custom indicator/strategy developer ecosystem. ABC has explicitly built Book Ratio studies for NinjaTrader, demonstrating direct engagement with this platform's user base and competing for the same discretionary-trader mindshare.
• TradeStation: The owner of the EasyLanguage trademark and the second platform on which ABC builds custom indicators and strategies. TradeStation's in-house EasyLanguage documentation and platform-native tools make it a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities, although it does not offer a custom programming services business.

Regional players

• Optimus Futures: Futures broker that operates a mutual referral partnership with ABC (announced 2014-09-10), routing MultiCharts clients needing programming to ABC and receiving broker referrals in return. Operates in the same retail futures trader ecosystem but in brokerage rather than programming services.

Emerging players

• QuantConnect: Cloud-based algorithmic trading platform that enables strategy development in Python and C#. Competes for the same systematic/quantitative retail trader persona as ABC but via a self-serve platform model rather than bespoke programming services, positioning it as an emerging alternative to custom-coded strategies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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