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Hosted vs Self-Hosted Trading Automation
If a trading system has to be running the moment a setup appears, where it runs matters. Self-hosted and hosted make opposite trade-offs on control versus reliability.
NoVo Options Trading · 2026
Self-hosted automation runs on a computer you own; hosted automation runs in the cloud, managed for you. For an intraday system that must be live whenever the market is, the choice is really about uptime and effort.
Self-hosted: control and responsibility
Running it yourself gives maximum control and privacy — the software sits on your machine. The cost is that you are the reliability layer: the computer must stay on, connected, and awake through the whole session, and you handle updates and crashes (a low-latency desktop setup). A dropped connection at the wrong moment is your problem. For a scalping system, that's a real burden (why scalping isn't a manual game).
Hosted: always-on, nothing to install or maintain
A hosted instance runs in the cloud, so it's always on, professionally maintained, and doesn't depend on your laptop being awake — you can close it and the system keeps running. Nothing to install, no machine to babysit. For most people wanting an intraday system, that reliability is the whole point.
An intraday system that isn't running when the setup appears isn't a system — it's a missed trade. Uptime isn't a nicety; it's the product.
Non-custodial either way
Crucially, hosted does not mean handing over your money — a well-built hosted system still trades in your own broker account via API (who holds your money). NoVo runs this way: a hosted instance executes the trades you click in your broker, always-on, nothing to install — you bring only your broker keys (what NoVo is).
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NoVo is a software tool for market analysis and for executing trades you initiate, not financial advice. This article is general education, not investment advice. Options trading involves substantial risk of loss, up to and including your entire capital. NoVo makes no guarantee of profit, win rate, or performance, and past results do not predict future outcomes. You are responsible for your own broker account, configuration, and trading decisions.