Three small steps. The bot does the boring parts so I don't have to.
Alpaca first (more brokers when I get to them). Your money stays at your broker — the bot never touches it.
Browse the library, read the plain-English thesis, activate what looks reasonable for your account.
Paper trading first. Daily loss limits, per-position caps. Pause from any screen.
About 5 minutes. Most of that is the broker's identity check, not the bot.
It's the cheapest way to find out if a strategy actually works on your account. Most don't.
Yes — but I cap myself to a small handful at once on purpose. The bot keeps each one's risk separate.