# Algorithmic Trading The Openfund platform is essentially a frontend client over the DeSo DEX, which powers its order-book functionality. As such, placing and managing orders on Openfund amounts to constructing and submitting transactions to the DeSo blockchain, which can be done totally permission-lessly, just like submitting a transaction to the Bitcoin network. In this section, we go over how to construct and submit transactions, and walk through the creation of a simple market-making bot. Read the next section to learn how to start algorithmic trading with the DeSo Python SDK. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.deso.org/openfund/algorithmic-trading.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.