Agentic Trading Glossary
This glossary defines the words used around agentic trading, in plain language. Each term links the page that goes further.
Crypto glossary, for agentic trading
Agentic trading
Agentic trading means an AI agent researches markets and can place trades within limits you set, from its own wallet funded in USDC. The longer page is agentic trading.
Agent marketplace
The agent marketplace is a catalog of skills, tools, data and routines you can add to an agent. Browse the Agent Marketplace.
Agent wallet
An agent wallet is the wallet the agent trades from. It is separate from the main wallet in the app, and it is funded in USDC. Each user has one agent. Details are on the agent wallet page.
AI trading agent
An AI trading agent is software that can read market data and send a trade when you allow it. Setup starts at Moby Agents.
Backtest
A backtest replays a strategy on past prices to see how the rules would have done. Past results do not predict future returns. Moby does not run backtests. How to use an AI assistant for the test is on backtesting with AI.
Bearer key
A Bearer key is the agent key sent in an Authorization header. It is not a wallet private key, and you can revoke it in the Moby app. How keys fit a trading agent is on AI agent security.
Copy trading
Copy trading means copying another wallet's trades into your own. You still hold the funds, and you can still lose money. The definition is on copy trading.
Guardrails and caps
Guardrails are limits the model cannot raise. You set your agent's limits on max per trade, daily buy volume and market-cap range from the Moby app, and Moby checks them server-side on every buy your agent makes. More is on AI agent guardrails.
Harness
A harness is the program that runs a model against tools, holds the prompt, and decides how much history each request carries. Costs and setup are in the AI trading agent harness guide.
MCP server
An MCP server is a tool server a model can call, such as one that reads prices or requests a swap. How that works for trading is on MCP for trading.
MCP vs API
An API is a request your own code sends. MCP is a way for a model to discover and call tools, often sitting on top of an API. The comparison is MCP vs API.
Prompt injection
Prompt injection is text, often from a page or a token name, that tries to make the model ignore your instructions. A rule only in the prompt is not a control. How to limit the damage is on AI agent security.
Rug pull and honeypot
A rug pull is when liquidity is removed and the price collapses. A honeypot lets a wallet buy and then blocks the sell. A rug check reads holder and liquidity signals before a buy. It does not make the token safe.
Sniper bot
A sniper bot buys a new token in the first seconds or blocks after it can be traded. It can lose money, and there is no guarantee. The definition is what a sniper bot is.
Tokenized stocks
Tokenized stocks are tokens whose price tracks a stock. They trade on Solana, paid in USDC, and they do not carry shareholder rights. The explainer is tokenized stocks.
Whale
A crypto whale is a wallet holding or trading enough of a token to move its price. There is no fixed cutoff. The short definition is what a whale in crypto is.
Frequently asked questions
What is agentic trading?
Agentic trading means an AI agent researches markets and can place trades within limits you set, from its own wallet funded in USDC.
What is an agent wallet?
An agent wallet is the wallet the agent trades from. It is separate from the main wallet in the app, funded in USDC. Each user has one agent, and the agent cannot withdraw or send funds.
What is an MCP server?
An MCP server is a tool server a model can call, such as one that reads prices or requests a swap. The model does not get a wallet private key from the server.
What does Moby charge?
For a live swap, a 0.75% swap fee (minimum $0.90 per swap), plus onchain fees. The agent wallet is funded in USDC, and agent trading is Solana only for now.
Try it with a Moby Agent
Set up a Moby Agent with its own wallet and your spending guardrails, then connect it to the AI you use.
You set your agent's limits on max per trade, daily buy volume and market-cap range from the Moby app, and Moby checks them server-side on every buy your agent makes.
Moby Agents connect from Codex, Claude Code (CLI), Gemini CLI (with a paid Gemini API key or enterprise access) and Grok CLI, with the agent key. In ChatGPT, paste your personal Moby connector URL from the app. ChatGPT: works on Business, Enterprise and Edu workspaces that allow custom MCP servers (web).
Each user gets one agent, with its own wallet separate from the main wallet in the app. The wallet is funded in USDC. The agent cannot withdraw or send funds. Agent trading is Solana only for now. Agent trading on Base, BNB Chain and Robinhood Chain is coming soon.
A 0.75% swap fee (minimum $0.90 per swap), plus onchain fees
Start at Moby Agents. How the agent sits next to trades you place yourself is agentic trading.