QuantConnect

QuantConnect: Open-Source Algorithmic Trading Platform

An open-source algorithmic trading platform allowing traders to design, backtest, and deploy trading algorithms in C#, Python, or F# with integration to Interactive Brokers for live trade execution.

What is QuantConnect?

QuantConnect is an open-source algorithmic and quantitative trading platform designed to allow traders to quickly develop, backtest, and deploy algorithmic trading strategies. It was launched in 2011 by QuantConnect Corporation.

Some key features of QuantConnect include:

• Supports development of trading algorithms in C#, Python, and F#. Has 500+ indicators and techniques built-in.
• Allows backtesting against 10+ years of historical data across stocks, forex, CFDs, futures, and options.
• Brokerage integration with Interactive Brokers, OANDA, FXCM and more for live trading.
• Free cloud-based platform with 1GB of data. Paid subscriptions offer more data, processing power, and features.
• Community support via forums and GitHub. Users can share strategies and algorithms.
• Detailed statistics on backtest performance to evaluate and improve strategies.

By providing an integrated algorithmic trading platform for free, QuantConnect aims to make algorithmic trading more accessible. The paid tiers and community focus also aid professional quants and individual traders alike.

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