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QuantConnect LEAN
Institutional-grade event-driven backtesting and live-trading engine
By QuantConnect
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Latest release v2.4.0.1 on Aug 8, 2017. Repository created Nov 28, 2014.
What it is
LEAN is the open-source engine behind QuantConnect. It runs the same algorithm code in backtests and live trading, supports equities, options, futures, FX and crypto, and routes to several brokerages. QuantConnect's cloud adds data and compute on top.
In the maintainers' words: “Lean Algorithmic Trading Engine by QuantConnect (Python, C#)”
Markets
- US equities
- Options
- Futures
- FX
- Crypto
Tags
- Backtesting
- Live trading
- C# / Python
- Multi-asset
- #algorithm
- #algorithmic-trading-engine
- #c-sharp
- #finance
- #forex
- #lean-engine
- #options
- #python