07.08.20
Lexie
Github Tagging Integration, Docker CI Setup, Upgraded Futures Margins, New Algorithms and Indicators, Update to .net 4.6.2 – LEAN Release Notes v8406-v8943
This release of updates to LEAN is among one of the biggest yet. With this update, we have been working hard to upgrade your user experience. We upgraded futures margins to improve futures backtesting modelling and behavior, and updated to a newer version of .net (4.6.2). Along with this, we have added LEAN docker files […]
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27.07.20
Jared Broad
Founder & CEO
Why Funds Should Use QuantConnect to Find Alpha
In 2019, the hedge fund space contracted for the fifth year in a row. In 2020, new launches have hit lows not seen since the financial crisis and fund liquidations are the highest since the end of 2015. The industry is in crisis. And as a small handful of global mega funds increasingly grow their […]
02.03.20
Sherry Yang
From Research To Production Tutorials
Research to Production is a series of blog post tutorials that make use of QuantConnect’s deep integration with Jupyter Lab to give you a powerful new tool for your alpha research. With this series, you can see how to quickly take your ideas from the research notebook and implement them in an algorithm. You can […]
21.02.20 Sherry Yang
Get started with QuantConnect’s Boot Camp
QuantConnect’s Boot Camp is a coding lab designed to teach you the tools for quantitative trading. In Boot Camp, you can improve your skills in finance, statistics, and software development and learn the QuantConnect API in easily digestible portions. Using the same API, you can move from learning in the labs to testing out your […]
04.05.17 Jared Broad
Founder & CEO
Python Library Support – LEAN Release Notes v2.4.0.0
This release adds full python support to enable using common python libraries in your algorithm.It is implemented using the PythonNet library which allows importing C# classes into python and vice versa. The new python algorithms are fully supported in local and cloud trading. There are some minor API adjustments to use the new library but […]
05.04.17 Jared Broad
Founder & CEO
Tracking and Managing Orders
Tracking and managing orders is an important piece of an automated trading strategy. In this video tutorial we demonstrate the QuantConnect API and how to use order management methods in your algorithm.
28.03.17 Jared Broad
Founder & CEO
Desktop Charting with LEAN
With a few configuration changes you can get desktop charting in LEAN with a HTML5 interface very similar to the one you see in QuantConnect.com. This gives you better visual feedback on your strategy and allows you to improve faster. This tutorial guides you through configuring a desktop charting environment with LEAN. Local charting (and […]