Cloud Platform

Getting Started

GET STARTED WITH QUANTCONNECT

Guide through creating a project, running your first backtest, and live algo trading.

Terminal Home Page

Follow these steps to create, backtest, and paper trade a new algorithm:

1. Log in to the Algorithm Lab.

2. On the Projects page, click Create New Algorithm.

Create New Algorithm

3. A new project opens in the Cloud Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

4. At the top of the IDE, click theGear iconBuild icon.

5. At the top of the IDE, click theBacktest IconBacktest icon.

The backtest results page displays your algorithm’s performance over the backtest period.

Backtest Results

6. At the top of the IDE, click theDeploy IconDeploy Live icon.

Deploy Live

7. On the Deploy Live page, click the Brokerage field and then click Paper Trading from the drop-down menu.

Deploy Live Page

8. Click Deploy.

The live results page displays your algorithm’s live trading performance.

To deploy a live algorithm with a different brokerage, see the Deploy Live Algorithms section of the brokerage integration documentation.

Live Results Page

You can also see our Videos. You can also get in touch with us via Discord.

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