Key Concepts

Features

Introduction

There are 5 tiers of organizations and each tier has its own set of features on Local Platform. To accommodate the growth of your trading skills and business, you can adjust the tier of your organization at any time.

Hybrid Workflow

The Local Platform lets you run backtests, deploy research notebooks, and deploy live algorithms on your local machine and in QuantConnect Cloud. This gives you the best of both works where you can utilize your local hardware or our scalable cloud compute systems.

Version Control

The Local Platform syncs your local and cloud project files. If you pull your cloud projects to your local machine, you can use your own version control systems to track project changes.

Self-Sovereign Security

The Local Platform offers you the ability to take ownership of your project security. On the Institution tier, you can create local projects without pushing them to QuantConnect Cloud.

Custom LEAN Images

The latest master branch on the LEAN GitHub repository is the default engine branch that runs backtests, research notebooks, and live trading algorithms. The latest version of LEAN is generally the safest as it includes all bug fixes. Trading Firm or Institution tier users concerned for stability can elect to use older or custom versions of LEAN.

On-Premise Compute

The Local Platform enables you to run backtests, deploy research notebooks, and deploy live algorithms on your local hardware.

Offline Access

Trading Firm and Institution organizations can run backtests and research notebooks on Local Platform without an internet connection for up to 24 hours.

Coding

The following table shows the coding features of each organization tier:

FeatureOrganization Tier
Quant ResearcherTeamTrading FirmInstitution
Offline Access
Edit projects without an internet connection for up to 24 hours		green checkgreen check
Anonymous Projects
Create and edit local projects without syncing to QuantConnect Cloud		green check

Backtesting

The following table shows the backtesting features of each organization tier:

FeatureOrganization Tier
Quant ResearcherTeamTrading FirmInstitution
Concurrent Cloud Backtests Quota
The maximum number of backtests your organization can run at the same time in QuantConnect Cloud		210UnlimitedUnlimited
Offline Access
Backtest algorithms without an internet connection for up to 24 hours		green checkgreen check

Optimization

The following table shows the parameter optimization features of each organization tier:

FeatureOrganization Tier
Quant ResearcherTeamTrading FirmInstitution
Concurrent Cloud Optimizations Quota
The maximum number of optimizations your organization can run at the same time in QuantConnect Cloud		210UnlimitedUnlimited
Offline Access
Optimize parameters without an internet connection for up to 24 hours		green checkgreen check

Live Trading

The following table shows the parameter optimization features of each organization tier:

FeatureOrganization Tier
Quant ResearcherTeamTrading FirmInstitution
Concurrent Cloud Algorithms Quota
The maximum number of live algorithms your organization can run at the same time in QuantConnect Cloud		210UnlimitedUnlimited

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