Algorithm trading: looking for project to join

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i mean, am overwhelmed by the idea of starting even a toy trading system, for someone self-taught. There are so many components to build, from datafeed handlers and signal generators to trade engines and risk mgmt etc. Too many parts and none trivial (data-intensive, threads, socket programming etc), don't even know where to get started. Prefer something simpler to toy around first.

In my half decade of algotrading experience building all of that is nothing compared to how long it takes to find and alter strategies.

Coding the tools is quite straightforward process, you can test if things are correct or not if you have visualization tools made.