Open Source Strategy Development Software

[maxdama]

Dear All,

I have been using OpenQuant for about a month but it doesn't support high and low-level strategy self-optimization so I am looking for a new development platform.

So I am interested in switching to an open-source platform for unlimited flexibility. Here are the ones I have found so far:
EclipseTrader looks good and I am very experienced with Java, specifically on Eclipse, BUT it hasn't seemed active since sometime in '07.
ActiveQuant looks like my best option- mature and active
Marketcetera is really confusing and still in early stages of development.

I would like your feedback on the best platform I have listed or other alternative open source projects which I don't know about. Here are more of my thoughts on each platform and OpenQuant which I didn't feel like copying over (don't worry, no ads or junk, just my journal). Anyway I'm tired of leaping into new software only to find out it cannot do what I need.

Your advice is appreciated.

Regards,
Max



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[chvid]

Here are two other Java-based projects to consider:

http://code.google.com/p/truetrade/

http://code.google.com/p/jsystemtrader/

I built my platform but I got inspired a lot by these two and I got quite a bit out of the design threads here on elitetrader.

 

[maxdama]

chvid,

Thanks for those two links, I hadn't realized JSystemTrader was still in active development.

The other one, truetrade, looks stillborn, here's a quote from the developer, "Wish I could [continue], but I've left it alone for a while and don't have any plans of returning to finish it"

Do you know of a good guide for JSystemTrader? After a brief search, I have only come across this so far. And it's from the end of '06. Javadoc is ok but I'd prefer more of a tutorial. Thanks for your quick reply.


Regards,
Max Dama




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[chvid]

Take a look at these two threads:

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93630

http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=77554

 

[tradelink]

Wow this is great. Active Quant is really cool.

I prefer c# over java, so I use this platform which is also open-source: http://tradelink.googlecode.com. It's broker neutral and supports automated trading systems and standard quoting + charting applications.

 

[Rod Shaft]

Quote from tradelink:

Wow this is great. Active Quant is really cool.

I prefer c# over java, so I use this platform which is also open-source: http://tradelink.googlecode.com. It's broker neutral and supports automated trading systems and standard quoting + charting applications.

The link is no good. Would you mind posting it again?

 

[tradelink]

The period at the end of my sentences is throwing google's links off for some reason, here it is again:

http://tradelink.googlecode.com

or

http://code.google.com/p/tradelink/

 

[Batman28]

max why don't you code it yourself ?

 

[maxdama]

Batman28,


I just want to make the strategies.

I'm glad some good, hard to find projects are being posted.


Regards,
Max




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[dchong5342]

any open source platforms out there which are far enough along that could be used by a code illiterate user?