OpenQuant - SmartQuant's new product for the retail market

[OpenQuant]

Quote from panzerman:

Why is it called OpenQuant when it's not open sourced software? It's fine if you are trying to make money by selling closed source software.

Just don't try to piggyback off the open source software movement and decieve anyone by using the word open in your product name.

At this price level the software is open (= affordable) to everyone. That's why it's called OpenQuant.

Since we started in 1997 as an opensource project, I think I know all pros and cons of the opensource initiative, especially in relation to the financial software development.

And I also know that "open window" rather means a window that is not closed but not an open source operational system

 

[rickty]

OpenQuant,

Does OpenQuant offer a broker API? If so, is there documentation somewhere?

Is Open E Cry supported for auto execution presently? If not, any plans in the near future?

Richard

 

[simki]

What are the advantages and disadvantages of openQuant compare to something like http://www.linnsoft.com/

 

[panzerman]

Quote from OpenQuant:

At this price level the software is open (= affordable) to everyone. That's why it's called OpenQuant.

Perfectly fine to be an entrepeneur and make money by selling closed source software.

However, you should know as well as any that the de facto meaning of using open in the product name implies free access to the source code (OpenBSD,OpenSSH,OpenSSL,OpenVPN,OpenOffice etc.)

You certainly can call your product what ever you want, but people should realize that it is not currently connected with an open source software project.

 

[OpenQuant]

Quote from panzerman:

Quote from OpenQuant:

At this price level the software is open (= affordable) to everyone. That's why it's called OpenQuant.

Perfectly fine to be an entrepeneur and make money by selling closed source software.

However, you should know as well as any that the de facto meaning of using open in the product name implies free access to the source code (OpenBSD,OpenSSH,OpenSSL,OpenVPN,OpenOffice etc.)

You certainly can call your product what ever you want, but people should realize that it is not currently connected with an open source software project.

Open in the product name can imply open (easy) access to functionalities it offers or things it manages. OpenTick for example offers easy and cheap access to tick data but has nothing to do with open source initiative. You can find other commercial names on the net like OpenData or OpenDoc.

Our other product, QuantDeveloper, which is currently acquired by QuantHouse, offers a lot more to institutional trading community but it's priced accordingly. We have received many requests from our potential retail customers to develop an affordable retail version of this product.

OpenQuant is a product that opens quantitative strategy trading to retail community. I think it's clear (although I understand what you are saying about open source).

Cheers,
Anton

 

[OpenQuant]

Quote from rickty:

OpenQuant,

Does OpenQuant offer a broker API? If so, is there documentation somewhere?

Is Open E Cry supported for auto execution presently? If not, any plans in the near future?

Richard

OpenQuant supports IB, Genesis, PATS and TT FIX/API out of the box.

We are working with Open E Cry right now. They are interested in their API support in OpenQuant. I hope we will have an interface in a week or two.

We are also looking to partner with Gain Capital (Forex.com).

Regards,
Anton

 

[Futures_Man]

it looks like your product is some sort of IDE.

Is this Microsoft IDE? or some opensource IDE?

 

[OpenQuant]

Quote from Futures_Man:

it looks like your product is some sort of IDE.

Is this Microsoft IDE? or some opensource IDE?

I am not sure I follow your question.

OpenQuant is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for quantitative trading strategies development, backtesting, optimization and automation. It's developed with Microsoft .NET framework.

Regards,
Anton

 

[Futures_Man]

Quote from OpenQuant:

I am not sure I follow your question.

OpenQuant is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for quantitative trading strategies development, backtesting, optimization and automation. It's developed with Microsoft .NET framework.

Regards,
Anton

I know that your product is an IDE, what i am asking is if you wrote the IDE from scratch or you used some open source IDE and added your fucntions into it ?

 

[etherboy]

To OpenQuant:

It looks like it's a very promising product.

I read the documentation(SmartQuant) and it seems that even though IB is supported as realtime datafeed provider, but it's not on the list of history data provider. Only eSignal and Yahoo?

IB does provide history data (QuoteTracker & Amibroker support history backfill from IB) and why is not on the list? It will cost me extra to have eSignal as history backfill, and it will be at least $115 if I trade futures.