ricequant/rqalpha

Health v2 · maintenance only

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6722 stars · 1787 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

RQAlpha is an extendable, replaceable Python algorithmic trading and backtesting framework supporting multiple security types such as stocks and futures. It provides a full pipeline from data acquisition and backtesting to paper trading, live trading, and performance analysis, extensible via a Mod hook system.

Use cases

• backtest a stock trading strategy in python
• backtest futures strategies with historical data
• paper trade an algorithmic trading strategy
• build a custom quant trading system with plugins
• compute risk metrics and plot strategy performance
• run daily algorithmic trading simulations

When to choose

• you want a Python-native backtesting engine for stocks or futures
• you need a modular framework you can extend with custom mods
• you want integration with the Ricequant community for backtests and paper trading

When to avoid

• you need commercial use without a license agreement (non-commercial only)
• you need live trading for asset classes beyond its supported securities
• you prefer a GUI-first platform over a code/CLI framework

Facets

framework · maturity active

trading simulation analytics cli fintech data-science python cli cross-platform quant backtest algorithmic-trading stocks futures mod-system automation

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