Open Source Trading Platforms
For the uninitiated, the first question will be why do they need to go with an open-source project (OSP) after all? OSP can in no way compete with the support and timely updates of a commercial platform. The answer depends on your needs. A retail commercial platform such as Amibroker on Ninjatrader shall be able to address most of your requirements. But everything has limitations, and because their source code is proprietary, it can be hard to extend their capabilities. This is where people invest time/money to trade with an OSP. I started looking at options with the need to connect Amibroker with Sterling API.
I will be updating this list regularly, please add your comments.
tradelink
http://code.google.com/p/tradelink/
Write automated trading systems, connect with 17+ broker APIs
AIOTrade
http://sourceforge.net/projects/humaitrader
AIOTrade (formerly Humai Trader Platform) is a free, open source stock technical analysis platform built on pure java.
manticore-trader
http://www.manticore-projects.com/
manticore-trader is a free and open java software for day trading warants on stocks, currencies and comodities. It includes modules for charting, position and risk management, automatic ordering and system trading. Instruments and quotes of the main financial markets are provided daily
G-BOT
http://www.datatime.eu/public/gbot/
G-BOT is a public academic project, headed by Prof. Tom Gastaldi (first University of Rome "La Sapienza"). The project is about the study of trading algorithms and fully automated strategies for systematic profitability.
Marketcetera
http://trac.marketcetera.org/
http://www.marketcetera.com/
Marketcetera focuses on building the key trading functions that are common to all organizations, thus freeing our clients to concentrate on proprietary trading algorithms and other specialized software that provide a competitive advantage.
Merchant of Venice
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mov
http://mov.sourceforge.net/
MOV is a stock market trading programme that supports portfolio management, charting, technical analysis, paper trading and genetic programming. Venice runs in a graphical user interface with online help and has full documentation.
EclipseTrader
http://sourceforge.net/projects/eclipsetrader/
http://eclipsetrader.sourceforge.net/
Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) application featuring shares pricing watch, intraday and history charts with technical analysis indicators, level II/market depth view, news watching, and integrated trading.
JBookTrader
http://code.google.com/p/jbooktrader/
All aspects of trading, such as obtaining market prices, analyzing price patterns, making trading decisions, placing orders, monitoring order executions, and controlling the risk are automated according to the user preferences. JBookTrader is a "sister" project to JSystemTrader.
Matrex
http://sourceforge.net/projects/matrex/
http://matrex.sourceforge.net/
The perfect desktop tool for mathematical, statistical models and complex calculations. Adapters to matlab, scilab, octave, R.
OpenGamma
http://www.opengamma.com/
OpenGamma provides technology for financial institutions to improve analytics calculation and delivery to front-office and risk users.
Open Java Trading System (Last Update 2010-08-14)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ojts/
http://ojts.sourceforge.net/
The Open Java Trading System (OJTS) is meant to be a common infrastructure to develop (stock) trading systems. There are four parts: gathering of raw data over the internet, recognition of trading signals, a visualization module and trading with banks.
Joone
http://sourceforge.net/projects/joone/
Joone is a neural net framework written in Java(tm). It's composed by a core engine, a GUI editor and a distributed training environment and can be extended by writing new modules to implement new algorithms or architectures starting from base component
Data Visualizer (Last Update 2009-07-17)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dataviews
http://dataviews.sourceforge.net/
Modular environment for graphical visualization of stock market type data
SFL Java Trading System Enviroment (Last Update 2009-07-17)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sfljtse
http://www.sflweb.org/index.php?blog=sfljtse
Java application built on KISS principle ( Keep It Simple,Stupid ) and its aim is to provide a fast and platform indipendent infrastructure to develop and execute trading systems.
ActiveQuant (Last Update 2009)
http://www.activequant.org/
Somewhat heavy stuff, for proficient programmers only
JSystemTrader (Last Update 2009)
Developed to work with Interactive Broker’s API, fully automated trading system (ATS) that can trade various types of market securities during the trading day without user monitoring.
Market Analysis System (Last Update 2009-07-17)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/eiffel-mas
http://eiffel-mas.sourceforge.net/
System for analysis of financial markets using technical analysis. Includes facilities for stock charting and futures charting, as well as automated generation of trading signals based on user-selected criteria. Operates on both daily and intraday data.
Oropuro trading system (Last Update 2009)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/oropuro
http://www.oropuro.org
Complete technical analysis & trading system, full set of features: retrieve, analyze EOD stocks data; manage multiple portfolios; technical analysis & graphical rendering; neural networks for generation of trading signals; support trader community,
AlgoTrader
http://code.google.com/p/algo-trader/
AlgoTrader is an automated trading system (ATS) that can trade any type of security on any market available through InteractiveBrokers or FIX. All aspects of trading like getting market data, analyzing prices, taking trade decisions, placing orders & tracking executions can be automated.
Encog Java and DotNet Neural Network Framework | Heaton Research
Encog Ninjatrader Getting Started - Encog Machine Learning Framework
Encog is an advanced neural network and machine learning framework. Encog contains classes to create a wide variety of networks, as well as support classes to normalize and process data for these neural networks. Encog trains using multithreaded resilient propagation. Encog can also make use of a GPU to further speed processing time. A GUI based workbench is also provided to help model and train neural networks.
See wiki above for using with NinjaTrader
