1- # 🚀 Trader++: The Next-Gen Quant Trading Engine
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4+
5+ > 💡 Why Trader++?
6+ >
7+ > I built Trader++ because I wanted a tool that didn’t lie to me.
8+ >
9+ > I needed something that could:
10+ > - Let me write strategies quickly
11+ > - Simulate realistically
12+ > - Go from backtest → paper → live with zero rewrites
13+ > - Show me how my portfolio’s actually doing, holistically!
14+ >
15+ > Existing tools? Clunky. Proprietary. Not programmable enough.
16+ >
17+ > So I built it — for myself first. Now, it’s for every quant who thinks like a developer.
18+ >
319> ** Unleash the power of modular, realistic, and extensible portfolio simulation.**
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2440
41+ ## 🏆 MVP Roadmap
42+
43+ ### 1. Unified Execution Engine
44+ - Common interface: ` BacktestExecutor ` , ` PaperExecutor ` , ` LiveExecutor `
45+ - Live broker integration (Alpaca, IBKR, TD Ameritrade)
46+ - Real-time slippage, partial fills, latency simulation
47+
48+ ### 2. Advanced Strategy Framework
49+ - YAML/DSL config loader for no-code strategies
50+ - Multi-frequency, multi-asset support
51+ - ML model integration (Torch/Sklearn) + MLFlow/W&B logging
52+
53+ ### 3. Modular Risk & Portfolio Control
54+ - Position sizing (Kelly, risk parity, volatility targeting)
55+ - Real-time rule engine (e.g., freeze strategy on drawdown)
56+ - Hierarchical/nested portfolios with capital/risk constraints
57+
58+ ### 4. Performance & Attribution Analytics
59+ - Alpha, beta, Sharpe, Sortino, Calmar
60+ - Attribution by asset, sector, strategy
61+ - Trade replay and audit trail
62+
63+ ### 5. Interactive Visualization
64+ - Streamlit/Dash hybrid dashboard
65+ - Trade timeline, rolling metrics, slippage/turnover/holding histograms
66+
67+ ### 6. Scalable Simulation Engine
68+ - Multiprocessed/multithreaded backtesting core
69+ - GPU acceleration for ML strategies
70+ - Clean, event-driven simulation loop
71+
72+ ### 7. Data Layer
73+ - SQL/Parquet backend support
74+ - Live feed adapters
75+ - Flexible bar aggregators (time, volume, event)
76+
77+ ### 8. AI & Data-Driven Research
78+ - Sentiment and alt-data adapters (Reddit, news, Google Trends)
79+ - Cointegration, Kalman filter, auto-correlation modules
80+
81+ ### 9. Tests, Docs, Demos
82+ - Unit tests for each module
83+ - Example strategies (momentum, mean-reversion, breakout)
84+ - Jupyter/Streamlit demo notebooks
85+
86+ ---
87+
88+ ## 🚦 MVP Status (June 2025)
89+
90+ | Feature | Status | Notes |
91+ | -----------------------------------| -------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
92+ | Unified Execution Engine | ✅ Complete | Backtest, Paper, Live modes implemented with shared API. Paper & Live mode requires broker API implementation. |
93+ | Modular Strategy Framework | ✅ Complete | StrategyBase and example strategies present. Plug-and-play. |
94+ | Portfolio/Risk Management | ✅ Complete | Portfolio class, guardrails, position sizing hooks implemented. |
95+ | Analytics & Attribution | ✅ Partial | Core metrics (Sharpe, alpha, etc.) present. Some advanced analytics in progress. |
96+ | Interactive Dashboard | ⚠️ Partial | Streamlit app exists, some features stubbed or in progress. |
97+ | Scalable Simulation Engine | ⚠️ Partial | Event-driven core present; multiprocessing support basic or planned. |
98+ | Data Layer | ✅ Complete | Data ingestion, caching, and basic adapters present. |
99+ | ML/DSL Integration | 🚧 Planned | ML model integration and YAML/DSL loader planned. |
100+
101+ ---
102+
103+ ## Next Steps (Post-MVP)
104+ - Expand broker integrations for live trading
105+ - Enhance dashboard with more analytics and controls
106+ - Add ML/DSL strategy support
107+ - Improve test coverage and documentation
108+
109+ ---
110+
25111## 🧠 Objective
26112
27113Empower quants and developers to:
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64150
151+ ## 🏗️ Project Structure & Architecture
152+
153+ - ` contracts/ ` — Core contracts and abstract base classes (Portfolio, StrategyBase, Executor)
154+ - ` core/ ` — Core logic, execution engines, simulation loop
155+ - ` strategies/ ` — Example and user strategies (momentum, buy & hold, etc.)
156+ - ` data_ingestion/ ` , ` data_cache/ ` — Data loaders, adapters, and caching for reproducible research
157+ - ` analytics/ ` , ` ml_engine/ ` — Analytics, reporting, and ML integrations
158+ - ` dashboard/ ` — Streamlit/Dash dashboard for visualization
159+ - ` run_backtest.py ` — CLI entry point to run backtests
160+ - ` main.py ` , ` run/ ` — Additional CLI tools and runners
161+
162+ ---
163+
164+ ## 🚦 Development Roadmap (Next Steps)
165+
166+ 1 . ** Finalize Core Contracts**
167+ - Audit and refine ` Portfolio ` , ` StrategyBase ` , and ` PortfolioExecutor ` for strict modularity and safety (no future leaks).
168+ 2 . ** Strategy API**
169+ - Enforce and document the ` generate_signals ` interface. Add more example strategies.
170+ 3 . ** Backtesting Engine**
171+ - Expand test coverage and logging in ` run_backtest.py ` and ` core/executors/backtest.py ` .
172+ 4 . ** Data Layer**
173+ - Ensure robust, reproducible data ingestion and caching. Document data contracts.
174+ 5 . ** CLI & Developer Experience**
175+ - Improve CLI usability and add clear usage examples.
176+ 6 . ** Dashboard & Analytics**
177+ - Expand analytics and dashboard integration for portfolio and strategy reporting.
178+ 7 . ** Documentation**
179+ - Add docstrings, inline docs, and contribution guidelines for new modules and strategies.
180+
181+ ---
182+
65183## 🔧 Core Components
66184
67185| Module | Purpose |
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76194
77195## 💡 Main Features
78196
79- - 📈 ** Backtesting Engine** — Realistic execution, guardrails, cash balance checks
197+ - 📈 ** Backtesting Engine** — Realistic execution, guardrails, cash shares checks
80198- 🧠 ** Pluggable Strategy Interface** — Stateful/stateless signal generation
81199- 💼 ** Portfolio Tracking** — Accurate PnL with trade logs, equity curves
82- - 🛡️ ** Guardrail System** — Risk management hooks (stop-loss, asset unregister)
200+ - 🛡️ ** GuardrailBase System** — Risk management hooks (stop-loss, asset unregister)
83201- 📊 ** Performance Reporting** — Sharpe, max drawdown, win rate, CAGR, more
84202- 🔬 ** Benchmark Comparison** — Alpha, beta, vs SPY or other tickers
85203- 🧪 ** Test Strategies** — Debug pipeline (e.g., “buy once on day 1”)
86204
87205---
88206
89- ## 🚀 Quick Start
90-
91- ``` sh
92- # Install dependencies
93- pip install -r requirements.txt
94-
95- # Run a backtest
96- python run_backtest.py --strategy momentum --tickers AAPL,MSFT --start 2023-01-01 --end 2023-12-31 --plot
97-
98- # Or use the Streamlit UI
99- streamlit run streamlit_app.py
100- ```
101-
102- ---
103-
104- ## 🧩 Project Structure
105-
106- ``` text
107- 📦traderplusplus
108- ├── contracts
109- │ ├── asset.py # Asset & CashAsset classes
110- │ └── portfolio.py # Portfolio definition
111- ├── core
112- │ ├── backtester.py # Runs simulation
113- │ ├── executor.py # Executes trades
114- │ ├── market_data.py # Loads, stores & queries market data
115- │ ├── data_loader.py # Yahoo/Polygon loaders + caching
116- │ ├── guardrails # Risk guardrail classes
117- │ └── visualizer.py # Matplotlib + Plotly charts
118- ├── strategies
119- │ ├── base.py # StrategyBase + factory
120- │ └── stock
121- │ ├── momentum.py # Example strategy
122- ├── analytics
123- │ └── performance.py # Sharpe, Alpha etc.
124- ├── run_backtest.py # CLI tool
125- └── streamlit_app.py # UI
126- ```
127-
207+ ## 🚀 Quickstart
208+
209+ 1 . ** Install Requirements**
210+ ``` bash
211+ pip install -r requirements.txt
212+ ```
213+ 2 . ** Run a Backtest**
214+ ``` bash
215+ python main.py --start=2022-05-29 --end=2025-05-29 --cash 50000 --plot --export --tickers=META --refresh --strategy=momentum --benchmark=META --guardrail=trailing_stop_loss
216+ ```
217+ 3 . ** Add a New Strategy**
218+ - Implement a new class in ` strategies/ ` inheriting from ` StrategyBase ` and implementing ` generate_signals() ` .
219+ - Register your strategy by importing it in ` strategies/__init__.py ` .
220+
221+ 4 ** Add a New Guardrail**
222+ - Implement a new class in ` guardrails/ ` inheriting from ` GuardrailBase ` and implementing ` evaluate() ` .
223+ - Register your guardrail by importing it in ` guardrails/__init__.py ` .
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130- ## 🌱 Vision for Future Work
131-
132- ### 🎯 Execution & Simulation
133- - Live trading interface (Alpaca, IBKR)
134- - Slippage and commission modeling
135- - Real-time execution with event-based feed
136-
137- ### 🧠 Strategy Framework
138- - Portfolio optimization (Risk Parity, Markowitz)
139- - Signal pipelines (multi-indicator, ML-based)
140- - RL and LLM-based adaptive strategies
226+ ## 🤝 Contributing
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142- ### 📊 Analytics & Visualization
143- - Interactive dashboard (Streamlit/Plotly)
144- - Trade replay, diagnostics
145- - Alpha decomposition, factor attribution
146-
147- ### 🧱 Engine Internals
148- - Custom logging, debugging, test harness
149- - Multiprocess strategy evaluation
150- - Config-driven simulation pipelines
228+ [ // ] : # ( - See the Development Roadmap above for high-priority areas. )
229+ - Add new strategies, data adapters, or analytics modules as composable units.
230+ - Follow modular design and document your code.
231+ - PRs and issues welcome!
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154- ## 🙌 Contributing
235+ ## 🌱 Vision for Future Work
155236
156- Pull requests and suggestions are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you’d like to change.
237+ See the MVP Roadmap above for our ambitious next steps!
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172- Enjoy building and experimenting with Trader++! 🚀
253+ Enjoy building and experimenting with Trader++! 🚀
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