Retropy

Easy financial backtesting using Python and Jupyter

Getting Started

From the browser (no setup required)

• Go to a Demos or Empty mybinder Jupyter notebook
• Wait for the mybinder VM to load
• Run the first cell to initialize, this may take a miunte. (Use Ctrl+Enter to run a selected cell)
• Perform backtests with any other cell or write you own
• Publish your results online by running the last cell.

Note: mybinder.org provides free disposable VM for running Jupyter notebooks, and thus have limits:

• at least 1GB of RAM, no more than 4GB (using more will end the session)
• no more than 12 hours of use (10 minutse of idle time will end the session)
• minimal CPU
• read more in the binder.org FAQ

From your local machine

To run on your local machine, free from any resource restrictions, first get the code

git clone https://github.com/hofesh/Retropy.git
cd Retropy

Be sure to have the Prerequisites installed (see below)

Start the Jupyter notebook

jupyter notebook

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6.3
• Jupyter notebook

If you are using conda

conda create -n retropy python=3.6.3 nb_conda
. activate retropy

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details