Cloud9trader
Finance and crypto
algorithmic trading platform
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
4 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 9 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.
Execution: 1 for, 5 againstIdea: 0 for, 4 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting and cool concept
From 2 comments
Looks cool! Another: https://www.quantopian.com
pathikrit on HNGreat concept, looking forward to checking it out. Just curious, is this the same team that did Cloud9IDE? (c9.io) or just a naming coincidence?
MalcolmDiggs on HN
Backtesting and indicators are useful
From 1 comment
Please let me know if you're continuing to have issues. All seems fine my end. You can stick the following in your browser console to log server latency stamps on incoming market…
Cloud9Trader on HN
Objections
Not suitable for real money; no clear legal or privacy terms
From 2 comments
There was a company last week that showed off their bitcoin algos and I wrote a comment that basically said don't use them and I felt bad about it for the rest of the week. I'll…
chollida1 on HN> [Can't] React to currency fluctuations on a tick by tick basis. FX is just so fast and precise. I don't see any reason why they couldn't aggregate prices and compute them…
topbanana on HN
JavaScript unsuited to low-latency or precise financial work
From 3 comments
Writing critical code in JavaScript? That's interesting.
CmonDev on HNSo there is a reason you don't see much financial stuff written in JavaScript, doubles plus financial really don't mix.
cwmma on HNGarbage collection would be a problem in realtime algos. And efficiency is ~10x slower than C. But as far as writing bug free code, I'd take JavaScript over C. But I'd take Java…
logn on HN
Simplicity claim is unrealistic for profitable trading
From 2 comments
> We believe algorithmic trading is simple Trading might be simple but being profitable definitely is not.
mikkom on HNI'm in the "professional automated trading" space. This is by far the most common vendor mistake. "We make trading simple!" is pretty much a surefire way to mediocrity at best.…
brownegg on HN
Only supports FXCM and forex, not equities
From 2 comments
It looks like this is only for currency trading at the moment. Do they allow other assets to be traded?
jgunaratne on HNI don't think this platform is for equities (yet?). They only support FXCM, which is a spot FX outfit. Based on the pricing, it seems to me these guys are targeting, mainly,…
Iftheshoefits on HN
Requests
Support Oanda broker
From 2 comments
Integration with Oanda would be great.
dingdingdang on HNplease message me when Oanda functionality is live.
UnethicalHacks on HN
Add Bitcoin
From 1 comment
Works after a re-login. Very nice!! Two final questions: 1. Does the API allow writing an algorithm that deals with more than one instrument? 2. Thought about including Bitcoin?
hliyan on HN
Support multiple instruments per algorithm
From 1 comment
Works after a re-login. Very nice!! Two final questions: 1. Does the API allow writing an algorithm that deals with more than one instrument? 2. Thought about including Bitcoin?
hliyan on HN
Provide historical data and equities data
From 1 comment
Quick example, I want to build a dynamic portfolio based on a subset of S&P 500, with no sectors exposure, no market exposure (delta and beta flat), no capitalisation exposure,…
stzup7 on HN
Questions
What are the latencies and how is performance handled in JavaScript?
From 1 comment
Chrome 36. Refresh solved the problem (seems the buttons silently fail if there are network issues). Now having trouble connecting to the broker servers. Network on my end is now…
hliyan on HN
Which markets and brokers are supported?
From 2 comments
Sorry if I missed it - I couldn't see on your site which brokers you intend to connect with for live trading. Thanks
foenv on HNCould anyone find a list of what markets this supports?
ErikRogneby on HN
Alternatives named
Quantopian
From 2 comments
Looks cool! Another: https://www.quantopian.com
pathikrit on HNQuick example, I want to build a dynamic portfolio based on a subset of S&P 500, with no sectors exposure, no market exposure (delta and beta flat), no capitalisation exposure,…
stzup7 on HN
QuantConnect
From 1 comment
Type safety lets you avoid all sorts of wonderful JS bugs :) https://www.quantconnect.com
jaredbroad on HN
Justcoin REST API
From 1 comment
http://wiki.justcoin.com/REST_API
abrkn on HN