01.09.20
Lexie
Python Auto-complete, and with Integrated Docker-Local IDE Support with VSCode, PyCharm and Visual Studio. Release notes v9842-v9185
In this release of updates, we have made substantial changes to improve our local development experience through deep integration of the LEAN Docker containers, along with publishing a research docker container for running your LEAN Research Notebooks locally. These docker containers are completely integrated into VSCode, PyCharm, and Visual Studio allowing you to run backtests […]
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07.08.20 Lexie
Github Tagging Integration, Docker CI Setup, Upgraded Futures Margins, New Algorithms and Indicators, Update to .net 4.6.2 – LEAN Release Notes v8406-v8943
This release of updates to LEAN is among one of the biggest yet. With this update, we have been working hard to upgrade your user experience. We upgraded futures margins to improve futures backtesting modelling and behavior, and updated to a newer version of .net (4.6.2). Along with this, we have added LEAN docker files […]
27.07.20
Jared Broad
Founder & CEO
Why Funds Should Use QuantConnect to Find Alpha
In 2019, the hedge fund space contracted for the fifth year in a row. In 2020, new launches have hit lows not seen since the financial crisis and fund liquidations are the highest since the end of 2015. The industry is in crisis. And as a small handful of global mega funds increasingly grow their […]
20.04.20
Sherry Yang
Alternative Data’s Rise in Fintech
Alternative data is not a new tool for alpha generation, but the availability of it is. For more than a decade, the sell-side and funds have used nontraditional data to augment their ability to capture alpha. In the last few years, the amount of alternative data collated in raw data sets has grown significantly and […]