RESEARCHER
Get started with quant finance
Local Coding (VSCode/CLI)
Expanded Dataset Access
Unlimited Projects, Larger Files
Add Up to 2 Compute Nodes
RECOMMENDED SETUP
$60 per month
Save $120 with annual billing.
TEAM
Startup on our platform
Everything in Quant Research +
Project Collaboration
Increased Log, File Limits
Add Up to 10 Compute Nodes
RECOMMENDED SETUP
$120 per user/month
Save $240 per user with annual billing. Minimum 2 users.
TRADING FIRM
Scale your professional organization
Everything in Team +
Team Project Ownership
Permissions Management
Add Unlimited Compute Nodes
RECOMMENDED SETUP
$336 per user/month
Save $672 per user with annual billing. Minimum 2 users.
INSTITUTION
On-Premise, Bespoke, Unlimited
Everything in Firm +
On-Premise Platform
AES-256 Code Encryption
FIX/Professional Brokerages
RECOMMENDED SETUP
$1,080 per user/month
Save $2,160 per user with annual billing. Minimum 5 users.
Free Plan Includes:
Equity, Indexes, Forex, Crypto, Futures, Options Data
Community Support
Unlimited Backtesting
Publishing a paper?
Apply for academic grant
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| Asset & Data |
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| Asset Classes The classes of securities available for backtesting and live trading. This includes Equities, Forex, Options, Futures, and Cryptocurrencies. | All | All | All | All | All |
| Corporate Fundamentals Fundamental data for public companies for backtesting and live trading. This includes earnings reports, income statements, balance sheets and more. |  | | | | |
| Data Resolution (Minute, Hour, Daily) The resolution of data available for backtesting and live trading. This includes tick, second, minute, hour, and daily resolutions. | | | | | |
| Data Resolution (Tick, Second) The resolution of data available for backtesting and live trading. This includes tick, second, minute, hour, and daily resolutions. | - | | | | |
| Futures Live Feed Futures data hosted by QuantConnect for live trading. | - | Add On | | | |
| Alternative Data Alternative data sources hosted by QuantConnect for backtesting and live trading. | - | Add On | Add On | Add On | Add On |
| Collaboration & Teams |
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| Team Size The maximum number of users that can be members of your organization. | 1 | 1 | 10 | UnlimitedInf. | UnlimitedInf. |
| Maximum Collaborators The maximum number of members that can collaborate on a single project. | - | - | 10 | UnlimitedInf. | UnlimitedInf. |
| Permissions Control Assign user-based permissions to the members of your organization. | - | - | - | | |
| Team Analytics (Coming Soon) Collect statistics about your organization's activities. | - | - | - | - | |
| Live Trading |
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| Notifications Telegram, Email, Webhook Receive alerts about live trading events. Beyond rate limit messages billed at 1 QCC. | - | 20/hr | 60/hr | 240/hr | 3600/hr |
| Notifications Phone SMS Alerts Directly text messages to your phone. | - | 1 QCC US/CA SMS 10 QCC International SMS | 1 QCC US/CA SMS 10 QCC International SMS | 1 QCC US/CA SMS 10 QCC International SMS | 1 QCC US/CA SMS 10 QCC International SMS |
| Paper Trading Paper trade Equities, Forex and Cryptocurrencies on QuantConnect using QuantConnect's datafeed. | - | | | | |
| Interactive Brokers Brokerage Paper trade and live trade Equities, Forex, Futures, and Options via Interactive Brokers. | - | | | | |
| OANDA Brokerage Paper trade and live trade Forex via Oanda. | - | | | | |
| Tradier Brokerage Paper trade and live trade Forex via Tradier (no-fee trades). | - | | | | |
| Coinbase Pro Exchange Live trade Cryptocurrencies via Coinbase. | - | | | | |
| BITFINEX Exchange Live trade Cryptocurrencies via BITFINEX. | - | | | | |
| Binance Exchange Live trade Cryptocurrencies and Futures via Binance. | - | | | | |
| Alpaca Live trade US Equities, Equity Options and Cryptocurrencies via Alpaca. | - | | | | |
| TradeStation Live trade US Equities, Equity Options and Futures via TradeStation. | - | | | | |
| ByBit Live trade Cryptocurrencies and Futures via Bybit. | - | | | | |
| Kraken Live trade Cryptocurrencies via Kraken. | - | | | | |
| Samco Live trade India Equities via Samco. | - | | | | |
| Zerodha Live trade India Equities via Zerodha. | - | | | | |
| Trading Technologies Brokerage Live trade Equities, Futures, and Options via Trading Technologies. | - | - | | | |
| IB Financial Advisors Manage your clients' sub accounts as a financial advisor on Interactive Brokers. | - | - | - | | |
| Wolverine Equities and Futures via Wolverine Execution Services FIX API. | - | - | - | - | |
| Bloomberg EMSX Brokerage Live trade Equities, Futures, and Options via Bloomberg EMSX. | - | - | - | - | |
| Futures Live Feed Futures data hosted by QuantConnect for live trading. | - | Add On | | | |
| Alternative Data Use Alternative data hosted by QuantConnect for live trading. | - | Add On | Add On | Add On | Add On |
| Coding Environment |
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| File Size Limits Increased size limits to fit more into a single file. | 32KB | 64KB | 128KB | 256KB | 256KB |
| Backtest PDF Report Create polished, professional-grade reports for each backtest. | | | | | |
| Autocomplete Autocomplete your code in the QuantConnect web IDE. | | | | | |
| Web Debugging Ability to debug using the debugger in the QuantConnect web IDE. | | | | | |
| LEAN-CLI (Local Coding) Use your favorite local coding environment and backtest on QuantConnect's cloud. | - | | | | |
| Read Only Collaboration Add collaborators in read-only mode to avoid code changes. | - | - | - | | |
| Charting |
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| Plot Points Number of points on a given series. | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 96K |
| Series Count Number of series that can be added to any single plot. | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
| Order Plotting Visualize order fills on asset plots. | - | | | | |
| Local Platform (On-Premise) |
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| Coding Code in your VSCode with full autocomplete and all your local tools. | - | | | | |
| Cloud Resources Research, backtest, optimize and live trade in the cloud from your VSCode workspace. | - | | | | |
| Research Research on-premise with your own data and hardware or in the QuantConnect Cloud. | - | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud or On-Premise |
| Backtesting Backtest on-premise with your own data and hardware or in the QuantConnect Cloud. | - | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud or On-Premise |
| Optimization Optimize on-premise with your own data and hardware or in the QuantConnect Cloud. | - | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud or On-Premise |
| Live Trading Live trade on-premise with your own data and hardware or in the QuantConnect Cloud. | - | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud or On-Premise |
| Permission & IP |
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| You Own Your IP Individuals own their IP on QuantConnect. | | | | | |
| 2FA Use 2-Factor Authentication to access your QuantConnect account for additional security. | | | | | |
| Hardware Based 2FA (Coming Soon) Use a physical 2FA security key to access your account, such as a Yubikey. | - | - | | | |
| Customize Invoice Details Adjust invoice details with your company address and tax information. | - | - | | | |
| Team Billing Controls Designate who can manage your organization's billing. | - | - | - | | |
| Collaborator Project Ownership Maintain IP ownership of projects while collaborating with external consultants. | - | - | - | | |
| Encrypted Code Encrypt your project's code for an added layer of IP security. | - | - | - | - | |
| Resources Limits |
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| Project Count The maximum number of projects that can belong to your organization. | 200 | UnlimitedInf. | UnlimitedInf. | UnlimitedInf. | UnlimitedInf. |
| Daily Log Reading Limits Maximum logs viewed or downloaded from backtests. | 3MB | 3MB | 10MB | 50MB | UnlimitedInf. |
| Backtest Log Size Limits Individual backtest log length. | 10KB | 100KB | 1MB | 5MB | UnlimitedInf. |
| Backtest Order and Insights Limit The maximum number of orders and insights that can be submitted in a single backtest. | 10K | 10M | UnlimitedInf. | UnlimitedInf. | UnlimitedInf. |
| Backtest Download Requests The maximum number of data files that can be imported per backtest. | 25 | 100 | 250 | 1000 | UnlimitedInf. |
| Coding Sessions Simultaneous VSCode cloud containers to build on the fly. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| Backtest Node Limit The subscription limit for backtesting nodes. | 1 | 2 | 10 | UnlimitedInf. | UnlimitedInf. |
| Live Trading Node Limit The subscription limit for live trading nodes. | 0 | 2 | 10 | UnlimitedInf. | UnlimitedInf. |
| Research Node Limit The subscription limit for research nodes. | 1 | 1 | 10 | UnlimitedInf. | UnlimitedInf. |
| Object Store Capacity The maximum storage space available on the Object Store. | Capped | Capped | Expandable | Expandable | Expandable |
| Infrastructure |
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| API Access Use QuantConnect's API to create projects, run backtests and read backtest results. | - | | | | |
| LEAN Version Control Use custom versions of LEAN in the QuantConnect web IDE. | - | - | - | | |
| Corporate Branding Brand your QuantConnect organization with your proprietary trademark. | - | - | - | | |
| Custom Package Installations Use custom frameworks and libraries in the QuantConnect IDE. | - | - | - | - | |
| Cloud Optimization Harness our cloud parameter optimization infrastructure to launch thousands of backtests in parallel, exploring the parameter combinations to measure your algorithm sensitivity. | - | Add On | Add On | Add On | Add On |
| Support & Training |
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| Interactive BootCamp Tutorials Access to QuantConnect's BootCamps covering a wide range of topics. | | | | | |
| Onboarding Services Accelerate your organization's onboarding with help from the QuantConnect team. | - | - | Add On | Add On | Add On |
| Chat Support Receive support from a QuantConnect engineer via instant messaging. | - | - | - | - |  Gold |
| Email Support Receive support from a QuantConnect engineer via email support tickets. | - | Add On | Add On | Add On | Add On |
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