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RESEARCHER
Get started with quant finance
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Local Coding (VSCode/CLI)
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Expanded Dataset Access
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Unlimited Projects, Larger Files
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Up to 2 Compute Nodes
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TEAM
Startup on our platform
Everything in Quant Research +
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Project Collaboration
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Increased Log, File Limits
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Up to 10 Compute Nodes
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per user/month
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TRADING FIRM
Scale your professional organization
Everything in Team +
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Team Project Ownership
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Permissions Management
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Unlimited Compute Nodes
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INSTITUTION
On-Premise, Bespoke, Unlimited
Everything in Firm +
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On-Premise Platform
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AES-256 Code Encryption
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FIX/Professional Brokerages
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per user/month
Free Plan Includes:
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Equity, Indexes, Forex, Crypto, Futures, Options Data
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Community Support
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Unlimited Backtesting
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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 Cryptocurrencies via Samco. | - | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Zerodha Live trade Cryptocurrencies 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 Size Limits The daily memory limit on logging in backtests. | 3MB | 3MB | 10MB | 50MB | UnlimitedInf. |
Backtest Log Size Limits The daily memory limit on logging in backtests. | 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 (Annual Contracts) Accelerate your organization's onboarding with help from the QuantConnect team. | - | - | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
In-app Chat Support Receive support from a QuantConnect engineer via instant messaging. | - | - | - | - | ![]() |
Email Support Receive support from a QuantConnect engineer via email support tickets. | - | Add On | Add On | Add On | Add On |
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Customize Plan with Add-Ons
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Backtesting Compute
From $10
Fast track your backtesting test cycles by adding more backtesting nodes to your
organization.
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Research Compute
From $10
Expand your organization research compute to fast track training and optimize machine learning models in the QuantConnect Research Cloud.
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Live Trading Hosts
From $20
Deploy parallel live and paper trading strategies to the QuantConnect colocated racks, being streamed institutional quality live market datafeeds.
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