In​tro​du​cing na​tive Python su​pport to open up al​go​ri​thmic tra​ding to a wi​der au​dien​ce

A ma​jor step for​ward for al​go​ri​thmic tra​ding as cTra​der be​co​mes the fir​st pla​tform to offer na​tive Python su​pport

Spo​twa​re, the deve​lo​per of cTra​der mu​lti-asset tra​ding pla​tform, is exci​ted to an​noun​ce that the re​lea​se of cTra​der Win​do​ws ver​sion 5.4, will in​tro​du​ce na​tive Python su​pport for al​go​ri​thmic tra​ding deve​lo​pment, a si​g​ni​fi​cant upda​te that brings grea​ter fle​xi​bi​li​ty and acce​ssi​bi​li​ty to deve​lo​pers and tra​ders.

As one of the wor​ld’s most wi​de​ly used pro​g​ra​mming lan​gua​ges, Python is re​no​w​ned for its si​mpli​ci​ty, rea​da​bi​li​ty and po​wer​ful data scien​ce and ma​chi​ne lear​ning li​bra​ries. Its in​tro​du​ction to the cTra​der envi​ron​ment mar​ks a si​g​ni​fi​cant en​han​ce​ment for both new and expe​rien​ced deve​lo​pers, offe​ring a more acce​ssi​ble and fle​xi​ble way to bui​ld, cu​sto​mi​se and au​to​ma​te tra​ding stra​te​gies.

New lan​gua​ge, grea​ter po​ssi​bi​li​ties for al​go​ri​thmic tra​ding

With the 5.4 re​lea​se, cTra​der Win​do​ws users will be able to deve​lop cBo​ts, in​di​ca​tors and plu​gins in the cTra​der envi​ron​ment using Python, ope​ning new doors for cro​ss-fun​ctio​nal wor​kflo​ws and expan​ding the pla​tfor​m's appeal to a broa​der deve​lo​per co​mmu​ni​ty. This upda​te co​mple​men​ts the exi​sting C# su​pport, giving tra​ders the free​dom to work in the lan​gua​ge they’re most co​mfor​ta​ble with and do so more in​tui​tive​ly.

When choo​sing Python for crea​ting bots, users will have acce​ss to a rea​dy-made set of sa​mple scri​pts in this lan​gua​ge mir​ro​ring the expe​rien​ce alrea​dy avai​la​ble for C#. Whe​ther star​ting from scra​tch or using one of the​se te​mpla​tes, cTra​der’s bot crea​tion wi​zard strea​mli​nes the pro​ce​ss, ma​king it easy to get star​ted in Python ri​g​ht away.

"The addi​tion of na​tive Python su​pport in cTra​der is a big leap for​ward for our eco​system," said Ilia Ia​rovi​tcyn, CEO Spo​twa​re. "Python is one of the most wi​de​ly ado​pted lan​gua​ges in the wor​ld, par​ti​cu​lar​ly among al​go​ri​thmic tra​ders and fin​te​ch deve​lo​pers. By su​ppor​ting it na​tive​ly wi​thin cTra​der, we’re not only lo​we​ring the bar​rier to en​try for algo deve​lo​pment, but also ope​ning the door to a much broa​der co​mmu​ni​ty of in​nova​tors. This gives deve​lo​pers a fast, ele​gant way to turn their ideas into rea​li​ty using the too​ls and li​bra​ries they alrea​dy know. For bro​kers, it means fa​ster de​livery of new so​lu​tions and more ways to di​ffe​ren​tia​te their offer.”

Al​go​ri​thms as tra​der acqui​si​tion ma​chi​nes

For in​tro​du​cing bro​kers (IBs), the new na​tive Python su​pport in cTra​der is an ou​tstan​ding reve​nue oppor​tu​ni​ty. Python opens the door to a ma​ssive glo​bal deve​lo​per co​mmu​ni​ty, acce​le​ra​ting the crea​tion of cu​tting-edge tra​ding ro​bo​ts, in​di​ca​tors and plu​gins. More al​go​ri​thms in the cTra​der Sto​re mean more fi​re​po​wer for IBs to attra​ct and convert tra​ders.

Mean​whi​le, bro​kers be​ne​fit from a ri​cher eco​system of so​lu​tions they can offer their clien​ts, he​lping to boo​st en​ga​ge​ment and re​ten​tion in an in​crea​sing​ly co​mpe​ti​tive mar​ket.

Open Tra​ding Pla​tfor​m™ in action

This re​lea​se is a strong re​fle​ction of Spo​twa​re’s on​going co​mmi​tment to being a tru​ly open, fle​xi​ble and exten​si​ble envi​ron​ment (Open Tra​ding Pla​tfor​m™) whe​re bro​kers, deve​lo​pers and tra​ders can bui​ld wi​thout li​mi​ts. By embra​cing Python, cTra​der is not only in​crea​sing acce​ssi​bi​li​ty for a wi​der deve​lo​per au​dien​ce, but also fo​ste​ring fa​ster in​nova​tion and dee​per in​te​g​ra​tion po​ssi​bi​li​ties acro​ss the board. From in​sti​tu​tio​nal-gra​de so​lu​tions to in​divi​dual tra​ding se​tu​ps, this upda​te empo​wers users at every level to cu​sto​mi​se, sca​le and di​ffe​ren​tia​te their tra​ding expe​rien​ce, all wi​thin a tran​spa​rent and bro​ker-frien​dly eco​system.

Stay tu​ned for the offi​cial laun​ch of cTra​der 5.4. In the mean​ti​me, our team is avai​la​ble to an​swer any que​stions and su​pport deve​lo​pers ea​ger to explo​re the new ca​pa​bi​li​ties.