Ask HN: How to crowdfund open source algorithmic trading platform and datasets

2 points by jayjohnson 7 years ago | 2 comments

Hello all,

I was tired of chasing down datasets to test investing ideas, so I built https://github.com/AlgoTraders/stock-analysis-engine and was wondering how + if a kickstarter or patreon (or something else) is worth the time to try to get traction? I'm currently running this all from my house, and I would like these funds to pay for hosting fees on AWS S3 so anyone can get started quickly with ready-to-go AI datasets and pricing data without paying for something like quandl (https://www.quandl.com/).

I am very new to growth engineering and crowdfunding, so am I interested to hear what HN thinks about these options to raise money without a VC or angel.

Thanks for your time! Jay

verdverm 7 years ago |

Have you priced out S3? I've been scraping stock data for a few years and my monthly cost is still under $20 (on Google Cloud).

Another thought / question that's in my mind... Shouldn't the algos provide some profit that could support costs? If not, red flag

BTW, if you want that data & code, I'm happy to share. Cannot attest to the data quality. Haven't checked it in over a year, but it's still running!

PaulHoule 7 years ago |

Since algorithmic trading is about being a better trader than the other guy, why would somebody give anything away if it were valuable?