Open-source trading tools, tracked daily

124 quant and AI trading projects with plain-English summaries, honest caveats, maintenance status and daily GitHub star trends. Data as of 2026-10-11.

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freqtradeโ˜… 55.2k

Free, open-source crypto trading bot written in Python

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Qlibโ˜… 49.3k

AI-oriented quantitative investment platform with full ML pipeline

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vnpyโ˜… 45.8k

Python quant trading system development framework

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ccxtโ˜… 44.3k

Unified cryptocurrency exchange trading API in multiple languages

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nautilus_traderโ˜… 29.8k

Rust-native algorithmic trading platform and event-driven backtester

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backtraderโ˜… 23.4k

Python backtesting and live trading platform for strategies

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Leanโ˜… 22k

Event-driven algorithmic trading engine for backtesting and live trading

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machine-learning-for-tradingโ˜… 21.3k

Jupyter notebooks companion to Machine Learning for Trading

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ziplineโ˜… 20.1k

Pythonic event-driven backtesting library for trading algorithms

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FinRLโ˜… 16.6k

Deep reinforcement learning library for automated quantitative trading

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QUANTAXISโ˜… 11.3k

Python quantitative framework for stocks, futures and options

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StockSharpโ˜… 10.9k

Open-source C# algorithmic and quantitative trading platform

โ†‘+39 this weekBacktesting & trading frameworks
vectorbtโ˜… 9.3k

Vectorized Python backtesting and strategy research toolkit

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jesseโ˜… 8.6k

Advanced crypto trading framework for backtesting and live trading

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quantstatsโ˜… 7.7k

Portfolio analytics and performance tear sheets for quants

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rqalphaโ˜… 6.8k

Extensible Python backtesting and algorithmic trading framework

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hftbacktestโ˜… 4.9k

High-frequency trading and market-making backtesting in Rust and Python

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pyalgotradeโ˜… 4.7k

Archived event-driven Python algorithmic trading and backtesting library

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zvtโ˜… 4.3k

Unified Python framework for quant data, factors, backtesting and trading

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finmarketpyโ˜… 3.8k

Python library for backtesting strategies and analyzing markets

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PyBrokerโ˜… 3.6k

Python algorithmic trading framework with machine learning support

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Hikyuuโ˜… 3.6k

High-performance C++/Python quant framework for composable backtesting

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pysystemtradeโ˜… 3.5k

Open-source systematic futures backtesting and trading engine in Python

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algorithmic-trading-with-pythonโ˜… 3.5k

Python resources for trading simulation, backtesting, and ML

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QSTraderโ˜… 3.5k

Modular schedule-driven backtesting engine for equities and ETFs

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btโ˜… 3k

Flexible Python backtesting framework for investment strategies

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edgartoolsโ˜… 2.8k

Python library for structured SEC EDGAR filings

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catalystโ˜… 2.6k

Archived Python crypto-asset algorithmic trading engine

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Blanklyโ˜… 2.5k

Python framework for backtesting and live algorithmic trading

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bulbeaโ˜… 2.3k

Deep learning library for stock prediction and backtesting

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Barterโ˜… 2.3k

Rust framework for event-driven live-trading and backtesting

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Investing algorithm frameworkโ˜… 2.2k

Python framework for building, backtesting, and deploying trading algorithms

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Lumibotโ˜… 2.1k

Python algorithmic trading framework for backtesting and live trading

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zipline-reloadedโ˜… 2k

Event-driven backtesting engine for Python trading algorithms

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Intelligent Trading Botโ˜… 1.9k

Machine learning signal generation and automated trading in Python

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IndicatorGoโ˜… 1.9k

Go module for technical indicators, strategies, and backtesting

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AlphaPyโ˜… 1.8k

Machine learning framework for trading systems and market analysis

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fastquantโ˜… 1.8k

Backtest investment strategies in a few lines of Python

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PandoraTraderโ˜… 1.5k

C++ quantitative trading framework for Chinese futures CTP

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tda-apiโ˜… 1.3k

Unofficial Python wrapper for the TD Ameritrade trading APIs

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AutoTraderโ˜… 1.3k

Archived Python framework for backtesting and virtual-broker order simulation

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fooltraderโ˜… 1.2k

Big-data quantitative analysis and trading system in Python

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EigenLedgerโ˜… 1.1k

Python portfolio backtesting, optimization, and risk analysis

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pyqstratโ˜… 371

Fast, transparent Python framework for backtesting quantitative strategies

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PyLOBโ˜… 204

Fast limit order book simulator for trading strategy research

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OpenBBโ˜… 74.1k

Open-source financial data platform with Python, CLI, and REST access

โ†‘+268 this weekMarket & alternative data
Fincept Terminalโ˜… 32.4k

C++ financial research terminal with embedded Python analytics

โ†‘+200 this weekMarket & alternative data
yfinanceโ˜… 25.5k

Pythonic downloader for Yahoo! Finance market data

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akshareโ˜… 22.9k

Elegant Python interface for open financial data

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Facebook Prophetโ˜… 20.4k

Additive time series forecasting with automatic seasonality handling

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FinanceDatabaseโ˜… 9.5k

Free searchable database of 300,000+ financial symbols

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Ghostfolioโ˜… 9.4k

Open source wealth management and portfolio tracking platform

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FinanceToolkitโ˜… 5.4k

Transparent Python toolkit of financial metrics and ratios

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D-Taleโ˜… 5.2k

Visualizer for pandas dataframes and xarray datasets

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mlfinlabโ˜… 4.9k

Financial machine learning toolbox for quantitative research in Python

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alpha_vantageโ˜… 4.9k

Python wrapper for the Alpha Vantage financial data API

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mplfinanceโ˜… 4.4k

Matplotlib utilities for visualizing financial data in Python

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Financeโ˜… 4.3k

Python toolkit for market data, indicators and backtesting research

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data.tableโ˜… 3.9k

High-performance data frame for large-scale data manipulation in R

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pandas-datareaderโ˜… 3.3k

Pull financial and macroeconomic data into Pandas

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ArcticDBโ˜… 2.5k

High-performance Python datastore for time series and tick data

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qtpylibโ˜… 2.3k

Pythonic event-driven algorithmic trading library with backtesting and live trading

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findatapyโ˜… 2.1k

Unified Python API for downloading market data from many sources

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investpyโ˜… 1.9k

Python financial data extraction from Investing.com

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DataFrames.jlโ˜… 1.8k

In-memory tabular data structures for Julia

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wallstreetโ˜… 1.7k

Python library for real-time stock and option quotes

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FinanceDataReaderโ˜… 1.6k

Open-source Python reader for global stock and market data

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pytdxโ˜… 1.6k

Python client for TongDaXin market-data protocols

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yahoo-financeโ˜… 1.5k

Python module for stock data from Yahoo Finance

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functimeโ˜… 1.2k

Time-series machine learning at scale with Polars

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python-trainingโ˜… 14.3k

J.P. Morgan's Python training for analysts and traders

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gs-quantโ˜… 13.1k

Goldman Sachs Python toolkit for derivatives and risk

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TA-Lib Pythonโ˜… 12.3k

Cython-based Python wrapper for the TA-Lib technical analysis library

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tsfreshโ˜… 9.5k

Automatic feature extraction and filtering for time series

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QuantLibโ˜… 7.7k

Open-source C++ framework for quantitative finance

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tf-quant-financeโ˜… 5.5k

High-performance TensorFlow library for quantitative finance

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gluon-tsโ˜… 5.2k

Probabilistic time series modeling in Python

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taโ˜… 5.2k

Technical analysis indicators built on Pandas

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ffnโ˜… 2.7k

Financial function library for quantitative analysis in Python

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ta4jโ˜… 2.5k

Java library for technical analysis and strategy backtesting

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py4fi2ndโ˜… 2.3k

Jupyter notebooks and code for Python for Finance

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pmxtโ˜… 2.2k

Unified API for trading across prediction markets

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PyFluxโ˜… 2.1k

Python time series modeling with frequentist and Bayesian inference

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Stock_Analysis_For_Quantโ˜… 2.1k

Stock analysis across Excel, Matlab, Python, R, and Tableau

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volatility-tradingโ˜… 2k

Python volatility estimators based on Sinclair's Volatility Trading

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RustQuantโ˜… 1.8k

Quantitative finance library written in Rust

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pmdarimaโ˜… 1.7k

Python library for automatic ARIMA time series modeling

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finvizfinanceโ˜… 1.7k

Python library for FinViz financial data and screening

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ta-libโ˜… 1.7k

Core C library of standard technical analysis indicators

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optlibโ˜… 1.6k

Python library for closed-form options pricing and option chains

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ARCHโ˜… 1.6k

Python financial econometrics with ARCH, GARCH and volatility models

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PyQLโ˜… 1.3k

Cython wrappers for the QuantLib pricing library

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finance.jsโ˜… 1.3k

JavaScript library for common financial calculations

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finplotโ˜… 1.2k

Performant Python finance plotting for backtesting

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QuantPyโ˜… 1.1k

Quantitative finance framework in Python

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vollibโ˜… 1k

Option prices, implied volatility and greeks in Python

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pandas_market_calendarsโ˜… 1k

Exchange market calendars for pandas trading applications

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