Sam

How long does it take to build a trading program from scratch?

Trading Strategy


Hi all, I am totally new to algo-trading. I have my trading ideas and want to automate it via algo-trading. 
How long does it take to start from scratch to automate for real trading eventually? 
 
Ivan
Many people think that program trading is difficult to learn because some basic skills, including how to import market data into the program, and how to connect the program to a securities account to automatically place orders, take time to learn and require some IT. However, Algogene already simplified these steps. What matters left is whether the trading strategy you come up with is feasible and profitable.