Open Source Trading Platform

[sal002]

With the birth of the thousands of exchanges each day, I thought it would be good to get up a trading platform.  While this is clearly a work in progress, I managed to get the old openforexplatform (http://web.archive.org/web/20110806121721/http://www.openforexplatform.com/), and put the source code for it in github (https://github.com/dwmcqueen/opencryptoplatform).


My first task is to get the integration working with one of the exchanges (luckily I have the data feed, if necessary : ).

If anyone is interested in poking around or assisting, please let me know

[daybyter]

Wouldn't it be easier to start with the Intersango sources, or so?

I'm thinking about an exchange, too, and already did some work. But I'm no security expert and I'm not allowed to host such a service in my country, so this project is stalled for now...

[sal002]

This is a graphical front-end for traders that will connect to a specified exchange.  The OpenForexPlatform was pretty well developed (even had some expert advisors you could run on it) prior to its development ceasing as a result of it being transformed into a full blown commercial product. 

[daybyter]

I think the OpenBitcoinTrader project wants to implement something similar?

I also implemented a trading window in my app...

[sal002]

I think it is similar and will reach out.  The good thing about this is the code for a working platform is already available.

I am working on updating the code a bit and fixing one of the integrations.  Once that is done, I want to implement one of the exchange APIs and we should be off and running on a platform that already has technical analysis AND the ability to write trading systems.

[daybyter]

I also implemented some exchange API (although not all of them complete). Maybe it helps you:

https://github.com/ReAzem/cryptocoin-tradelib/tree/master/modules

[sal002]

I also implemented some exchange API (although not all of them complete). Maybe it helps you:

https://github.com/ReAzem/cryptocoin-tradelib/tree/master/modules

That does help!  I could use http://www.ikvm.net/ for it.

[sal002]

A little screenshot of the earlier platform:

[muyuu]

Following.

[sal002]

I think the biggest issue will be the pricing feeds......

[sal002]

Should have it set-up against the MT4 for BTC-e shortly.

Are their any established C# / .Net libraries for accessing the exchanges?

[ANX_Geek]

I like the looks of this initiative and would be happy to help from the exchange end perspective.

We have a gox compatible rest api but would like to provision something a bit more robust such a FIX or messaging based solution.

Please let me know if there is anything that would help from the exchange / API end.

[sal002]

I like the looks of this initiative and would be happy to help from the exchange end perspective.

We have a gox compatible rest api but would like to provision something a bit more robust such a FIX or messaging based solution.

Please let me know if there is anything that would help from the exchange / API end.

That would be great!  I need to get a connection outside of MetaTrader working and any help you can provide is appreciated!

[defaced]

sal for president! Anyway i can send some FRK your way good sir?

[sal002]

sal for president! Anyway i can send some FRK your way good sir?

Well - let me make more progress here.  Had an issue with the MetaTrader intergration that requires a bit of work.

But, saying that, really need to get this hooked up to a BTC exchange.  The MT4 bt was just a proof-of-concept piece of work.

[sal002]

Well, the MT4 integration piece is broken, so just cutting thru the layer and seeing if we can hook this up to a current BTC exchange.  Should have screenshots soon of charting on of the BTC exchanges

[sal002]

As a proof of concept, we managed to get the platform to connect to BTER and pull in trades (and draw candles).  Needs a bit more tweaks to pull in historical data, but the process should be easily applied to other brokers.  Working on cleaning it up a bit and then adding in trading functions (which actually shouldn't be too hard).

[sal002]

Okay - I will be putting the code up tonight and now working on expanding this to be more user friendly, but have it hooked to BTER.

More eye candy:

[cxboyminer]

I like the idea of it. However I have no idea how to program using C family (trying to learn C++ though).

I could help some HTML if you want me to?

[bluemeanie1]

The project I'm working on can, and will, be used for a multipurpose asset exchange.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cKlN55wX7n0SLvxidLoFVrJnNMJO-Iefr8bVyeHBseg/edit?usp=sharing

That is it's very basic use case, although it can do much much more(eg. Bond Auctions).  Generally people can form their own exchanges that span legal jurisdictions.

Most important it is:

1) DISTRIBUTED.  No central point of failure.  

2) SIMPLE.  Very easy to modify and extend.

3) OPEN SOURCE.

http://www.altchain.org