Documentation

Workflow guides and everything you need to use the platform.

Quick Start
Zero to first backtest in 5 minutes
Backtesting
Test strategies on 7 years of real data
Strategy Builder
Build custom strategies visually
Signals
Real-time signals across 1060+ instruments

Platform Overview

FerroQuant is an institutional-grade algorithmic trading platform with real-time signal generation across 5 asset classes. The stack runs 198+ strategies continuously on live market data, covering 1060+ instruments.

Supported Markets

Market Symbols Data Source Update Frequency
Crypto Futures 459+ USDT perpetuals Binance Futures Real-time (WebSocket)
Crypto Spot 541+ trading pairs Binance Spot Real-time (WebSocket)
Forex 28 pairs OANDA 1-second polling
Stock Indices 20 global index CFDs OANDA 1-second polling
Commodities 12 (Gold, Silver, Oil…) OANDA 1-second polling

System Architecture

FerroQuant runs a hybrid architecture: 32 WebSocket shards for low-latency crypto data, systemd signal engines, and PostgreSQL + Redis for persistent storage.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│               FerroQuant Architecture                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Binance WS ──┐                                          │
│  (32 shards)  ├──► Redis ──► Signal Engines ──► Dashboard │
│  OANDA data ───┘         (6 markets)       Dashboard    │
│                               │                           │
│                               ▼                           │
│                         PostgreSQL                        │
│                     (trades, signals)                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

FAQ

FerroQuant covers 5 markets: Crypto Futures (459+ symbols), Crypto Spot (541+ pairs), Forex (28 pairs), Stock Indices (20 CFDs), Commodities, and Exotic instruments. Total coverage: 1060+ instruments.
The backtesting engine has 7 years of 1-minute OHLCV data sourced directly from Binance and OANDA. No synthetic data, no interpolation.
Six market-specific signal engines run continuously on live data. Each engine evaluates 198+ strategy templates, computing RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, ATR, EMA, and 10+ other indicators across 1m, 5m, 15m, 1h, 4h, and 1d timeframes. When conditions align, a signal appears in the dashboard within milliseconds.
Yes. Free accounts include 198+ strategy templates, 3 backtests per day, real-time signal access, and full dashboard access. No credit card required.
Exchange credentials are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before being written to disk. The encryption key is stored separately from the data. You can revoke access from Settings at any time.