HOW IT WORKS
OBJECTIVE
Write a trading algorithm on futures and submit it to the Quantiacs platform before the deadline. Your code remains a black box and you always keep the IP. Use Quantiacs’ free futures data and the free and open source back testing toolbox.
 
TIME LINE
There are two main phases in the competition: The submission period and the live simulation period.
Deadline for trading algorithm submissions:   12/31/2018 (11:59:59PM PST)

Once your trading algorithm is uploaded you cannot change it but you can submit new versions of it (up to 10 submissions per day). All submitted trading algorithms will be simulated for 4 months with live market data.
Live simulation period:   01/01/2019 – 4/30/2019 (11:59:59PM PST)
 
SCORING
Your final score is the lower of your Sharpe Ratio of your backtest and the Sharpe Ratio of the live simulation (Min[Sharpe Ratio backtest, Sharpe Ratio live]). If you submit several trading systems we will take the one with the highest score. We will announce the winners beginning of June 2019. The three best algorithmic trading systems get guaranteed investments of $500,000, $750,000, and $1,000,000.

IMPORTANT
To score in the competition your trading algorithm:
• Trades futures (you can use stocks in your indicators)
• Evaluates in less than 30 minutes on our servers (rule of thumb)
• Returns the same result if it is run twice (deterministic)
• Does not use ex post common knowledge (e.g. ‘don’t trade in 2000 and 2008’)
• Uses a maximum lookback of 2520 trading days
 
For a detailed collection of all rules please see the official rules.
 
RANKING

Backtest

Live Test January 2019 to April 30 2019

Rank
Name
Score
Upload Date
Trading System
Yearly Perf. Yearly Vola.
Sharpe Ratio
Sortino Ratio
Performance Volatility
Sharpe Ratio
Sortino Ratio
 Rank: 151
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.31
10/20/2018 01:47
1810110QKXX57
8.92%
6.86%
1.31
2.14
2.98% 0.00%
2.95
5.20
 Rank: 152
 
charless
 
Q12 contest
1.31
11/02/2018 19:17
Q12-015
38.04%
4.44%
8.76
20.54
1.80% 0.00%
1.31
2.91
 Rank: 153
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.31
10/21/2018 11:47
1810110QKXX68
7.75%
5.90%
1.31
2.18
5.55% 0.00%
3.93
7.89
 Rank: 154
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.30
12/29/2018 14:59
181228OR0S0F20HLKJJ9
10.50%
8.47%
1.30
1.92
4.36% 0.00%
1.86
2.92
 Rank: 155
 
mwalimudan
 
Q12 contest liquid
1.30
12/29/2018 12:23
RecentConvert81Q12
11.80%
8.97%
1.30
2.23
2.16% 0.00%
1.99
3.82
 Rank: 156
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.30
11/12/2018 15:23
1810230QKXX87
9.06%
7.00%
1.30
2.08
3.45% 0.00%
3.53
6.95
 Rank: 157
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.30
10/19/2018 06:05
1810110QKXX45
10.61%
8.03%
1.30
2.13
3.23% 0.00%
2.45
4.21
 Rank: 158
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.29
10/23/2018 14:25
1810230QKXX2
8.16%
6.38%
1.29
2.02
2.17% 0.00%
2.57
4.29
 Rank: 159
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.29
10/16/2018 09:43
1810110QKXX19
7.08%
15.09%
1.35
2.34
8.04% 0.00%
1.29
2.05
 Rank: 160
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.29
10/21/2018 11:44
1810110QKXX67
6.82%
5.26%
1.29
2.13
4.69% 0.00%
3.88
7.80
 Rank: 161
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.29
11/26/2018 02:51
1811230QKXX17
5.15%
4.02%
1.29
2.09
3.15% 0.00%
3.62
6.31
 Rank: 162
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.28
10/22/2018 05:27
1810110QKXX74
8.16%
6.40%
1.28
2.13
4.25% 0.00%
2.90
5.06
 Rank: 163
 
charless
 
Q12 contest
1.28
11/15/2018 00:43
Q12-041
37.97%
5.16%
7.57
15.32
1.43% 0.00%
1.28
1.92
 Rank: 164
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.28
10/28/2018 06:15
1810230QKXX48
8.27%
6.35%
1.28
2.04
3.03% 0.00%
3.63
6.31
 Rank: 165
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.28
12/16/2018 12:18
181213OR0S0F70KJJ2
9.66%
7.45%
1.28
2.05
4.49% 0.00%
2.36
4.05
 Rank: 166
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.28
11/12/2018 13:31
1810230QKXX84
7.12%
5.62%
1.28
2.03
3.14% 0.00%
3.61
6.75
 Rank: 167
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.27
10/16/2018 09:37
1810110QKXX14
8.93%
7.07%
1.27
2.09
2.79% 0.00%
1.34
2.25
 Rank: 168
 
vsujith
 
Q12 contest
1.27
11/29/2018 20:34
1201Scout
5.88%
2.93%
2.09
3.40
0.87% 0.00%
1.27
1.99
 Rank: 169
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.27
10/27/2018 00:19
1810230QKXX41
7.11%
9.17%
1.27
2.23
7.64% 0.00%
2.48
4.85
 Rank: 170
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.27
10/25/2018 05:15
1810230QKXX20
8.24%
14.85%
1.27
2.25
7.43% 0.00%
1.33
2.42
 Rank: 171
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.27
10/16/2018 09:40
1810110QKXX16
6.10%
8.00%
1.27
2.12
6.74% 0.00%
2.26
4.08
 Rank: 172
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.26
11/26/2018 03:39
1811230QKXX18
5.41%
4.29%
1.26
2.09
2.77% 0.00%
2.94
4.97
 Rank: 173
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.26
10/30/2018 06:31
1810230QKXX71
8.18%
14.85%
1.26
2.23
7.43% 0.00%
1.33
2.42
 Rank: 174
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.26
10/30/2018 03:50
1810230QKXX66
8.24%
14.85%
1.26
2.25
7.43% 0.00%
1.33
2.42
 Rank: 175
 
KOBAS
 
Q12 contest
1.26
12/17/2018 05:54
181211OR0S0FKJJ4
5.71%
12.17%
1.26
1.91
5.25% 0.00%
2.16
4.89