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kal alben-mccave
9,556 PointsIs C# the Language I should learn to build my Trading Software
Good day Everyone, My name is Kal, I am new to coding and I am excited to join the tree house family. I am a Forex trader and would like to design a software that is based on my trading strategy. The software must be able to analyse data but more importantly enter and exit Trades based on certain criteria. I have done some research and I believe that C # is the language I should learn to build this software. Your thoughts on this matter would be appreciated in helping me decide the language i should learn to help in building this trading program.
Thank you
3 Answers
kal alben-mccave
9,556 PointsMuch appreciated, Will look into Java.
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsC# is fine, but Python is also great for data transfer/processing 
kal alben-mccave
9,556 PointsThank you
Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 PointsIn your research, what factors led you to the C# language? C# is great if you're in the Windows ecosystem, but if you're not it could be a disadvantage.
kal alben-mccave
9,556 PointsBased on what i saw it was recommended for finances in general that C # be used. Secondly certain research suggested that Python was good for back testing in terms of trading but for actually executing the trades and complexity of large orders that C # be used. I do use windows.
Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 PointsI think what's nice about C# is that it's very object oriented and statically typed. When there's a lot of complexity, this can help catch bugs and impose some structure, help you reason about your code. Python is a little less strict which has it's trade offs. A lot of financial institutions use Java which is very similar to C#.
As Alexander said, python is really good with data analysis, processing, and there are great machine learning libraries etc.