Commerce · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Quantitative Finance Tutorials (Aquarianz.com)
Hi Y'all, for those interested in trading using quantitative finance ideas, I'm open sourcing the software I made in the past 10+ years along with a series of tutorials on YouTube which gradually introduce the concepts. It's work in progress, for now I covered the foundations (stock price movements, option valuation, the arbitrage idea and the replication technique). Next I'll introduce how to import historical market data for stocks and options along with where you can buy it for a reasonable price (you can't find free historical options data) and some basic cleanup techniques because it…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Quantitative Finance Tutorials (Aquarianz.com) launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Stock valuation for the everyday investor. Create, save, and analyze DCF models for any stock. Research all your investment ideas on EquityVal.
2024 · useequityval.com · its alternatives →
- 2IQ
Quick background: I used to code. Studied it in school, wrote some projects, but eventually convinced myself I wasn't cut out for it. Too slow, too many bugs, imposter syndrome — the usual story. So I pivoted, ended up as an investment associate at an early-stage angel fund, and haven't written real code in years. Fast forward to now. I'm a Buffett nerd — big believer in compound interest as a mental model for life. I run compound interest calculations constantly. Not because I need to, but because watching numbers grow over 30-40 years keeps me patient when markets get wild. It's basically…
Jan 2026 · calquio.com · its alternatives →
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5/6 · The workflow of a professional quant trading firm.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, A while ago I had a mildly depressing realization. Back in 2010, I had around $60k. Like a "responsible" person, I used it as a down payment on an apartment. Recently, out of curiosity, I calculated what would have happened if I had instead put that money into NVIDIA stock. I should probably add some context. For over 10 years I've worked as a developer on trading platforms and financial infrastructure. I made a rule for myself - never trade on the market. In 2015, when Bitcoin traded about 300 usd, my brother and I were talking about whether it was a bubble. He made a bold claim that…
Feb 2026 · shouldhavebought.com · its alternatives →
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4/6 · The workflow of a professional quant trading firm.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Escaping randomness, and turning to data for an edge
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Find My Moat▲12I kept losing track of all the random tools i use for investing research; from screeners to niche data sites. so i started collecting them in one place: findmymoat.com. it’s just a simple directory right now, but the idea is to make it easier to discover and compare tools (fundamental, quant, options, whatever). curious if others find this useful, and if you have favorite tools i should add.
2025 · findmymoat.com · its alternatives →
- 10QT
Today we're releasing Quant (https://sourcetable.com/quant), an AI analyst that connects to 600+ exchanges with 1000+ built-in analysis tools. Andrew, CTO, has a background building software at hedge funds so we put his knowledge and experience into this application. The core idea: if you already know spreadsheets, you shouldn't need to learn Python/R or set up complex infrastructure to do serious quantitative analysis. One way to think of Quant is a low-cost Bloomberg Terminal alternative. What's inside: Portfolio optimization (including Dalio's risk parity approach),…
2025 · its alternatives →
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Shim▲1Everything about our stock market's past, present and future
Aug 2026 · share.streamlit.io · its alternatives →
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For the last few months I have been analysing Peter Lynch’s books on stock picking and doing prompt engineering to check if AI could create useful stock analyses. To my surprise it started making reports that allow me to understand companies much faster with well cited sources. I hope you find it interesting and useful :) Perter Lynch’s books I analyzed: Learn to earn, One up on Wall Street, Beating the street
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I was a software engineer at a late stage startup and was caught in a layoff this January. When I looked into exercising my options or getting liquidity, I realized the secondary market is a total black box. Liquidity funds spend a fortune on Google Ads just to find people like us. Those high marketing costs eventually come out of our pockets in the form of higher fees and worse terms. I built StrikeRates to change that. The site is meant to be a central resource for anyone navigating this. I included a Liquidity 101 section that explains the different financial vehicles because that…
Mar 2026 · strikerates.com · its alternatives →
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Algorithmic stock trading, zero commission costs.
2015 · its alternatives →
- 16EV
We're two software geeks trying to build our own trading simulator app for beginners which could teach some basics of technical analysis and won't be too boring. You can join the early test program here if interested: https://threeinvesteers.com/ Do you think this is a decent idea? So far we've solved the main technical challenges and built a solid backend solution for real-time prices, and also got the first feedback regarding the concept from some early users. We've polished the idea slightly using the feedback but still have some open questions. Would be great to hear your…
2021 · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I'm Steve, co-founder of Factor.fyi, a new data platform for querying and visualizing financial datasets using SQL. During the pandemic, I took much more of an active role in managing my portfolio. I wanted to be able to make informed decisions about the investments I was making, and explore financial data in new ways. Market and Econ data are some of the most talked-about and widely-available datasets out there, but I was frustrated by the lack of options to answer questions I had, like, "What would have happened if I had started dollar-cost averaging VTI back in 2013?"[1] Or, "How…
2022 · factor.fyi · its alternatives →
- 18SA
2015 · quantopian.com · its alternatives →
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Hi all, Been a while since I've posted and in the time since I have created a trading journal website where you can submit and track your trades with the USP of tracking your outgoings too. There has been a huge rise in the number of retail traders (me included) and a lot of people now have the very real possibility of quitting their day jobs and trading full time. I want to help people do that! It's still in very early stages and I'm releasing new updates daily but would be very grateful to get some other peoples feedback! Thanks in advance and hope you're all having a good day! :D
2023 · trackyourtrades.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I’m a solo founder who trades options, and I got tired of paying $100–$300/month for a bunch of different tools: one for GEX, one for backtesting, one for scanning, another for trade ideas, another for volatility… it felt like death by a thousand subscriptions. So I built a single website that replaces all of them and made it completely free. For anyone who trades options, it’s basically all your favorite money making tools in one place, with a super generous free tier so that you never need to pay unless you’re a crazy power user. What it currently includes: - Options backtester…
Dec 2025 · optionstradingtoolbox.com · its alternatives →
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I built this simulator to study how simple trading agents interacting with an order book can create emergent patterns—volatility, clustering, even chaos—without any external shocks. It’s meant as both a research toy and teaching tool. You can run different strategies, adjust configs, and watch dynamics evolve. Curious to hear feedback from the HN crowd on features/dynamics you’d like to see added.
2025 · aitradingsim.com · its alternatives →
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btoption▲5Describe your options strategy. See if it actually works.
Jun 2026 · btoption.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Today I'm launching the Net Worth Tracker by Flow Finance, a beautiful and minimalist Excel template that allows individuals to track their assets, liabilities, income, and spending on a monthly basis. The focus of this template is understanding long-term trends in the incoming and outgoing expenses for an individual—always with a focus on maximising insights while minimising user inputs. This project was created because the alternatives, frankly, are completely overwhelming. A friend of mine introduced me to the FIRE Movement and, after doing deep dives through Reddit, I tried to…
2023 · getflow.finance · its alternatives →
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