Algorithmic Trading

Parameter Optimization with Zipline, PiCloud, StarCluster, and IPython Parallel

Quantopian's blog post on running parameter optimization for trading strategies using Zipline backtester on PiCloud, StarCluster, and IPython Parallel — a 2013 example of cloud-distributed backtesting before it was a product. Shows the DIY infrastructure that Quantopian later packaged into their platform.