re: quantconnect - Actually yeah... we have come across them. TLDR; they are targeting a different persona. But as we talk to more and more people we are lear

re: quantconnect - Actually yeah... we have come across them. TLDR; they are targeting a different persona. But as we talk to more and more people we are learning more and more about what people want... so maybe we'll converge some day! Right now... we've found interesting ways to engage general retail investors (ie.. not your typical HN crowd) around the idea of personalizing an investment. Some people are performance driven. Some people are values driven. Each has different definitions of what those mean. Everyone is a snowflake... it's wild. One person had a really bad flight on United and asked... "hey could I cut them out of my portfolio". My thought was... is that a sound investing descion; no... is it going to matter in the long run; no... is it going to make her happy right now; yes. So sure... S&P 500 minus UAL... why not. All being said... I think there is a market for democratizing "wall street algos". Quantconnect (which reminded me of Quantopian) is allowing you to create/backtest new strats. That's cool... but limits the audience to the quants and engineering crowds. Could it be made easier for the broader spectrum of retail... hmmm.