Zerodha x QuantInsti: Algo Trading with Kite Connect in Python
This 11-hour course, offered free by Quantra by QuantInsti, provides a complete walkthrough across 22 sections and over 200 units. It guides you from the initial introduction to successfully running codes on your local machine.
We've included five detailed videos, each of which is a complete unit from the full course.
For full access to the complete course, including notebooks and quizzes, please visit:
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Today’s video. Part 1. Introduction to Automated Trading and Zerodha’s Ecosystem
For traders who ask:
•How do I convert a discretionary idea into a rule-based strategy
•What changes when I move from manual orders to API orders
•Where does Kite Connect fit in my trading stack
This video covers:
•Why automation helps remove execution delays and emotional decisions
•How a simple moving average crossover can be expressed as rules and later coded
•The high-level architecture you will build in later videos. Data, logic, risk layer, and execution using Kite Connect
About this free course on Quantra by QuantInsti
Automate trading with Zerodha’s Kite Connect API using Python. In this hands-on course, you will build, test, and deploy a complete algorithmic trading system, from fetching live and historical market data and placing advanced orders to streaming data with WebSockets. Execute strategies, manage risk, and handle special order types like GTT and Iceberg. With practical notebooks, quizzes, and real-world examples, gain the skills to create scalable, rule-based trading systems like a pro.
Free course:
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Authors
Zerodha
@zerodha was founded on August 15, 2010, to break down the barriers Indian traders and investors face in cost, support, and technology. The name combines Zero with Rodha, the Sanskrit word for barrier. Today, Zerodha is India’s largest stockbroker, with over 1.6 crore clients contributing over 15 percent of all retail trading volumes. Zerodha’s developer friendly APIs and robust technology infrastructure have made algorithmic trading accessible to retail traders across India. The Kite Connect API powers thousands of trading algorithms, enabling traders to automate strategies and execute orders programmatically at scale.
QuantInsti
@QuantInsti is the world's leading algorithmic and quantitative trading research and training institute with registered users in 190 plus countries and territories. An initiative by the founders of iRage, one of India’s top HFT firms, QuantInsti has been helping its users grow in this domain through its learning and financial applications-based ecosystem for more than 10 years.
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