VisualHFT

Overview of VisualHFT

What it is

VisualHFT Terminal is an open-source observability and decision terminal for quantitative and electronic trading desks. It brings live order books and trades from supported venues into one desktop view. The tool helps traders, quants, and researchers examine depth, liquidity, order flow, and market resilience while conditions are changing.

Key features

• Live Level 2 order-book and trade updates from multiple venues
• Built-in market-microstructure studies: VPIN, LOB Imbalance, Market Resilience, and Order-to-Trade Ratio
• Market data connectors for Binance, Bitfinex, Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini, Kraken, KuCoin, and a generic WebSocket connector
• Extensibility via templates for additional market connectors and custom studies
• Study outputs can drive trigger conditions that send alerts to the user interface or configured REST endpoints

Use cases

• Real-time monitoring of order-book depth and liquidity for electronic trading desks
• Quantitative analysis of market microstructure and order flow
• Research on market resilience and execution quality
• Alerting based on custom study conditions

Getting started

Prerequisites: Windows, the .NET 10 SDK, and Visual Studio. The VisualHFT OxyPlot fork is required; place both repositories in the same parent folder.powershell# Both repositories must sit in the same parent folder.git clone https://github.com/visualHFT/oxyplot.gitgit clone https://github.com/visualHFT/VisualHFT.gitOpen VisualHFT/VisualHFT.sln in Visual Studio and build the solution. Set VisualHFT as the startup project and press F5. The Dashboard opens first. Select an available provider and a normalised symbol such as BTC/USD in the order-book panel. For setup help, see the public VisualHFT documentation, the repository troubleshooting source, or ask in Discord.

License and pricing

VisualHFT is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. It is open source and free to use. No pricing information is stated.

Based on the project's public README and repository metadata.