What are the advantages of using AlgoTrader over building my own algorithmic trading platform?

Building your own algorithmic trading system including back testing and live trading is a huge task

Many of our clients who tried to do that originally, had to give up several months later because they underestimated the associated effort by factors

Using a ready-made system like AlgoTrader allows you to focus on the actual trading logic, so you do not have to spend time building your own algorithmic trading platform from scratch