Empower every trader to compete like a hedge fund
Give individual traders and small firms access to professional backtesting, risk management, and execution capabilities.
A fragmented tooling landscape
Algorithmic traders face scattered tools that don't work together. Backtesting tools lack realistic execution modeling. Risk analytics require expensive institutional platforms. Strategy development happens in isolation without version control.
The result: traders lose money to preventable mistakes, waste time on infrastructure, and can't iterate fast enough to stay competitive.
Develop
Backtest
Analyze Risk
Deploy
One platform, end-to-end workflow
Josh Kneale
Founder
Built by a trader, for traders
I spent years building trading strategies in my spare time, only to watch them fail in live markets despite promising backtests. The problem wasn't my strategies—it was the tools. Every platform I tried either oversimplified execution modeling or required enterprise budgets I didn't have.
As a software engineer, I knew there had to be a better way. I wanted a platform that treated backtesting with the same rigor as production software: version controlled, reproducible, and realistic. A platform where the backtest engine uses the same API protocol as live trading, so your strategy code works identically in both environments.
Tektii is the tool I wished existed. I'm building it so other traders don't have to solve the same infrastructure problems I did.
Why Tektii
The core value we deliver to every trader on our platform
Reduce Risk
Understand worst-case scenarios before trading. Comprehensive risk analytics help you protect capital.
Accelerate Development
From idea to tested strategy faster. Version control and collaboration tools built for traders.
Realistic Backtests
Results you can trust. Market microstructure modeling ensures accurate execution simulation with realistic fills, slippage, and market impact.
Seamless Deployment
Go live with the open-source Trading Gateway — same API protocol, zero code changes. Free for everyone.
How we're different
Closing the gaps that other platforms leave open
Unrealistic fills
→ Market microstructure modeling
No risk analytics
→ Comprehensive risk metrics
Solo development
→ Git-native collaboration
Backtest ≠ production
→ Same API protocol from simulation to live
Guiding principles
The values that shape every decision we make
Accuracy over speed
A slower backtest that's accurate beats a fast one that misleads.
Professional defaults
Sane defaults with power user escape hatches.
Show the math
Transparent calculations, no black boxes.
Fail safely
When in doubt, protect the user's capital.
Built for programmers who trade
Tektii is designed for traders who write their own strategies. We serve programmers, not drag-and-drop users. If you think in code and want to test your ideas rigorously, you're in the right place.
Quantitative Retail Traders
Trading your own capital, writing your own strategies, willing to pay for tools that give you an edge.
Small Trading Firms
Prop trading groups and family offices that need collaboration and professional-grade infrastructure.
What we don't do
Clarity on our boundaries
No-code builders
We serve programmers, not drag-and-drop
Trading signals
We provide tools, not financial advice
HFT infrastructure
Sub-second strategies need different architecture
Ready to trade with better tools?
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