ddtp

DIY Distributed Trading Platform

What is this?

This is a proof of concept implementation of a distributed trading platform/system using only open source technologies. It was implemented as a complement to a talk at PyconDE2025.

Which exchanges are supported?

So far only the Kraken derivatives exchange is implemented and supported.

What technologies are used?

• Python3.13 + libraries (see pyproject.toml for details)
• Kafka for component communication
• uv as build system
• docker for test containers

How to use

Pre-requisites

• Install uv
• have docker compose installed, if you want to use the provided kafka container
• Get API key and secret for Kraken futures
  • sign up at Kraken futures - e.g. at the demo environment
  • create and retrieve API key + secret
• create .env file based on .env_template and fill details
  • base urls depending on the environment you use (see here for details)
  • API key and secret from previous step
  • URL of Kafka broker - if you're using the provided container, keep localhost:9092

Run

• [optional] run docker compose file for kafka container: docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up or make start-kafka
• run marketdata provider: uv run marketdata_provider
• run order excecution engine: uv run order_execution_engine
• run example strategy: uv run buy_on_small_spread_strategy

More details

If you want to learn more about the structure and decisions made, have a look at the presentation.