AKHub

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AKHub is a curated list of financial and economic data tools, data sources, quant research frameworks and learning resources, maintained by AKFamily.

Contributions are welcome! To suggest a data source or quant tool, please open an issue in English or Chinese. See Contributing for details.

Contents

• Tags
• Open Data Tools
• Financial Data SDK
• Public Data Sources
• Commercial Data Sources
• Quant Research Frameworks
• Learning Resources
• Discontinued
• Contributing
• License

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Open Data Tools

• AKShare

  • An elegant and simple financial data interface library for Python, built for human beings.
  • Free China Global

• Tushare

  • A Python interface for Chinese financial data. Registration required; data access is granted by points. The legacy open-source library is no longer maintained.
  • Freemium China

• Yfinance

  • A Python library for downloading market data from Yahoo! Finance.
  • Free Global

• Pandas-datareader

  • A Python package providing remote data access for pandas.
  • Free Global

• Wbdata

  • A Python library for accessing World Bank data.
  • Free Global

• CCXT

  • A unified library for market data and trading APIs of 100+ cryptocurrency exchanges, available in Python, JavaScript and more.
  • Free Crypto

• Nasdaq Data Link

  • Nasdaq's financial and economic data platform, formerly known as Quandl.
  • Freemium Global

• Financial Data

  • Stock market and financial data API.
  • Freemium Global

Financial Data SDK

• WindPy

  • The official Python SDK for Wind financial terminal data.
  • Paid China

• JQData

  • The official SDK of the JoinQuant database.
  • Freemium China

• RQData

  • An institution-oriented commercial Python financial data toolkit from RiceQuant.
  • Paid China

• TQSDK

  • The SDK from Shinnytech, offering free futures tick and minute data.
  • Freemium China

Public Data Sources

• National Bureau of Statistics of China

  • Official macroeconomic statistics of China, including GDP, price indices, industry and population.
  • Free China

• People's Bank of China Statistics

  • Financial statistics such as money supply, aggregate financing and credit of financial institutions.
  • Free China

• MOFCOM Data Center

  • Free data published by the Ministry of Commerce of China.
  • Free China

• Shanghai Stock Exchange

  • Announcements, quotes and market statistics for companies listed in Shanghai.
  • Free China

• Shenzhen Stock Exchange

  • Announcements, quotes and market statistics for companies listed in Shenzhen.
  • Free China

• CNINFO

  • The disclosure website designated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, with announcements and periodic reports of companies listed in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing.
  • Free China

• Sina Finance

  • Chinese financial data covering stocks, futures, options, funds and more.
  • Free China

• EastMoney

  • Chinese financial data covering stocks, futures, options, funds and more, especially rich in user-generated text data.
  • Free China

• China Index Academy

  • Chinese real estate price data.
  • Freemium China

• HKEXnews

  • The disclosure platform of Hong Kong Exchanges, with announcements and disclosure of interests of companies listed in Hong Kong.
  • Free Hong Kong

• Webb Database

  • Hong Kong listed companies, directors, shareholdings (CCASS) and governance data.
  • Free Hong Kong

• Economic Research (FRED)

  • Free economic data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  • Free API US

• SEC EDGAR

  • The electronic filing system of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, with financial reports and filings of U.S. listed companies.
  • Free API US

• Adanos

  • Market sentiment API for stocks using Reddit, X / FinTwit, financial news, and Polymarket signals.
  • Freemium API US

• Equibles

  • US stock market data through an MCP server and REST API: SEC filings, financial statements, earnings call transcripts, insider and congressional trades, 13F holdings, short interest and options.
  • Freemium API US

• Investing

  • Free real-time quotes, portfolios, streaming charts, financial news, live stock market data and more.
  • Free Global

• World Bank Open Data

  • Free data from the World Bank.
  • Free API Global

• IMF Data

  • Macroeconomic, balance of payments and exchange rate data published by the International Monetary Fund.
  • Free API Global

• OECD Data

  • Economic and social statistics of member countries published by the OECD.
  • Free API Global

• FXMacroData

  • Macroeconomic releases, release calendars, FX spot rates and CFTC COT data covering 18 currencies.
  • Paid API Global

• Crypto Fear & Greed Index (alternative.me)

  • A daily index of cryptocurrency market sentiment, with a free API and historical data; attribution is required.
  • Free API Crypto

Commercial Data Sources

• CSMAR

  • A research-grade economic and financial database for China, built by CSMAR Data Technology following the standards of CRSP, COMPUSTAT, TAQ and Thomson.
  • Paid China

• CNRDS

  • Chinese Research Data Services Platform, an open, integrated data platform for research on China's economy, finance and business.
  • Paid China

• RESSET

  • A data platform for model testing and investment research, with rich high-frequency data.
  • Paid China

• 萝卜投研 (Datayes Robo)

  • An investment research data platform developed by Datayes.
  • Freemium China

• ChinaScope

  • Industry-logic-based intelligent data products and solutions for financial institutions, enterprises and government agencies.
  • Paid China

• CnOpenData

  • Aggregates a wide range of internet data; a good place to look for niche or alternative data.
  • Paid China

• 预测者网 (Yucezhe)

  • Low-, medium- and high-frequency data for stocks and cryptocurrencies, plus financial statement data.
  • Paid China Crypto

• RiceQuant DataHub

  • Market and factor data for stocks, futures, options and more.
  • Paid China

Quant Research Frameworks

• AKQuant

  • High-performance backtesting and live trading framework with a Rust core and a Python API, featuring walk-forward training, TA-Lib-compatible indicators and a factor expression engine.
  • Free China

• PyBroker

  • Python backtesting framework focused on machine learning, with walk-forward analysis and a built-in AKShare data source.
  • Free Global

• NautilusTrader

  • High-performance, event-driven trading platform with a Rust core; the same strategy code runs in backtesting and live trading.
  • Free Global

• VeighNa

  • Open-source Python framework for building quant trading platforms (formerly vn.py), with gateways to Chinese futures, securities and other brokers.
  • Free China

• Backtrader

  • Long-standing event-driven backtesting framework with plenty of community material; largely unmaintained since 2024.
  • Free Global

• QuantStats

  • Portfolio performance and risk analytics library that generates HTML tear sheets.
  • Free Global

• RustQuant

  • Rust library for quantitative finance, covering option pricing, stochastic processes, yield curves and more.
  • Free Global

Learning Resources

• QuantEcon

  • Open-source lectures on economic and financial modeling with Python, led by Thomas J. Sargent and John Stachurski.
  • Free Global

• Quantocracy

  • Aggregator of quantitative trading blog posts, updated daily with new research and strategy articles.
  • Free Global

Discontinued

The following entries no longer work or have been replaced by other products. They are kept for reference only.

• Investpy

  • Financial data extraction from Investing.com with Python. No longer working due to changes on Investing.com; the author recommends investiny instead.

• BankScope

  • A banking database jointly developed by Bureau van Dijk (BvD) and Fitch Ratings. BankScope was discontinued at the end of 2016 and replaced by BvD's BankFocus (formerly Orbis Bank Focus); BvD was acquired by Moody's in 2017.

Contributing

Please use the issue templates to suggest a data source or quant tool. See CONTRIBUTING.md for inclusion criteria and PR requirements.

License

MIT