microsoft / microsoft/qlib

Improve the performance of Loading Exchange

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Description

To simulating order execution for backtesting.
Qlib have to load quote data and create the Exchange.
Currently such an object is slow because all the quote data are load

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Research direction

Start by locating the Exchange construction path and the quote-data loading used for backtesting. Measure the current loading cost and inspect how much quote data is retained; done means a demonstrably faster Exchange-loading path with equivalent order-execution behavior and regression coverage.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
fintech-quant, performance
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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