Can I use python or c# to specify algorithms and strategies? And do you allow access to tick based options data? Will the backrest run on your machine or do the data need to be downloaded onto client machines?
No. No. The backtest runs on our machines. You may be interested in our new one-minute intraday API. Get down-to-the-minute summaries and option chain data since August 2020. Drill down to request current and historical information on an option's OPRA as well. You can try calling the data via our API Console for free at https://dashboard.orats.com/api-console
We are an RIA so we need to avoid performance claims. There are firms managing > $100 billion that use the strategies tested, and the backtester has been in use for over 10 years.