Trading Project

A modern, scalable, and secure trading platform built with Next.js, Python (Django + FastAPI), and PostgreSQL, designed for real-time market data, interactive trading, and portfolio management.

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Project Overview

This project consists of:

• Frontend: Responsive UI for users to trade, view market data, and manage portfolios.
• Backend: Handles authentication, order execution, real-time data, and integrates with external trading platforms.
• Database: Stores users, accounts, trades, orders, market data, and portfolio holdings reliably.

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Frontend

Framework: Next.js with TypeScriptX (TSX) Routing: TanStack Router for type-safe client-side navigation Styling: Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui components

Key Features:

• Real-time market data display
• User authentication & authorization
• Interactive trading interface
• Portfolio tracking & performance analysis
• Fully responsive design

Setup Example: npx create-next-app@latest client

Configure: TypeScript → Yes, Tailwind → Yes, App Router → Yes, Turbopack → NO

cd client npx shadcn-ui init

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Backend

Language: Python Frameworks: Django & FastAPI Description: Django manages core application logic, user accounts, admin panel, and security. FastAPI provides high-performance, asynchronous APIs for real-time trading features.

Backend Services:

• User authentication & session management
• Order processing & execution
• Market data aggregation & distribution
• Account management & transaction history
• Integration with external trading platforms

Setup Example: python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate pip install django djangorestframework fastapi uvicorn psycopg2 django-admin startproject core uvicorn main:app --reload

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Database

System: PostgreSQL Description: Robust relational database for storing trading data with strong concurrency handling and JSON support.

Schema (Conceptual):

• Users
• Accounts
• Orders
• Trades
• Market Data
• Portfolio Holdings

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Project Structure (Proposed)

trading-project/
│── client/              # Frontend (Next.js + TSX + Tailwind + shadcn)
│── backend/
│   ├── core/            # Django project
│   ├── fastapi_app/     # FastAPI services
│── database/
│   ├── migrations/      # DB schema & migrations
│── docs/                # Documentation
│── docker-compose.yml   # Container orchestration
│── README.md

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This README provides a complete overview of the Trading Project, including architecture, technology stack, setup instructions, API structure, deployment, and roadmap.