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Backtest any straddle strategy — then trade it live.

Plug QuantDesk into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok to backtest in plain English — then deploy the winners live on your broker with LiveDesk. No spreadsheets, no code.

F&O Options NSE Stocks Mutual Funds Crypto NEW Live Trading
Real option chains, not synthetic Deploy live on IIFL & Kotak Free tier — no card
claude.ai · QuantDesk connector
Backtest a NIFTY short straddle, 9:20 entry, 30% SL, exit 3:15 — last 12 months.
Q QuantDesk · backtest complete
Ran on real ATM option chains across 248 sessions. Here's the summary:
Net P&L
+₹3,42,150
Win rate
63.7%
Max DD
−₹48,900
Sharpe
1.84
Equity curve248 trades
✓ backtested — now deploy it live, one click ↓
LiveDesk · LIVE IIFL · auto-run
NIFTY short straddle +₹12,480 today
24250 CE SELL 2L ▲ decaying
24250 PE SELL 2L ▲ decaying
🛡 SL resting at the broker · squares off 15:20 · Telegram on every fill
NIFTY optionsBANKNIFTY optionsSENSEX optionsFINNIFTY optionsMIDCPNIFTY optionsIndex futuresWeekly expiriesMinute-level option chains NIFTY optionsBANKNIFTY optionsSENSEX optionsFINNIFTY optionsMIDCPNIFTY optionsIndex futuresWeekly expiriesMinute-level option chains
Net P&LSharpe ratioMax drawdownWin rateWalk-forwardMonte-CarloGreeks & payoffCustom Python Net P&LSharpe ratioMax drawdownWin rateWalk-forwardMonte-CarloGreeks & payoffCustom Python
◎ One platform · research to execution

Backtest — then trade it live — across every market.

Index F&O on NSE, BSE & MCX, NSE stocks, mutual funds and crypto — research it all by chatting with your AI, then deploy the winners live on your own broker with LiveDesk.

Research free covers NIFTY, SENSEX & crypto; Pro unlocks all 7 markets + 5-year history. Execute live on IIFL & Kotak — paper trading free, tiers from ₹300/mo.

NSENSE · NIFTYIndex F&O
BSEBSE · SENSEXIndex F&O
MCXMCXCommodities
NSE StocksEquities + scans
Mutual FundsAMFI CAGR
NEW BinanceCrypto spot
NEW Delta ExchangeCrypto options
QQuantDeskone chat · every market
⚡ Trade live on IIFL (Symphony) · Kotak Neo auto-execution via LiveDesk
0
Years of option data
1-minute
Real option chains
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Live brokers · IIFL · Kotak
24×7
Server-side auto-execution
⚡ See it work

Turn a sentence into a quant report.

Ask in plain English from Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini — QuantDesk runs it and hands back an institutional-grade report in seconds.

BacktestNIFTY short straddle
claude.ai · QuantDesk connector
QuantDesk reportBacktest summary
Illustrative
Capabilities

Everything a quant desk needs — in a chat box.

Serious tooling under a conversational surface. No notebooks to wire up, no data to clean.

Chat-driven backtests

Describe entry, exit, SL and target in plain English. Claude calls QuantDesk and runs it on real data — no config files. Iterate as fast as you can type.

Real option-chain data

Minute-level historical chains for NSE & BSE F&O — actual traded premiums, not Black-Scholes synthetic prices.

Custom Python strategies

On Pro, drop in your own Python logic for complex multi-leg or signal-based systems and backtest it the same way.

Greeks, payoff & risk

Inspect deltas, payoff diagrams and per-leg risk so you understand exactly what a strategy is exposed to.

Walk-forward & Monte-Carlo

Stress-test robustness with walk-forward windows and Monte-Carlo-style resampling — catch overfit before it costs you.

NSE stock scanner

40+ presets — breakout, momentum, volume, gap, 52-week high/low & top-gainers across Nifty 50/100/200. Surface the day's setups by just asking.

Stock fundamentals

Pull P/E, P/B, EPS, market cap, ROE, dividend yield and the 52-week range for any NSE name — the numbers that actually matter, instantly.

Mutual-fund analytics

Search any Indian fund and read 1Y/3Y/5Y/10Y CAGR, NAV history and side-by-side comparisons — straight from AMFI data.

Trade logs & Telegram

Detailed trade-by-trade logs and equity curves you can keep — and push finished results straight to Telegram.

Crypto spot + options NEW

Binance spot (BTC, ETH, 25+ tokens, cross-symbol) plus BTC/ETH options on Delta India — live chains, greeks & full backtests, same chat.

How it works

From idea to backtest to live — in three steps.

If you can describe a trade, you can research it — then take it live on your own broker. One platform, end to end.

01

Connect & describe

One-click MCP connector + Google sign-in. Describe your trade in plain English — F&O, stocks or crypto.

02

Backtest & refine

Real option-chain data returns P&L, win rate, drawdown & Sharpe. Iterate until it's solid.

03

Deploy live on LiveDesk

One deployment auto-runs on IIFL / Kotak — entries, SLs, exits, 24×7. Paper first, then live.

Output quality

Reports that look like they came from a quant desk.

Every backtest returns a clean, color-coded report — not a wall of numbers.

Backtest reportBANKNIFTY Short Straddle · 9:20 entry · 25% SL
REAL CHAIN DATA · 248 SESSIONS
Cumulative equity (₹)Jun 2025 → Jun 2026
Net P&L+₹4,18,600
Win rate61.3%
Profit factor1.92
Max drawdown−₹61,200
Sharpe ratio1.71
Avg win / loss+₹4,120 / −₹2,940
Total trades248
Monte-Carlo 5th pct+₹2,07,400
CAGR
+38.4%
Best day
+₹14,250
Expectancy
₹1,688
Avg hold
5h 55m
See it in action

Ask in plain English. Get a desk-grade answer back.

Four real conversations — options, stocks, mutual funds and fundamentals. Switch the tab to see what comes back in the chat.

claude.ai · QuantDesk connector
Backtest a NIFTY short straddle — enter 9:20, 30% SL per leg, square off 15:15, last 2 years.
Q QuantDesk · backtest complete
Ran on real ATM option chains across 488 sessions. Here's the summary:
Net P&L
+₹3,42,150
Win rate
61%
Max DD
−₹48,900
Sharpe
1.8
Trades
488
Avg / day
+₹701
Positive expectancy with a contained drawdown — the 30% per-leg stop did most of the heavy lifting on trend days.
Illustrative example
claude.ai · QuantDesk connector
Scan Nifty 100 for stocks at a 52-week high today.
Q QuantDesk · scanner · 5 matches
5 names printing fresh 52-week highs right now:
SymbolLTP% Chgvs 52W-High
TRENT6,842.0+3.1%At high
DIXON14,210.5+2.4%−0.2%
BHARTIARTL1,628.7+1.8%At high
M&M2,985.3+1.5%−0.4%
PERSISTENT5,402.0+2.0%At high
Illustrative example
claude.ai · QuantDesk connector
Compare Parag Parikh Flexi Cap and HDFC Flexi Cap — 3Y & 5Y returns.
Q QuantDesk · AMFI data · 2 funds
Side-by-side, annualised (CAGR):
Fund3Y CAGR5Y CAGRNAV
Parag Parikh Flexi Cap19.4%23.8%82.16
HDFC Flexi Cap22.1%21.3%1,894.50
HDFC leads over 3Y; Parag Parikh edges ahead over 5Y — a classic momentum-vs-consistency split.
Illustrative example
claude.ai · QuantDesk connector
P/E, ROE and market cap of Infosys?
Q QuantDesk · fundamentals · INFY
Key fundamentals for Infosys Ltd:
P/E
24.6
ROE
31.2%
M-Cap
₹6.4L Cr
Div yield
2.1%
52-week range
₹1,250 – ₹1,990
Illustrative example
claude.ai · QuantDesk connector
Backtest a BTC RSI strategy — long when RSI < 30, exit above 70, last 500 1h candles.
Q QuantDesk · Binance · BTCUSDT · 1h
Backtest complete on 500 candles:
Return
+18.4%
Win rate
58%
Max DD
−9.2%
Sharpe
1.6
Cross-symbol too (long ETH when BTC's 50-EMA rises) — and BTC/ETH options: roll a short ATM straddle across expiries on Delta India. Public data, no API keys.
Illustrative example
Videos · Watch

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Real walkthroughs from the founder — building, backtesting and trading with an AI-powered desk. Click any video to watch it on YouTube.

⚡ LiveDesk · live & paper execution

Backtested it? Now trade it — automatically.

LiveDesk is live algo trading on autopilot — it runs your strategy on a server every trading day, entering, managing stop-losses, pyramiding and squaring off on your own broker while you're away. Paper-trade free on live prices; flip to live when you're ready.

QuantDesk LiveDesk LIVE · server-side auto-execution
2 DEPLOYMENTS · IIFL (SYMPHONY)
Intraday P&L (₹) · todayauto-managed
NIFTY short straddleSELL 2L · 24250 CE+PE+₹12,480
BANKNIFTY strangleSELL 1L · 57500/57000+₹6,900
09:20:03ENTRYsold NIFTY 24250 straddle · 2L
09:20:05SL armed at brokerresting · +50%
13:05:22PYRAMID+1L PE @ ₹128 · decay add
15:20:00auto square-off scheduled · Telegram sent
P&L today
+₹19,380
Live deployments
2 / running
Broker SL
armed ✓
Feed
live + failover

Server-side auto-execution

Runs on the cloud even with your laptop off — never miss an entry or exit.

IIFL + Kotak Neo

Places real orders on your own broker. QuantDesk never holds your funds.

Resting SL protection

Stop-losses parked at the broker so your risk is capped even in a feed outage.

All indices + MCX

NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, SENSEX & commodities — the same engine everywhere.

Feed failover

Auto-switches to a backup market-data feed so the desk is never blind.

Telegram alerts

Every entry, exit and adjustment pinged to your phone in real time.

Tiers from ₹300/mo · paper trading always free · no auto-renew
Pricing

Backtest, go live, or both.

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For exploring and learning the workflow.
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  • Crypto spot + BTC/ETH options
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  • Can't save a Python library
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FAQ

Questions, answered.

What is QuantDesk?
QuantDesk is AI-native research and live algo trading for Indian markets. You add it as an MCP connector in Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok and backtest NIFTY, BANKNIFTY and SENSEX option strategies on 5 years of real 1-minute data, scan NSE stocks, and analyse Indian mutual funds — by chatting in plain English. Then deploy your strategy live on your broker with LiveDesk.
Who built QuantDesk?
QuantDesk was built by Nirav Chotai, a full-time systematic algo trader. He built it for his own options and F&O trading, then opened it up so other traders can backtest and deploy strategies live.
Is this investment advice?
No. QuantDesk is a research and education tool only. It does not constitute investment advice or trade recommendations, and we are not SEBI-registered investment advisers. Derivatives trading carries substantial risk and past backtested performance does not guarantee future results.
What data does it use?
Real historical option-chain data for NSE & BSE F&O — actual traded premiums at minute-level (1-minute candle) granularity, not synthetic Black-Scholes prices. That means your backtests reflect what the market really did, across 5 years of history.
How do I connect it to Claude?
Add QuantDesk as an MCP connector inside your own Claude.ai account and sign in with Google. Once connected, you simply chat — Claude calls QuantDesk to run your backtests and returns the results in the conversation.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Pro is a simple monthly plan — cancel whenever you like and your access continues until the end of the period you've already paid for. No lock-in, no contracts.
Which instruments are supported?
For F&O: NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, SENSEX, FINNIFTY and MIDCPNIFTY — both NSE and BSE index F&O, including weekly expiries. Plus crypto — Binance spot (BTC, ETH, SOL and 100+ USDT pairs) and BTC/ETH options on Delta Exchange India (live chains, greeks and historical backtests).
Can I backtest crypto — including crypto options?
Yes, both. QuantDesk pulls live Binance spot candles (BTC, ETH, SOL and any USDT pair) for cross-symbol strategies (signal on one coin, trade another) — a quick rule-based test (MA-cross, RSI, breakout) or a full Python strategy. And it now backtests BTC/ETH options on Delta Exchange India: read the live chain (strike, mark, IV, greeks, OI), then roll real strategies across expiries — short/long straddles & strangles, directional legs, or your own Python. No exchange account or API keys needed — the data is public.
Can it scan stocks and analyse mutual funds too?
Yes. Beyond options, QuantDesk scans NSE stocks with 40+ presets — breakout, momentum, volume, gap, 52-week high/low and top-gainers across Nifty 50/100/200 — and returns per-stock quotes and fundamentals (P/E, P/B, EPS, market cap, ROE, dividend yield). It also searches any Indian mutual fund, shows 1Y/3Y/5Y/10Y CAGR and NAV history, and compares funds side by side. Free users get 300 AI actions a month (scans and fund look-ups count toward that); Pro is unlimited.
Where does the stock & fund data come from?
Stock quotes and fundamentals are pulled from live market data, and mutual-fund NAVs & returns come from official AMFI data. As with backtests, nothing is synthetic — you're reading what the market and funds actually did.
What is LiveDesk — and how is it different from backtesting?
Backtesting is research — you validate a strategy on historical data by chatting with your AI. LiveDesk is execution — it takes a validated strategy and runs it on a server every trading day, placing real (or paper) orders on your broker, managing stop-losses, pyramids and square-offs automatically. Backtest to find an edge; deploy on LiveDesk to trade it.
Do I need a broker account for LiveDesk?
For paper trading — no; it runs on live prices with zero broker risk and is free on every plan. For live execution you connect your own IIFL (Symphony) or Kotak Neo account. QuantDesk places orders on your behalf via API but never holds or moves your money — funds stay in your broker account throughout.
Is LiveDesk auto-renew? What happens to my positions if a plan expires?
No auto-renew — you renew manually and the desk reminds you before expiry. And an expired plan never touches a running position: it only blocks new live deployments. Anything already live keeps being managed (stop-losses, exits) exactly as before, so a billing lapse can never leave a trade unmanaged.
What does a LiveDesk plan cost?
Paper trading is free. Live tiers start at ₹300/mo (Starter, 1 live strategy) up to Creator+ (50), with quarterly and yearly discounts — see the LiveDesk pricing. One "slot" = one strategy executing real orders at once; delete frees a slot, and paper trading is free with a per-plan deployment cap.
Guides · Learn

Go from curious to confident.

Short, practical reads on backtesting, screening NSE stocks and picking funds — all from the chat box.

Getting started2 min read

Add QuantDesk to Claude in 2 minutes

Connect the MCP connector, sign in with Google, and you're live — no installs, no API keys, no spreadsheets. Here's the whole setup, start to finish.

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Backtesting

Backtest your first NIFTY straddle by chatting

Turn a one-line idea into a full backtest — entry, stop, exit — without touching a config file.

4 min readRead
Stocks

Screen NSE stocks without a single formula

Use breakout, momentum and volume presets across Nifty 50/100/200 — just describe what you want.

5 min readRead
Mutual funds

Find & compare the best mutual funds in seconds

Search any Indian fund, read 1Y–10Y CAGR, and put two funds side by side — straight from AMFI data.

4 min readRead
Backtesting

Reading your backtest metrics: P&L, drawdown, Sharpe

What each number actually tells you — and how to spot a strategy that only looks good on paper.

6 min readRead
Getting started

From idea to tested edge: the QuantDesk workflow

The full loop — hypothesis, backtest, stress-test, refine — done entirely by chatting with Claude.

7 min readRead
Stocks

Stock fundamentals that actually move the needle

P/E, ROE, market cap and the 52-week range — which ones matter, and how to pull them in one line.

5 min readRead
Backtesting

Write & run your own Python strategy

Go past the presets — paste a Python strategy and backtest it on the same option-chain engine.

6 min readRead
Backtesting

Compare two backtests side by side

Run two ideas and line up P&L, Sharpe and drawdown to see which edge actually holds.

3 min readRead
Crypto

Backtest crypto & crypto options by chatting

Binance spot (BTC, ETH, 100+ pairs, cross-symbol) and now BTC/ETH options on Delta India — chains, greeks, straddles & Python. No API keys.

4 min readRead

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