Launcher Guide¶

Why You'll Love the Launcher¶

The AIC Data Science Launcher eliminates the hassle of navigating complex folder structures and remembering specific commands. Instead of hunting through directories to find and run your trading strategies or analysis tools, simply type python launch.py and select from a beautiful menu of all available applications.

Launcher Interface

Key Benefits¶

🚀 Instant Access to All Tools¶

No more digging through folders or remembering file paths. The launcher automatically finds all your:

Trading Strategies (Sigma Surf variants, backtesting tools)
Analysis Dashboards (Risk control, margin calculators)
Documentation Sites (Strategy guides, API references)
Research Tools (Monte Carlo simulations, optimization tools)

⚡ Zero Configuration Required¶

Just run one command and everything works:

python launch.py

The system automatically handles ports, dependencies, and browser launching.

🎯 Built for Traders & Analysts¶

Quick Strategy Access: Launch your Sigma Surf strategies in seconds
Risk Management Tools: Instant access to margin calculators and position analyzers
Research Integration: Seamlessly switch between analysis tools and documentation
Real-time Updates: See which tools were modified most recently

How to Use¶

python launch.py

2. Select Your Tool¶

The launcher shows you a numbered list like this:

┏━━━┳━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┳━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓
┃ # ┃ App Name                        ┃ Last Modified    ┃
┡━━━╇━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━╇━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┩
│ 1 │ 📈 Sigma Surf Strategy v2.0     │ 2025-08-21 12:49 │
│ 2 │ 🔄 Sigma Surf Strategy (Delta)  │ 2025-08-19 19:43 │
│ 3 │ 📊 Risk Control Dashboard       │ 2025-08-19 19:37 │
│ 4 │ 📚 AIC Data Science Wiki        │ 2025-08-22 03:36 │
└───┴─────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────┘

3. Type a Number and Press Enter¶

That's it! Your browser opens with the selected tool running.

Common Use Cases¶

For Traders¶

Quick Strategy Testing: Launch Sigma Surf variants to test market scenarios
Risk Assessment: Open margin calculators before placing trades
Performance Review: Access backtesting tools to analyze historical performance
Documentation: Reference strategy guides and parameter explanations

For Analysts¶

Data Exploration: Launch analysis dashboards for market research
Model Validation: Run Monte Carlo simulations and optimization tools
Report Generation: Access visualization tools for client presentations
Methodology Review: Reference technical documentation and white papers

For Developers¶

Rapid Prototyping: Quickly test new features across different applications
Integration Testing: Launch multiple tools to verify system compatibility
Documentation Updates: Edit and preview documentation changes instantly

What Gets Launched¶

The launcher automatically finds and displays:

Trading Strategies: Sigma Surf variants and backtesting tools
Analysis Dashboards: Risk control, margin calculators, data exploration tools
Documentation: Strategy guides, API references, development logs
Research Tools: Monte Carlo simulations, optimization applications

Quick Tips¶

Most Recent First: Apps are sorted by last modified date - your latest work appears at the top
No Setup Needed: Just run python launch.py and everything works automatically
Browser Friendly: All tools open in your default browser
Port Smart: Never worry about port conflicts - the system handles this automatically

Need help? The launcher shows clear error messages if anything goes wrong, and fallback options ensure you can always access your tools.