FinceptTerminal is a modern finance application offering advanced market analytics, investment research, and economic data tools, designed for interactive exploration and data-driven decision-making in a user-friendly environment.
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Fincept Terminal v4 is a pure native C++20 desktop application. It uses Qt6 for UI and rendering, embedded Python for analytics, and delivers professional terminal-class performance in a single native binary.
Features
Feature
Description
📊 Multi-Asset Analytics
DCF models, portfolio optimization, risk metrics (VaR, Sharpe), derivatives pricing across equity, fixed income, derivatives, portfolio, and alternatives via embedded Python
🤖 AI Agents
37 agents across Trader/Investor (Buffett, Graham, Lynch, Munger, Klarman, Marks…), Economic, and Geopolitics frameworks; local LLM support; multi-provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq, DeepSeek, MiniMax, OpenRouter, Ollama)
🌐 100+ Data Connectors
DBnomics, Polygon, Kraken, Yahoo Finance, FRED, IMF, World Bank, AkShare, government APIs, plus optional alternative-data overlays such as Adanos market sentiment for equity research
Clone and run the setup script — it installs all dependencies and builds the app automatically:
# Linux / macOS
git clone https://github.com/Fincept-Corporation/FinceptTerminal.git
cd FinceptTerminal
chmod +x setup.sh && ./setup.sh
The script handles: compiler check, CMake, Qt6, Python, build, and launch.
Windows: No setup script — use the manual build steps in Option 4 below. It's just two commands.
Option 3 — Docker (CI / Developer Environments)
Note: Docker is intended for CI/CD testing and development environments only.
For the best experience, use the pre-built installers in Option 1 above.
Docker requires Linux with X11. Windows and macOS are not supported.
# Build from source (Linux + X11 required)
git clone https://github.com/Fincept-Corporation/FinceptTerminal.git
cd FinceptTerminal
docker build -t fincept-terminal .
docker run --rm -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix fincept-terminal
Option 4 — Build from Source (Manual)
Versions are pinned. Use the exact versions below. Newer or older versions are unsupported and may fail to build or produce unstable binaries.
Linux: Qt Online Installer → Qt 6.8.3 > Desktop gcc 64-bit (install path: ~/Qt/6.8.3/gcc_64). Or for system packages, install qt6-base-dev qt6-charts-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-base-private-dev libqt6websockets6-dev libgl1-mesa-dev — note system packages may be a different 6.x minor.
git clone https://github.com/Fincept-Corporation/FinceptTerminal.git
cd FinceptTerminal/fincept-qt
Step 1 — Configure (one-time, or after CMakeLists.txt changes):
cmake --preset win-release # Windows (PowerShell)
cmake --preset linux-release # Linux
cmake --preset macos-release # macOS
Step 2 — Compile (run this for every code change):
cmake --build --preset win-release # Windows
cmake --build --preset linux-release # Linux
cmake --build --preset macos-release # macOS
Older or RAM-constrained machines: add --parallel 4 (or any small number) to cap concurrent compile jobs. The default saturates every core, which can overheat older CPUs and slow the rest of your system. Example: cmake --build --preset macos-release --parallel 4.
Debug variants: replace release with debug (e.g. win-debug, linux-debug, macos-debug).
Windows prerequisite: The PowerShell profile at ~/Documents/PowerShell/Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
auto-initializes VS 2022 on every new terminal — open a fresh PowerShell and cmake works directly.
Build (manual — if presets can't resolve your Qt path)
./build/<preset>/FinceptTerminal # Linux / macOS (preset build)
.\build\<preset>\FinceptTerminal.exe # Windows (preset build)
Troubleshooting
"Could not find Qt6 6.8.3" — verify CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH points to the Qt 6.8.3 install, not 6.5/6.6/6.8.
MSVC version error — use VS 2022 17.8+ (MSVC 19.38+). Check with cl /?.
Need to unblock with a different Qt minor? Pass -DFINCEPT_ALLOW_QT_DRIFT=ON (local testing only — never for releases or CI).
Clean rebuild: delete build/<preset>/ and re-run configure.
What Sets Us Apart
Fincept Terminal is an open-source financial platform built for those who refuse to be limited by traditional software. We compete on analytics depth and data accessibility — not on insider info or exclusive feeds.
Recent builds also support optional Adanos Market Sentiment connectivity in Data Sources → Alternative Data. When configured, Equity Research can surface cross-source retail sentiment snapshots across Reddit, X, finance news, and Polymarket. Without an active Adanos connection, the feature remains dormant and the rest of the app behaves exactly as before.
Native performance — C++20 with Qt6, no Electron/web overhead
Single binary — no Node.js, no browser runtime, no JavaScript bundler
⚠️ Cloning, forking, or modifying this repository does NOT grant commercial rights.
A paid Commercial License is required for any business or internal company use — including forks that remove or replace Fincept's APIs with your own data sources. See Commercial License for binding terms.
Personal use · Individual learning · Academic research · Open-source contributions to this repository
❌ Commercial License required
Any business use (paid or free) · Internal company use · Startups at any stage · Hedge funds, brokerages, banks, fintechs · SaaS / hosted offerings · White-label or reselling · Forks that strip or replace Fincept APIs · Consulting deliverables · Employee training or evaluation by for-profit entities
The license attaches to the codebase and any Derivative Work of it, not to specific API integrations. Substituting Fincept APIs with your own — or with any third party's — does not sever or extinguish the licensing obligation. These terms apply to every version, branch, tag, and commit of Fincept Terminal — past, present, and future — and remain in force indefinitely until superseded by a subsequent published version.
Trademarks. "Fincept", "Fincept Terminal", and the Fincept logo are trademarks of Fincept Corporation. Use in any forked, derivative, rebranded, or commercial product requires prior written permission. Removal or rebranding of these marks in a fork does not extinguish the underlying licensing obligation.
Enforcement & Penalties. Fincept Corporation actively monitors public repositories, app stores, cloud marketplaces, and SaaS platforms for unlicensed Commercial Use, and pursues DMCA takedowns, cease-and-desist notices, and civil action under Indian and international law. Unauthorized commercial use is subject to liquidated damages starting at USD 50,000 per organization per year, with higher amounts for unauthorized SaaS distribution, fork-and-replace deployments, and trademark misuse — in addition to backdated license fees, disgorgement of profits, and recovery of legal costs. Joint and several liability applies: any company that engages a third-party developer, integrator, or consultancy to build, modify, or deploy the Software is fully liable alongside that developer for any unauthorized use. Governing law: India · Exclusive jurisdiction: Delhi, India.
