If you're ok with Linux systems, I can recommend Linode hosting (specifically their Newark servers). I trade using Python and I'm able to get...
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IB won't allow shorting and will only allow longs @ 50% margin. Most other brokers will offer both directions. More info:...
I know. My solution is intented to only be a temporary fix until the good fellas of pandas-datareader find a solution, or while you update your...
If you're using Python, here's a quick fix: https://github.com/ranaroussi/fix-yahoo-finance http://aroussi.com/#post/fix-yahoo-finance
Thanks for attending the webinar :) I had a great time doing it. To answer your questions: 1. Starting with version 1.5.56, QTPyLib is fully...
Yes to all :) QTPyLib has it's own backtesting logic. If you use market orders in backtesting, it considers the next tick/bar open as the trade...
I'm not based in US and don't have Google voice here - so there's no way for me to develop and test such integration at this time... I've opted...
If you're trading with Interactive Brokers, I suggest you check out QTPyLib - a Pythonic algorithmic trading library that handles everything for...
If you're using a tick-by-tick data feed then you're going to need more disk space... IB sends aggregated ticks 3-5 times/second. Most people,...
I wouldn't worry at all about minute level data as you're maxed at only 1380 records per day for futures and 390 records for stocks - so no issues...
Thanks! Its a weird (but good) feeling knowing people are using my code :) As for MySQL - since the usage for long term storage (data is...
Hi, I'm not familiar with the last one you mentioned, but I got to play a bit with the first three. I'm also a fan of Rob Carver's...
I've tested QtPyLib on *nix platforms with MySQL 5.5-5.7, but I know of a few people that are using Windows machine (not sure which version)....
I actually thought about it... but then again, there are many open source libraries with similar names, and I've been calling it QTPy internally...
After getting some warming feedback about my previous library release (link), I've decided to also release QTPy-Lib, an algorithmic trading python...
No problem :) I've just added more code examples to the README file, as well as added working example files, to cover things like custom...
Hi all, First time poster, long time reader... I just released ezIBpy, a Python library that makes talking to Interactive Broker's TWS/GW a...
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