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...
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