# QUANTCONNECT.COM - Democratizing Finance, Empowering Individuals. # Lean Algorithmic Trading Engine v2.0. Copyright 2014 QuantConnect Corporation. # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. #region imports from AlgorithmImports import * #endregion class IndexOptionPutButterflyAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm): def Initialize(self): self.SetStartDate(2020, 1, 1) self.SetEndDate(2021, 1, 1) self.SetCash(1000000) self.vxz = self.AddEquity("VXZ", Resolution.Minute).Symbol index = self.AddIndex("SPX", Resolution.Minute).Symbol option = self.AddIndexOption(index, "SPXW", Resolution.Minute) option.SetFilter(lambda x: x.IncludeWeeklys().Strikes(-3, 3).Expiration(15, 45)) self.spxw = option.Symbol self.multiplier = option.SymbolProperties.ContractMultiplier self.tickets = [] def OnData(self, slice: Slice) -> None: # The order of magnitude per SPXW order's value is 10000 times of VXZ if not self.Portfolio[self.vxz].Invested: self.MarketOrder(self.vxz, 10000) # Return if any opening index option position if any([self.Portfolio[x.Symbol].Invested for x in self.tickets]): return # Get the OptionChain chain = slice.OptionChains.get(self.spxw) if not chain: return # Get nearest expiry date expiry = min([x.Expiry for x in chain]) # Select the put Option contracts with nearest expiry and sort by strike price puts = [x for x in chain if x.Expiry == expiry and x.Right == OptionRight.Put] if len(puts) < 3: return sorted_put_strikes = sorted([x.Strike for x in puts]) # Select ATM put atm_strike = min([abs(x - chain.Underlying.Value) for x in sorted_put_strikes]) # Get the strike prices for the ITM & OTM contracts, make sure they're in equidistance spread = min(atm_strike - sorted_put_strikes[0], sorted_put_strikes[-1] - atm_strike) otm_strike = atm_strike - spread itm_strike = atm_strike + spread if otm_strike not in sorted_put_strikes or itm_strike not in sorted_put_strikes: return # Buy the put butterfly put_butterfly = OptionStrategies.PutButterfly(self.spxw, itm_strike, atm_strike, otm_strike, expiry) price = sum([abs(self.Securities[x.Symbol].Price * x.Quantity) * self.multiplier for x in put_butterfly.UnderlyingLegs]) if price > 0: quantity = self.Portfolio.TotalPortfolioValue // price self.tickets = self.Buy(put_butterfly, quantity, asynchronous=True)