# 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.
from clr import AddReference
AddReference("System")
AddReference("QuantConnect.Algorithm")
AddReference("QuantConnect.Indicators")
AddReference("QuantConnect.Common")
from System import *
from QuantConnect import *
from QuantConnect.Data import *
from QuantConnect.Algorithm import *
from QuantConnect.Indicators import *
from datetime import timedelta
###
### This example demonstrates how to get access to futures history for a given root symbol.
### It also shows how you can prefilter contracts easily based on expirations, and inspect the futures
### chain to pick a specific contract to trade.
###
###
###
###
###
class BasicTemplateFuturesHistoryAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm):
def Initialize(self):
self.SetStartDate(2013, 10, 8)
self.SetEndDate(2013, 10, 9)
self.SetCash(1000000)
# Subscribe and set our expiry filter for the futures chain
# find the front contract expiring no earlier than in 90 days
futureES = self.AddFuture(Futures.Indices.SP500EMini, Resolution.Minute)
futureES.SetFilter(timedelta(0), timedelta(182))
futureGC = self.AddFuture(Futures.Metals.Gold, Resolution.Minute)
futureGC.SetFilter(timedelta(0), timedelta(182))
def OnData(self,slice):
if not self.Portfolio.Invested:
for chain in slice.FutureChains:
# Get contracts expiring no earlier than in 90 days
contracts = filter(lambda x: x.Expiry > self.Time + timedelta(90), chain.Value)
# if there is any contract, trade the front contract
if len(contracts) == 0: continue
front = sorted(contracts, key = lambda x: x.Expiry, reverse=True)[0]
self.MarketOrder(front.Symbol , 1)
else:
self.Liquidate()
def OnOrderEvent(self, orderEvent):
# Order fill event handler. On an order fill update the resulting information is passed to this method.
# Order event details containing details of the events
self.Log(str(orderEvent))
def OnSecuritiesChanged(self, changes):
if changes == SecurityChanges.None: return
for change in changes.AddedSecurities:
history = self.History(change.Symbol, 1, Resolution.Minute)
history = history.sortlevel(['time'], ascending=False)[:1]
self.Log("History: " + str(history.index.get_level_values('symbol').values[0])
+ ": " + str(history.index.get_level_values('time').values[0])
+ " > " + str(history['close'].values))