# 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 AlgorithmImports import * ### ### This example demonstrates how to add futures with daily resolution. ### ### ### ### class BasicTemplateFuturesDailyAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm): def Initialize(self): self.SetStartDate(2013, 10, 8) self.SetEndDate(2014, 10, 10) self.SetCash(1000000) resolution = self.GetResolution() extendedMarketHours = self.GetExtendedMarketHours() # Subscribe and set our expiry filter for the futures chain self.futureSP500 = self.AddFuture(Futures.Indices.SP500EMini, resolution, extendedMarketHours=extendedMarketHours) self.futureGold = self.AddFuture(Futures.Metals.Gold, resolution, extendedMarketHours=extendedMarketHours) # set our expiry filter for this futures chain # SetFilter method accepts timedelta objects or integer for days. # The following statements yield the same filtering criteria self.futureSP500.SetFilter(timedelta(0), timedelta(182)) self.futureGold.SetFilter(0, 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 = list(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 contract = sorted(contracts, key = lambda x: x.Expiry)[0] # if found, trade it. # Let's check if market is actually open to place market orders. For example: for daily resolution, data can come at a # time when market is closed, like 7:00PM. if self.Securities[contract.Symbol].Exchange.ExchangeOpen: self.MarketOrder(contract.Symbol, 1) else: # MOO are not allowed for futures, so to make sure, use limit order instead. We use a very big limit price here # to make the order fill on next bar. self.LimitOrder(contract.Symbol, 1, contract.AskPrice * 2) else: # Same as above, let's check if market is open to place market orders. if any([not self.Securities[x.Symbol].Exchange.ExchangeOpen for x in self.Portfolio.values()]): for holdings in sorted(self.Portfolio.values(), key=lambda x: x.Symbol): # use a very low limit price here to make the order fill on next bar. self.LimitOrder(holdings.Symbol, -holdings.Quantity, 1.0) else: self.Liquidate() def GetResolution(self): return Resolution.Daily def GetExtendedMarketHours(self): return False