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Trading Engine for Interactive Brokers

This Python script connects to the Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation (TWS) API to facilitate automated trading. It includes functionality for establishing a connection, retrieving market data, and executing a Butterfly Option Strategy on the SPX index.

Features

📌Connection to TWS API: Establish a secure connection with Interactive Brokers to execute trades.

📌Market Data Retrieval: Access real-time and historical market data.

📌Trading Symbol Master: Retrieve master data for trading symbols.

📌Butterfly Option Strategy: Implement a basket-style Butterfly Option Strategy on SPX options with 0 days to expiry.

📌Order Execution: Automatically execute trades based on predefined signals

Installation

git clone https://github.com/Coderixc/InteractiveBrokerPython.git

Install dependencies:

Make sure you have Python installed on your machine. Then, install the necessary packages: pip install ib_insync

Setup Interactive Brokers:

Ensure that Interactive Brokers TWS or IB Gateway is running and API access is enabled.

Usage

Trading Engine Class The main class, TradingEngine, is responsible for connecting to the broker, retrieving data, and executing trades.

Key Methods

📍ConnectionEstablishment() : This method connects the engine to the TWS API, enabling communication with Interactive Brokers.

📍getMaster() : Retrieves the trading symbol master list to identify available trading symbols.

📍GetMarketData() : Fetches live market data for selected trading symbols or make simulation to get price.

📍GetHistoricalData_Index() : Acquires historical data for stocks to support backtesting and analysis.

📍StartTrading(): Starts the trading process, executing orders based on generated signals.

📍ButterFlyOptionStrategyBasketStyle() : This method implements the butterfly strategy by dynamically selecting the ATM, ITM, and OTM strikes based on the latest market prices.

Butterfly Option Strategy

This project includes a butterfly option strategy for SPX with DTE "0" expiry. The strategy involves creating a balanced spread using at-the-money (ATM), in-the-money (ITM), and out-of-the-money (OTM) options.

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