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Hi. How do I get to backtest on a stock from the stock echance in Copenhagen, Denmark?
the ticker is VWS.
you can find the stock on google : "Vestas Wind Systems CPH: VWS "
I tried in python in initialize:
self.symbol = "VWS"
self.AddEquity(self.symbol, Resolution.Daily)
I plot it and it dosent work. It works with "SPY"
In general I would like to get european stocks and japanese ones aswell.
Thanks :)
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Shile Wen
Hi Martin,
European stocks are not supported in web QC at the moment. To backtest securities that aren't supported, we can import them as Custom Data (docs). Furthermore, this video provides an example of trading securities imported from a csv and from Quandl.
Best,
Shile Wen
Martin etellerandet
Thanks :)
Is it possible to buy european stocks in live trading / paper trading / or when will it be ?
By the way is there a site with ready made csv files for backtesting?
I think I found a way to transform the data from yahoo finance here though.
Thanks again
Shile Wen
Hi Martin,
It is possible to simulate trading of Custom Data Symbols only in QuantConnect Paper Trading, as other brokerages will not accept custom data orders, as long as the custom data CSV is consistently updated. However, if you wish to trade European stocks using real money, I suggest running a local instance of Lean. In this case, you will need to change the brokerage implementation. I do not know any sites with CSVs on the top of my head.
Best,
Shile Wen
Martin etellerandet
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