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European retail traders can only buy and sell UCITS-ETFs, i.e. ETFs that are accesible via European stock exchanges. An algorithm involving an S&P500 ETF, must therefore e.g. use the SRX8 symbol instead of the SPY. Since Quantconnect currently does not provide historical data for UCITs ETFs, algorithms designed for European (divisions of) brokers, can not be backtested.
Are there any plans to include data for UCITS securities, anytime soon?
Is there a workaround for this issue, e.g. ingesting historical data from Interactive Brokers or other data sources?
Derek Melchin
Hi Filib,
Refer to this related thread. As for a workaround, consider using a custom data source.
Best,
Derek Melchin
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Toaster
Hi,
+1 for the european UCITS securities!
It is a pain for us european investors to fight against so many windmills.
Filib Uster Did you manage to use custom data?
I'm looking for an example how to work with IB data.
Best regards, Chris
Buruiană Cătălin
Any updates on supporting UCITS?
Trying to echo Toaster's sentiments - there's a lot of hoops to jump through as an EU national.
Filib Uster
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