Hi!
OANDA now allows for equities trading (as of 2023, I think).
Will there be an updated OANDA brokerage model, or is there an easy fix for adapting the exisiting brokerage model?
(In case it's relevant: I am at a beginner's skill level, but enjoying the learning!)
Best
Mia Alissi
Hi Rasmus,
As of my last update, the OANDA brokerage model in QuantConnect primarily supports Forex and CFD trading. If OANDA has indeed started offering equities trading and you wish to incorporate this into your algorithm, there are a couple of steps you might consider:
Custom Brokerage Model: While the pre-built OANDA brokerage model might not yet support equities, you can create a custom brokerage model that extends the existing OANDA model to include equities. This involves overriding or adding methods to handle the specifics of equity trading, such as different fee structures, margin requirements, or order types.
Contact QuantConnect Support: Since QuantConnect continuously updates its platform and documentation, it's a good idea to reach out to their support or community forum. They can provide the most current information on whether an updated OANDA brokerage model that includes equities is in development or already available.
Learning and Experimentation: Given that you're enjoying the learning process and are at a beginner's skill level, this could be a great opportunity to dive deeper into how brokerage models are implemented and customized in QuantConnect. Start with simpler customizations and gradually increase complexity as you become more comfortable.
Here's a basic example of how you might start to define a custom brokerage model in Python, extending the existing capabilities to potentially include equities (note that this is a simplified example for illustrative purposes):
To use this custom model in your algorithm:
Remember, this example might not cover all the nuances of integrating equities into the OANDA model, such as handling fees, margins, or specific order types for equities. It's meant to get you started on the path to customization.
Keep experimenting, learning, and don't hesitate to leverage the QuantConnect community and resources. They're invaluable assets as you progress in your algorithmic trading journey.
Best of luck!
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Lars Klawitter
To Yuri's earlier point of there being a difference between backtests and live trading as to when the stop orders are placed:
I've been running the strategy (using a larger universe and shorter opening range as per my previous post) on IBKR paper trading (i.e. on an actual IBKR account, not via QC paper trading) and as Yuri suggested, the stop orders are at times placed within the same minute. Mostly 20-40 seconds after the entry:
in one case the stop order was placed the same instance as the entry:
I tried second resolution, but that seems impractical given the large universe size.
So this is my attempt at an artificially delayed stop order placement:
I'm not a C# coder, so I definitely don't know what I'm doing. Backtests with this code produce by and large comparable results with the original code, so I'll try paper trading next.
Would the above code change make sense to you?
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Yuri Lopukhov
So far I can see two issues:
I can't fix the first issue in C#, so I guess I will switch to Python version unless somebody else fixes the C# version and share it. Not sure if fixing it will improve results as well.
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Jack Pizza
define: “does really well with 1 minute” ….. 2000-2002 still utterly collapses fail to see well really well fits in….
or does really well when overfitting super hard?
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Quant Stratege
These backtests are not representative of live performance. When adding slippage, it can be significant at the open due to volatility, small-cap stocks, and using stop orders, making the results much less appealing.
Just add this line when adding securities:
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Lars Klawitter
You're right. I had previously only simulated very small constant slippages, but MarketImpactSlippage has quite a savage effect…
If it looks too good to be true…
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AleNoc
I noticed a difference between the backtest and the selection with live data (data provider QuantConnect). What data provider do you use for live trading?
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Evan lightner
I don't know where to start, I'll have to write a whole post and how I'm planning to implement this strategy. But first of all thank you @derek for sharing this (and of course for everything you've done with QC -its been a game changer for me).
But first of all, I just want to comment with one simple non-coding question….
Why are a good amount of people HATING on this strategy? I understand the backtest cherry pick , but for a bare bones boiler plate ( i messed around with some variables like holdings and percent risk and still got good results) , this is the best algo I've seen in a while, especially for being shared so freely - not to mention brand new piece of research in the community.
Is there just some sort of deep skepticism in the quant community at large I guess, inherently? I suppose that fits!
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Kevin Patterson
Does anyone else end up with very different symbols when running the exact same algo in backtesting vs live (IBKR paper trading)? For example when it is set to choose 20 symbols, I'll see maybe only half overlap –- and of course the ones going positive for the day in the backtest are the ones not picked up live 😅. Seems the relative volume calculations aren't exactly the same and it doesn't take much to move the symbols you get. This is my first foray in to large universe algo's, is this type discrepancy common with large universe backtests or is there settings to help make it line up better with live? S
Some folks were asking about sized nodes: after trying the python version on IBKR (with a few mods) an L1-2 node will make it through one day (it crashes after close though, so likely you need the next level up if you dont want to restart daily)
Thanks for all the python related posts, even if I don't end up trading it, the algo has been super helpful for learning more about the QC code and had some good recipes in it that I think would be helpful for any algorithm.
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