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from AlgorithmImports import *
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### This example demonstrates how to execute a Call Butterfly option equity strategy
### It adds options for a given underlying equity security, and shows how you can prefilter contracts easily based on strikes and expirations
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class BasicTemplateOptionEquityStrategyAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm):
underlying_ticker = "GOOG"
def initialize(self) -> None:
self.set_start_date(2015, 12, 24)
self.set_end_date(2015, 12, 24)
equity = self.add_equity(self.underlying_ticker)
option = self.add_option(self.underlying_ticker)
self._option_symbol = option.symbol
# set our strike/expiry filter for this option chain
option.set_filter(lambda u: (u.strikes(-2, +2)
# Expiration method accepts TimeSpan objects or integer for days.
# The following statements yield the same filtering criteria
.expiration(0, 180)))
def on_data(self, slice: Slice) -> None:
if self.portfolio.invested or not self.is_market_open(self._option_symbol):
return
chain = slice.option_chains.get(self._option_symbol)
if not chain:
return
grouped_by_expiry = dict()
for contract in [contract for contract in chain if contract.right == OptionRight.CALL]:
grouped_by_expiry.setdefault(int(contract.expiry.timestamp()), []).append(contract)
first_expiry = list(sorted(grouped_by_expiry))[0]
call_contracts = sorted(grouped_by_expiry[first_expiry], key = lambda x: x.strike)
expiry = call_contracts[0].expiry
lower_strike = call_contracts[0].strike
middle_strike = call_contracts[1].strike
higher_strike = call_contracts[2].strike
option_strategy = OptionStrategies.call_butterfly(self._option_symbol, higher_strike, middle_strike, lower_strike, expiry)
self.order(option_strategy, 10)
def on_order_event(self, order_event: OrderEvent) -> None:
self.log(str(order_event))