# QUANTCONNECT.COM - Democratizing Finance, Empowering Individuals. # Lean Algorithmic Trading Engine v2.0. Copyright 2014 QuantConnect Corporation. # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. from AlgorithmImports import * ### ### Regression algorithm illustrating the usage of the ### method to get multiple futures chains. ### class FuturesChainsMultipleFullDataRegressionAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm): def initialize(self): self.set_start_date(2013, 10, 7) self.set_end_date(2013, 10, 7) es_future = self.add_future(Futures.Indices.SP_500_E_MINI).symbol gc_future = self.add_future(Futures.Metals.GOLD).symbol chains = self.futures_chains([es_future, gc_future], flatten=True) self._es_contract = self.get_contract(chains, es_future) self._gc_contract = self.get_contract(chains, gc_future) self.add_future_contract(self._es_contract) self.add_future_contract(self._gc_contract) def get_contract(self, chains: FuturesChains, canonical: Symbol) -> Symbol: df = chains.data_frame # Index by the requested underlying, by getting all data with canonicals which underlying is the requested underlying symbol: canonicals = df.index.get_level_values('canonical') condition = [symbol for symbol in canonicals if symbol == canonical] contracts = df.loc[condition] # Get contracts expiring within 6 months, with the latest expiration date, and lowest price contracts = contracts.loc[(df.expiry <= self.time + timedelta(days=180))] contracts = contracts.sort_values(['expiry', 'lastprice'], ascending=[False, True]) return contracts.index[0][1] def on_data(self, data): # Do some trading with the selected contract for sample purposes if not self.portfolio.invested: self.set_holdings(self._es_contract, 0.25) self.set_holdings(self._gc_contract, 0.25) else: self.liquidate()