Package: shioaji
ShioajiShioaji is a trading API provided by Sinopac that offers a comprehensive and user-friendly platform for accessing the Taiwan financial markets. With Shioaji, you can trade a variety of financial instruments including stocks, futures, and options using your favorite Python packages such as numpy, scipy, pandas, pytorch, or tensorflow to build your own custom trading models. The platform is easy to use and intuitive, with advanced charting tools, real-time market data, and a customizable interface that allows you to tailor your trading experience to your specific needs. Shioaji is fast and efficient, with a high-performance core implemented in C++ and using FPGA event broker technology, and it is the first Python trading API in Taiwan that is compatible with Linux and Mac, making it a truly cross-platform solution. Whether you are a beginner looking to get started in the world of trading or an experienced trader looking for a more powerful platform, Shioaji has something to offer.Sign up for a free account today and start trading with confidence.InstallationBinariesDocker ImageQuickstartsCommunicationReleases and ContributingThe TeamInstallationBinariessimple using pip to installpip install shioajiDocker Imagesimple run with interactive mode in dockerdocker run -it sinotrade/shioaji:latestordocker run -it sinotrade/shioaji:{version}run with jupyter lab or notebookdocker run -p 8888:8888 sinotrade/shioaji:jupyterQuickstartsInitializationimportshioajiassjapi=sj.Shioaji()accounts=api.login("YOUR_TOKEN","YOUR_SECRET_KEY")api.activate_ca(ca_path="/c/your/ca/path/Sinopac.pfx",ca_passwd="YOUR_CA_PASSWORD",person_id="person_id of this ca",)Just import our API library like other popular python library and new the instance to start using our API. Login your account and activate the certification then you can start placing order.Streaming Market Dataapi.quote.subscribe(api.Contracts.Stocks["2330"],quote_type="tick")api.quote.subscribe(api.Contracts.Stocks["2330"],quote_type="bidask")api.quote.subscribe(api.Contracts.Futures["TXFC0"],quote_type="tick")Subscribe the real time market data. Simplely pass contract into quotesubscribefunction and give the quote type will receive the streaming data.Place Ordercontract=api.Contracts.Stocks["2890"]order=api.Order(price=9.6,quantity=1,action="Buy",price_type="LMT",order_type="ROD",order_lot="Common",account=api.stock_account,)# ororder=api.Order(price=9.6,quantity=1,action=sj.constant.Action.Buy,price_type=sj.constant.StockPriceType.LMT,order_type=sj.constant.OrderType.ROD,order_lot=sj.constant.StockOrderLot.Common,account=api.stock_account,)trade=api.place_order(contract,order)Like the above subscribing market data using the contract, then need to define the order. Pass them intoplace_orderfunction, then it will return the trade that describe the status of your order.ConclusionThis quickstart demonstrates how easy to use our package for native Python users. Unlike many other trading API is hard for Python developer. We focus on making more pythonic trading API for our users.More usage detail on document.CommunicationReleases and ContributingShioaji has a 14 day release cycle. See the releasechange log. Please let us know if you encounter a bug byfiling an issue.We appreciate all suggestions. If you have any idea want us to implement, please discuss with us in gitter.The TeamShioaji is currently maintained bySally,Yvictor,CC.ChiaoandPo Chien Yangwith major contributions.