Daily Archives: 27 February 2026

FX Trading with FXCM

Programming, Python, Python for Algorithmic TradingBy Zhe 27 February 2026 Leave a comment

Install the Python wrapper package Open a FAXM Demo Account Create a unique API token Connect to the API The configuration file Retrieving data Retrieving tick data The available symbols Retrieves one week’s worth of tick data for a single symbol Pick a subset of the data and implement typical financial analytics tasks Retrieving candles…

CFD Trading with Oanda

Programming, Python, Python for Algorithmic TradingBy Zhe 27 February 2026 Leave a comment

The Oanda API The configparser module is used to manage account credentials. Filename: pyalgo.cfg To access the API via Python, it is recommended to use the Python wrapper package tpqoa. Retrieving Historical Data Looking up instruments available for trading Backtesting a momentum strategy on minute bars Implement the vectorised backtesting The derivation and plotting of…