Python Algo Trading: FX Trading with Oanda

Course details

Update 3 May 2017: Video lesson for Oanda v20 REST API now uploaded. 

Update 23 Mar 2017: Codes for Oanda v20 REST API now included.

In this course you will learn how to develop your own currency pairs, contract for difference (CFDs), and commodities automated trading system using Python and the Oanda v1 REST API. At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Gain a deeper understanding of Python and its ecosystem
• Utilise Oanda platform and its API
• Extract live market rates
• Download a list of tradable instruments (currency pairs, CFDs, and commodities) on the Oanda Platform
• Obtain account information, margin utilised, open orders, open trades, realized and unrealized profit and loss
• Create and manage open orders
• Perform trade management (monitor, modify or close)
• Perform aggregate position management (monitor, modify or close)
• Download transaction history for further analysis
• Stream live market rates

All the contents are to the point and solve specific trading challenges you might encounter with the API. Not convinced? Check out how to extract market rates video under the Rates section.

Please note that this course will not teach you how to use Python. It assumed a certain level of competency with Python and in particular Jupyter Notebook. The course teaches you how to extract market data, and many key information from Oanda. It does NOT cover trading strategies nor does it teach you how to make money from trading fx.