ig-trading-api 1.0.6

Simple IG trading API for Python

IG.com Trading API

Install

pip install ig-trading-api

or

pip install --upgrade ig-trading-api

Usage

• Initializing

import igapi
ig = igapi.IG(apikey, username, password, account, acc_type)

• Check version

print(ig.getVersion())

• Login

ig.login()

• Logout

ig.logout()

• Get account information

account = ig.account()

• Get account balance

ig.getBalance()

or

ig.getBalance(account)

• Get account available balance

ig.getAvailable()

or

ig.getAvailable(account)

• Get account deposit

ig.getDeposit()

or

ig.getDeposit(account)

• Get account getProfitLoss

ig.getProfitLoss()

or

ig.getProfitLoss(account)

• Get watchlists

watchlists = ig.watchlists()

• Get specific watchlist

watchlist = ig.watchlist(id)

• Get account transactions

transactions = ig.getAccountTransactions(type='ALL',period=86400)

• Get account activities

activities = ig.getAccountActivities()

• Get price

price = ig.getPrice(epic, [resolution], [numPoints])

• Get prices

prices = ig.getPrices(epic, [resolution], [numPoints],[start],[end])

• Get open positions

positions = ig.getOpenPosition([dealId])

• Create position

dealReference = ig.createPosition(currency, direction, epic, expiry, orderType, size, [limitDistance], [stopDistance], [forceOpen], [guaranteedStop])

• Close position

dealReference = ig.closePosition(dealId, direction, epic, expiry, orderType, size)

Example

order = ig.createPosition('AUD', 'BUY', 'IX.D.NASDAQ.IFA.IP', '-', 'MARKET', 2, 20, 40)

dealReference = ig.closePosition([dealId],'SELL',  '-', 'MARKET', 2)