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Python SDK for SDK for CopyFactory trade copying API. Can copy trades both between MetaTrader 5 (MT5) and MetaTrader 4 (MT4). (https://metaapi.cloud)

Project description

CopyFactory is a powerful trade copying API which makes developing forex trade copying applications as easy as writing few lines of code.

CopyFactory API is a member of MetaApi project (https://metaapi.cloud), a powerful cloud forex trading API which supports both MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms.

MetaApi is a paid service, however API access to one MetaTrader account is free of charge.

The MetaApi pricing was developed with the intent to make your charges less or equal to what you would have to pay for hosting your own infrastructure. This is possible because over time we managed to heavily optimize our MetaTrader infrastructure. And with MetaApi you can save significantly on application development and maintenance costs and time thanks to high-quality API, open-source SDKs and convenience of a cloud service.

Why do we offer CopyFactory API trade copying API

We found that developing reliable and flexible trade copier is a task which requires lots of effort, because developers have to solve a series of complex technical tasks to create a product.

We decided to share our product as it allows developers to start with a powerful solution in almost no time, saving on development and infrastructure maintenance costs.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

FAQ is located here: http://metaapi.cloud/docs/copyfactory/faq

CopyFactory copytrading API features

Features supported:

  • low latency trade copying API

  • reliable trade copying API

  • suitable for large-scale deployments

  • suitable for large number of subscribers

  • connect arbitrary number of strategy providers and subscribers

  • subscribe accounts to multiple strategies at once

  • select arbitrary copy ratio for each subscription

  • configure symbol mapping between strategy providers and subscribers

  • apply advanced risk filters on strategy provider side

  • override risk filters on subscriber side

  • provide multiple strategies from a single account based on magic or symbol filters

  • supports manual trading on subscriber accounts while copying trades

  • synchronize subscriber account with strategy providers

  • monitor trading history

  • calculate trade copying commissions for account managers

  • support portfolio strategies as trading signal source, i.e. the strategies which include signals of several other strategies (also known as combos on some platforms)

Please note that trade copying to MT5 netting accounts is not supported in the current API version

REST API documentation

CopyFactory SDK is built on top of CopyFactory REST API.

CopyFactory REST API docs are available at https://metaapi.cloud/docs/copyfactory/

Code examples

We published some code examples in our github repository, namely:

Installation

pip install metaapi-cloud-copyfactory-sdk

Retrieving API token

Please visit https://app.metaapi.cloud/token web UI to obtain your API token.

Configuring trade copying

In order to configure trade copying you need to:

  • add MetaApi MetaTrader accounts with CopyFactory as application field value (see above)

  • create CopyFactory master and slave accounts and connect them to MetaApi accounts via connectionId field

  • create a strategy being copied

  • subscribe slave CopyFactory accounts to the strategy

from metaapi_cloud_sdk import MetaApi
from metaapi_cloud_copyfactory_sdk import CopyFactory

token = '...'
metaapi = MetaApi(token=token)
copy_factory = CopyFactory(token=token)

# retrieve MetaApi MetaTrader accounts with CopyFactory as application field value
master_metaapi_account = await metaapi.metatrader_account_api.get_account(account_id='masterMetaapiAccountId')
if master_metaapi_account.application != 'CopyFactory'
    raise Exception('Please specify CopyFactory application field value in your MetaApi account in order to use it in CopyFactory API')
slave_metaapi_account = await metaapi.metatrader_account_api.get_account(account_id='slaveMetaapiAccountId')
if slave_metaapi_account.application != 'CopyFactory'
    raise Exception('Please specify CopyFactory application field value in your MetaApi account in order to use it in CopyFactory API')

# create CopyFactory master and slave accounts and connect them to MetaApi accounts via connectionId field
configuration_api = copy_factory.configuration_api
master_account_id = configuration_api.generate_account_id()
slave_account_id = configuration_api.generate_account_id()
await configuration_api.update_account(id=master_account_id, account={
    'name': 'Demo account',
    'connectionId': master_metaapi_account.id,
    'subscriptions': []
})

# create a strategy being copied
strategy_id = await configuration_api.generate_strategy_id()
await configuration_api.update_strategy(id=strategy_id['id'], strategy={
    'name': 'Test strategy',
    'description': 'Some useful description about your strategy',
    'positionLifecycle': 'hedging',
    'connectionId': master_metaapi_account.id,
    'maxTradeRisk': 0.1,
    'stopOutRisk': {
        'value': 0.4,
        'startTime': '2020-08-24T00:00:00.000Z'
    },
    'timeSettings': {
        'lifetimeInHours': 192,
        'openingIntervalInMinutes': 5
    }
})

# subscribe slave CopyFactory accounts to the strategy
await configuration_api.update_account(id=slave_account_id, account={
    'name': 'Demo account',
    'connectionId': slave_metaapi_account.id,
    'subscriptions': [
        {
            'strategyId': strategy_id['id'],
            'multiplier': 1
        }
    ]
})

See in-code documentation for full definition of possible configuration options.

Retrieving trade copying history

CopyFactory allows you to monitor transactions conducted on trading accounts in real time.

Retrieving trading history on provider side

history_api = copy_factory.history_api

# retrieve list of subscribers
print(await history_api.get_subscribers())

# retrieve list of strategies provided
print(await history_api.get_provided_strategies())

# retrieve trading history, please note that this method support pagination and limits number of records
print(await history_api.get_provided_strategies_transactions(time_from=datetime.fromisoformat('2020-08-01'),
    time_till=datetime.fromisoformat('2020-09-01')))

Retrieving trading history on subscriber side

history_api = copy_factory.history_api

# retrieve list of providers
print(await history_api.get_providers())

# retrieve list of strategies subscribed to
print(await history_api.get_strategies_subscribed())

# retrieve trading history, please note that this method support pagination and limits number of records
print(await history_api.get_strategies_subscribed_transactions(time_from=datetime.fromisoformat('2020-08-01'),
    time_till=datetime.fromisoformat('2020-09-01')))

Resynchronizing slave accounts to masters

There is a configurable time limit during which the trades can be opened. Sometimes trades can not open in time due to broker errors or trading session time discrepancy. You can resynchronize a slave account to place such late trades. Please note that positions which were closed manually on a slave account will also be reopened during resynchronization.

account_id = '...' # CopyFactory account id

# resynchronize all strategies
await copy_factory.trading_api.resynchronize(account_id=account_id)

# resynchronize specific strategy
await copy_factory.trading_api.resynchronize(account_id=account_id, strategy_ids=['ABCD'])

Managing stopouts

A subscription to a strategy can be stopped if the strategy have exceeded allowed risk limit.

trading_api = copy_factory.trading_api
account_id = '...' # CopyFactory account id
strategy_id = '...' # CopyFactory strategy id

# retrieve list of strategy stopouts
print(await trading_api.get_stopouts(account_id=account_id))

# reset a stopout so that subscription can continue
await trading_api.reset_stopout(account_id=account_id, strategy_id=strategy_id, reason='daily-equity')

Retrieving slave trading logs

trading_api = copy_factory.trading_api
account_id = '...' # CopyFactory account id

# retrieve slave trading log
print(await trading_api.get_user_log(account_id))

# retrieve paginated slave trading log by time range
print(await trading_api.get_user_log(account_id, datetime.fromtimestamp(datetime.now().timestamp() - 24 * 60 * 60), None, 20, 10))

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