trading-ig 0.0.7

Python library to enable financial trading with the IG.com API

IG Markets API - Python Library

A lightweight Python library that can be used to connect to the IG Markets REST and STREAM API with a LIVE or DEMO account.

IG Markets provide Retail Spread Betting and CFD accounts for trading Equities, Forex, Commodities, Indices and much more.

REST API

You can use the IG Markets HTTP / REST API to submit trade orders, open positions, close positions and view market sentiment.

STREAM API

You can use the IG Markets STREAM API to get realtime price, balance…

More

Full details about the API along with information about how to open an account with IG can be found at the link below:

http://labs.ig.com/

Install

From Python package index

$ pip install trading_ig

From source

Get latest version using Git

$ git clone https://github.com/ig-python/ig-markets-api-python-library
$ cd ig-markets-api-python-library
$ python setup.py install

or

$ pip install git+https://github.com/ig-python/ig-markets-api-python-library

Work in progress

This project is not a IG Markets project. Use it at your own risk.

There is still some room for improvement, fix issue

see :

• http://labs.ig.com/node/98

• https://labs.ig.com/node/28

• http://www.andlil.com/forum/script-api-ig-stream-rest-t10091-10.html

• https://github.com/ig-python/ig-markets-api-python-library/issues

Thanks to

• Lewis Barber

• ixta

• Chris

• colombao

• gianluca.finocchiaro

• Weswit

• Dimitri John Ledkov

• RRMXkun

• redbullpeter

• David Sabater Dinter

• Oscar Neira

• Wez Pyke

• and all other contributors…

Other related projects

• igtrade (and forks)

  • https://github.com/maroxe/igtrade

  • https://github.com/falex69/igtrade

  • https://github.com/yopibou/L3