StockTrade

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Dan Chrostowski edited this page Apr 30, 2019 · 1 revision

StockTrade(symbol, quantity, trade_type, order_type, duration, send_email)

Input parameters

symbol - A string representing a ticker symbol
quantity - An integer representing number of shares to buy/sell/short/cover
trade_type - Either a string or TradeType object. If string, valid values are 'buy', 'sell', 'sell short', or 'buy to cover'
order type - Either a string or OrderType object. Defaults to OrderType.MARKET()
duration - Either a string or Duration object. Defaults to Duration.GOOD_TILL_CANCELLED()
send_email - boolean. Defaults to True.

Methods

validate() - Returns a PreparedTrade object
execute() - Attempts to execute the trade.