trading_ig
A lightweight Python wrapper for the IG Markets API. Simplifies access to the IG REST and Streaming APIs with a live or demo account.
What is it?
IG Markets provides financial spread betting and CFD platforms for trading equities, forex, commodities, indices, cryptocurrencies, bonds, rates, options and more.
IG provide APIs so that developers can access their platforms programmatically. Using the APIs you can get live and historical data, automate your trades, or create apps. For details about the IG APIs please see their site:
NOTE: this is not an IG project. Use it at your own risk
Installation
From Python package index:
$ pip install trading_ig
with Poetry:
$ git clone https://github.com/ig-python/ig-markets-api-python-library $ cd ig-markets-api-python-library $ poetry install
or with optional packages:
$ poetry install --extras "pandas munch"
From source:
$ git clone https://github.com/ig-python/ig-markets-api-python-library $ cd ig-markets-api-python-library $ python setup.py install
or direct from Github:
$ pip install git+https://github.com/ig-python/ig-markets-api-python-library
Dependencies
For full details, see pyproject.toml
Docs
https://trading_ig.readthedocs.io/
License
BSD (See LICENSE)
