ejtraderCT

Python Ctrader Fix API

ejtraderCT is a Python library to access the Ctrader trading platform's FIX API.

Features

• Market Position buy and sell
• Pending orders limit and stop (No SL and TP)
• Partial close (No SL and TP)
• Stop loss & Take profit Only Position
• Real-time bid & ask
• Check connection status
• Custom Client ID and commend in Position
• Rest API server (in development)
• Webhook for Tradingviewer (in development)

Prerequisites

The library has been tested on Python 3.7 to 3.9.

Installation

To install the latest version of ejtraderCT, you can use pip:

pip install ejtraderCT -U

Or if you want to install from source, you can use:

pip install git+https://github.com/ejtraderLabs/ejtraderCT.git

Accessing the Ctrader FIX API

To access your API, follow these simple steps:

1. Open the cTrader desktop or web platform.

2. In the bottom left corner of the platform, you will find the Settings option. Click on it.

3. A popup window will appear. In the menu of the popup, look for the last option: FIX API.

4. First, click on the Change Password button. Make sure to add a numeric password of at least 8 digits.

5. After changing the password, click on the Copy to Clipboard button from Trade Connection.

6. Now, let's move to the Trade Connection section. Here, you will receive your data in the following format (this is an example with IC Markets for a real account):

   • Host name: (Current IP address 168.205.95.20 can be changed without notice)
   • Port: 5212 (SSL), 5202 (Plain text)
   • Password: (a/c 1104928 password)
   • SenderCompID: live.icmarkets.1104926 or demo.icmarkets.1104926 or live2.icmarkets.1104926
   • TargetCompID: cServer
   • SenderSubID: TRADE

Import libraries

from ejtraderCT import Ctrader

Fix account login and details

server="168.205.95.20" # - Host name: (Current IP address 168.205.95.20 can be changed without notice)
account="live.icmarkets.1104926" #  - SenderCompID: live.icmarkets.1104926
password="12345678" # - The password you configured

api = Ctrader(server,account,password)

Check the connection status

api.isconnected()

Logout

api.logout()

Real-time quote

Subscribe to symbols

api.subscribe("EURUSD", "GBPUSD")

List of quotes for all symbols

quote = api.quote()
print(quote)

# Output

{'EURUSD': {'bid': 1.02616, 'ask': 1.02618}, 'GBPUSD': {'bid': 1.21358, 'ask': 1.21362}}

Quote for a single symbol

quote = api.quote("EURUSD")
print(quote)

# Output

{'bid': 1.02612, 'ask': 1.02614}

Market position and pending orders.

Market position

# Buy position
price = api.quote()
price = price['EURUSD']['bid'] 

symbol = "EURUSD"
volume = 0.01 # position size:
stoploss =  round(price - 0.00010,6)
takeprofit = round(price + 0.00010,6)

id = api.buy(symbol, volume, stoploss, takeprofit)
print(f"Position: {id}")

# sell position 
price = api.quote()
price = price['EURUSD']['bid'] 

symbol = "EURUSD"
volume = 0.01 # position size
stoploss =  round(price + 0.00010,6)
takeprofit = round(price - 0.00010,6)

id = api.sell(symbol, volume, stoploss, takeprofit)
print(f"Position: {id}")

Limit Orders

# Buy limit order

symbol = "EURUSD"
volume = 0.01 # order size
price = 1.18 # entry price 

id = api.buyLimit(symbol, volume, price)
print(f"Order: {id}")


# Sell limit order

symbol = "EURUSD"
volume = 0.01 # Order size
price = 1.22 # entry price 

id = api.sellLimit(symbol, volume, price)
print(f"Order: {id}")

Stop Orders

# Buy stop order

symbol = "EURUSD"
volume = 0.01 # order size
price = 1.22 # entry price

id = api.buyStop(symbol, volume, price)
print(f"Order: {id}")

# Sell stop order

symbol = "EURUSD"
volume = 0.01 # order size
price = 1.18 # entry price 

api.sellStop(symbol, volume, price)

List Positions

positions = api.positions()
print(positions)

List limit and stop Orders

orders = api.orders()
print(orders)

Cancel order by id

orders = api.orders()
for order in orders:
    api.orderCancelById(order['ord_id'])

Close position by id

for position in positions:
    api.positionCloseById(position['pos_id'], position['amount'])

Cancel all orders

api.cancel_all()

Close all positions

api.close_all()

Parcial Close position

api.positionPartialClose(id, volume) 

Disclosure

Due to certain limitations of the FIX API, there's a specific issue that arises when both the Stop Loss (SL) and Take Profit (TP) features are used concurrently. This issue occurs when one of them is triggered, the other remains open and will execute when the price reaches the specified level again, causing it to open another order. This issue needs to be addressed either within the ejtraderCT library or the application itself.

However, you can avoid this problem by using either the SL or TP, but not both simultaneously.

Contributing

We welcome any contribution to ejtraderCT. Here are some ways to contribute:

1. Report issues or suggest improvements by opening an issue.
2. Contribute with code to fix issues or add features via a Pull Request.

Before submitting a pull request, please make sure your codes are well formatted and tested.

Acknowledgements

I would like to express my gratitude to @HarukaMa for creating the initial project. Their work has been an invaluable starting point for my modifications and improvements.