Configuration File zipline-trader.yaml

In order to run this package you could use the following config file or environment variables, Whatever you prefer.

Module Configuration (Why?)

This package has moving parts as described below:

* Data provider to use, and data provider credentials

* Universe selection

* Backend preferences (which DB to use, where it’s located)

This is why we put everything in a configuration file

Config File Location

After some feedback from the community this next approach was chosen to make it easier to find the configuration file. The recommended file name is ziplint-trader.yaml, but you could select what ever you prefer.

You need to set this environment variable to tell the package where to locate the config file: ZIPLINE_TRADER_CONFIG

So for instance:

export ZIPLINE_TRADER_CONFIG=./zipline-trader.yaml

Sample Config file

alpaca:
  key_id: "<YOUR-KEY>"
  secret: "<YOUR-SECRET>"
  base_url: https://paper-api.alpaca.markets
  universe: SP500
  custom_asset_list: AAPL, TSLA, GOOG

alpha-vantage:
  ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY: "<YOUR-KEY>"
  AV_FREQ_SEC: 60
  AV_CALLS_PER_FREQ: 5
  AV_TOLERANCE_SEC: 1

backend:
  type: postgres
  postgres:
    host: 127.0.0.1
    port: 5439
    user: postgres
    password: postgres

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