Getting Started

Check out this page for tips on getting started with wetrade!

Setting up E-Trade API Access

In order to access the E-Trade API, you’ll need to follow the 4 steps detailed on the E-Trade developer getting started page then request an API key through the linked page. It’s also recommended that you enable real-time data in the subscription center so that you don’t receive delayed quotes.

Installing wetrade and setting up your project

In this tutorial, we’ll be setting up a new trading application using wetrade

It’s a good idea to create a new virtual environment for a new Python project

# create venv
python3 -m venv venv
# enter venv
source venv/bin/activate

We can then install wetrade into our venv. For automatic login, we’ll also need to install our browser.

pip install wetrade
playwright install firefox

Next, you’ll get going in no time using our automated new project script!

python -m wetrade new-project

You’ll now see a handful of files in your project directory including a settings.py file where you’ll enter your user and API info and have the option to configure various wetrade settings.

In addition to settings.py, we’ve also created a Dockerfile for easy deployment as well as a requirements.txt and an example file main.py which demonstrates some basic wetrade usage:

main.py

from wetrade.api import APIClient
from wetrade.account import Account
from wetrade.quote import Quote
from wetrade.order import LimitOrder
from wetrade.utils import setup_cloud_logging


def main():
  # Setup cloud logging (optional) and APIClient
  setup_cloud_logging()
  client = APIClient()

  # Check out your account
  account = Account(client=client)
  print('My Account Key: ', account.account_key)
  print('My Balance: ', account.check_balance())

  # Get a stock quote
  quote = Quote(client=client, symbol='IBM')
  print(f'Last {quote.symbol} Quote Price: ', quote.get_last_price())

  # Place some orders and stuff
  order1 = LimitOrder(
      client = client,
      account_key = account.account_key,
      symbol = 'NVDA',
      action = 'BUY',
      quantity = 1,
      price = 50.00)
  order1.place_order()
  order1.run_when_status(
      'CANCELLED',
      func = print,
      func_args = ['Test message'])

  order2 = LimitOrder(
      client = client,
      account_key = account.account_key,
      symbol = 'NFLX',
      action = 'BUY',
      quantity = 1,
      price = 50.00)
  order2.place_order()
  order2.run_when_status(
      'CANCELLED',
      order1.cancel_order)

  order2.cancel_order()


if __name__ == '__main__':
  main()

From here, you’re ready to build your app. If you’re having trouble getting the above script to work, you can check out the documentation on how to configure your settings.