#!/usr/bin/python # # Copyright 2012 Quantopian, Inc. # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from zipline.algorithm import TradingAlgorithm from zipline.utils.factory import load_from_yahoo class BuyApple(TradingAlgorithm): # inherit from TradingAlgorithm """This is the simplest possible algorithm that does nothing but buy 1 apple share on each event. """ def handle_data(self, data): # overload handle_data() method self.order('AAPL', 1) # order SID (=0) and amount (=1 shares) if __name__ == '__main__': data = load_from_yahoo(stocks=['AAPL'], indexes={}) simple_algo = BuyApple() results = simple_algo.run(data) results.portfolio_value.plot() plt.show()