Forex Brokers for LumiBot¶
Trade currency pairs from a LumiBot strategy or AI agent through Interactive Brokers. LumiBot treats a currency pair as a forex asset.
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Broker |
Also trades |
Paper trading |
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Stocks, options, futures |
Yes, IBKR paper account |
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Stocks, options, futures |
Yes, IBKR paper account |
Frequently asked questions¶
Which brokers support forex in LumiBot?¶
Interactive Brokers, through either the REST connection or the legacy TWS connection.
How do I create a forex asset in LumiBot?¶
Create the base currency as Asset(symbol="EUR", asset_type=Asset.AssetType.FOREX) and pass the quote currency to the order, for example self.create_order(eur, 10000, "buy", quote=Asset("USD", asset_type=Asset.AssetType.FOREX)).
Can I paper trade forex?¶
Yes. Use an Interactive Brokers paper account and the same strategy code.
Can an AI agent trade forex with LumiBot?¶
Yes. A LumiBot AI agent strategy can place forex orders on Interactive Brokers. See Build AI Trading Agents in Python with LumiBot.
Do Alpaca, Schwab or Tradier support forex in LumiBot?¶
No. In LumiBot today, forex trading goes through Interactive Brokers only.