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Yair Altman UndocumentedMatlab.com a common algo-trading challenge trading platforms are relatively closed o Difficult to develop automated trading platforms o Vendor lock-in - algos are often un-portable o internal algo customizability usually limited common solutions: o Use Excel with trading-platform plugin o use limited internal programmability (MT4, TS) o develop custom C++ / Java applications o Reduces total cost of

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Yair Altman UndocumentedMatlab.com a common algo-trading challenge trading platforms are relatively closed o Difficult to develop automated trading platforms o Vendor lock-in - algos are often un-portable o internal algo customizability usually limited common solutions: o Use Excel with trading-platform plugin o use limited internal programmability (MT4, TS) o develop custom C++ / Java applications o Reduces total cost of

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Real-time trading in MATLAB

Yair Altman
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A common algo-trading challenge


Trading platforms are relatively closed
o Difficult to develop automated trading platforms
o Vendor lock-in algos are often un-portable o Internal algo customizability usually limited

Common solutions:
o Use Excel with trading-platform plugin o Use limited internal programmability (MT4, TS) o Develop custom C++/Java applications

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Why use MATLAB?


Numerous out-of-the-box analysis functionality
o Much more functionality than Excel or C++/Java

Dedicated toolboxes for specific uses


o Financial, Data-feed, Statistics, Econometrics, Optimization, Trading,

Tried-and-tested
o Prevents risk of losses due to computational bugs o Most functions have editable source code no secrets o Reduces total cost of ownership (develop/test/maintain)

Easy learning curve engineering power without needing to be a software developer

Excellent at exactly the task taking most time/cost to develop: the algo strategy/model
o All other components are usually far easier to develop

mathworks.com/discovery/algorithmic-trading.html
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However
MATLAB could not until recently complete the trading loop

Send automated trade orders to broker Modify/cancel open orders Track trade executions Receive portfolio/account info
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Solutions
MATLAB 8.1 (R2013a): new Trading Toolbox
o Windows only o Bloomberg EMSX o Trading Technologies X_TRADER o R2013b: Added CQG + IB interfaces o mathworks.com/products/trading

MATLAB 7.1 (R14 SP3) onward: IB-MATLAB


o Windows, Mac, Linux o Interactive Brokers only o UndocumentedMatlab.com/ib-matlab
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General trading application design

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Deployment in large institutions


FIX or API

Deployment server
Compiled code (MCC, Linux); Java, or .NET MATLAB Production Server client; .C or HDL (FPGA) via MATLAB Code Generator

Order Management System, Crossing Network

Trading Strategy Development & Automated Back-Testing


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Data feed server


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Todays demo

Trade orders

Market data Portfolio Executions

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Live demo

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Interactive Brokers (IB)


Low-cost online broker Consistently ranked Best Online Broker by Barron's
o o o o o commissions execution prices features exchanges reports

Widely used worldwide

Fully documented API


interactivebrokers.com/en/software/ibapi.php
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IB-MATLAB
Connects MATLAB to IB
o o o o o o o o Receive account data (portfolio, cash, limits) Receive market data feed (historic, snapshot, streaming quotes) Send trade orders to market Modify/cancel open orders Track executions (MATLAB callback functions) Synchronous + asynchronous modes Fully supports IBs API 5-10 mS latency for IB events

Works on all MATLAB platforms, Java-based API Hundreds of installations, trades $100M/day
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IB-MATLAB: getting portfolio data


>> data = IBMatlab('action','PORTFOLIO') data = 1x12 struct array with fields: symbol localSymbol ... >> data(1) ans = symbol: localSymbol: exchange: secType: currency: right: expiry: strike: position: marketValue: marketPrice: averageCost: contract:
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'AMZN' 'AMZN' 'NASDAQ' 'STK' 'USD' '0' '' 0 9200 1715800 186.5 169.03183335 [1x1 struct]
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IB-MATLAB: getting market data


>> data = IBMatlab('action','QUERY', 'symbol','GOOG') data = reqId: reqTime: dataTime: dataTimestamp: ticker: bidPrice: askPrice: open: close: low: high: lastPrice: volume: tick: bidSize: askSize: lastSize: contractDetails:
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22209874 '02-Dec-2010 00:47:23' '02-Dec-2010 00:47:23' 734474.032914491 'GOOG' 563.68 564.47 562.82 555.71 562.4 571.57 -1 36891 0.01 3 3 0 [1x1 struct]
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IB-MATLAB: getting historical data


>> data = IBMatlab('action','HISTORY', 'symbol','IBM', ... 'barSize','1 hour', 'useRTH',1) data = dateNum: [1x7 double] dateTime: {1x7 cell} open: [161.08 160.95 161.66 161.17 161.57 161.75 162.07] high: [161.35 161.65 161.70 161.60 161.98 162.09 162.34] low: [160.86 160.89 161.00 161.13 161.53 161.61 161.89] close: [160.93 161.65 161.18 161.60 161.74 162.07 162.29] volume: [5384 6332 4580 2963 4728 4465 10173] count: [2776 4387 2990 1921 2949 2981 6187] WAP: [161.07 161.25 161.35 161.31 161.79 161.92 162.14] hasGaps: [0 0 0 0 0 0 0]

>> data.dateTime ans = '20110225 16:30:00' '20110225 17:00:00' '20110225 18:00:00' '20110225 19:00:00' '20110225 20:00:00' '20110225 21:00:00' '20110225 22:00:00'
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IB-MATLAB: sending orders to market


% Alternative #1: using a MATLAB struct paramsStruct = []; paramsStruct.action = 'BUY'; paramsStruct.symbol = 'GOOG'; paramsStruct.quantity = 100; paramsStruct.limitPrice = 850; orderId = IBMatlab(paramsStruct); % Alternative #2: using name/value pairs orderId = IBMatlab('action','BUY', 'symbol','GOOG', ... 'quantity',100, 'limitPrice',850);

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IB-MATLAB: processing execution events


% Set the callback function for IB trade execution events orderId = IBMatlab('action','BUY', 'symbol','GOOG', ... 'quantity',1, 'limitPrice',850, ... 'CallbackExecDetails',@myExecDetailsFcn);

% Sample event callback function function myExecDetailsFcn(hObject, eventData)


% Extract the basic event data components contractData = eventData.contract; executionData = eventData.execution; % Now do something useful with this information... end

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Some design considerations


(in no particular order)
Build or buy Data feed provider (IB / IQFeed / eSignal / ) Synchronous (periodic) or asynchronous (reactive) Latency/frequency
streaming quotes or periodic historical data requests perhaps we need to use C / FPGA code (for S latency)

Level of robustness, failsafe mechanisms GUI or GUI-less Semi or fully automated


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Example for a very simple application design


% Main application entry point function tradingApplication() tradeSymbol('CLX3', 15*60, @timerCallbackFunction); tradeSymbol('GOOG', 10*60, @timerCallbackFunction); tradeSymbol('DAX', 5*60, @timerCallbackFunction); tradeSymbol('FTSE', 1*60, @timerCallbackFunction); end %@15 %@10 % @5 % @1 mins mins mins min

% Start an endless timer at the specified frequency that will % run the specified callbackFunc upon each invocation function hTimer = tradeSymbol(symbolName, period, callbackFunc)
% Create the timer object hTimer = timer('ExecutionMode','fixedRate', ... 'Period',period, ... 'TimerFcn',{callbackFunc,symbolName}); % Start the timer start(hTimer); end % tradeSymbol
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Example for a very simple application design


function timerCallbackFunction(hTimer, eventData, symbolName) try % Load previously-stored data for the specified contract persistentData = load(symbolName); % Get the latest data for this contract latestData = getLatestData(symbolName); % Process the data (secret sauce algo strategy) [tradeParams, persistentData] = processData(latestData, ... persistentData); % Process trade signals (send orders to IB) IBMatlab(tradeParams{:}); % Save decision-making data for next timer invocation save(symbolName,'persistentData'); catch processError(lasterror); end

end
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Some additional bells & whistles


Main engine (non-GUI)
o o o o Risk (open positions) management Asynchronous trade execution tracking FIX connection (rather than API) Alerts via email/SMS (text-message)

Graphical User Interface (GUI)


o Open positions o Real-time market graph
TA indicators/bands, OHLC bars/candles, trade signals

o Trades/executions log o P&L updates o Manual overrides (panic button)


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Sample advanced MATLAB GUI

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Sample PDF report

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Backtesting in MATLAB
tadeveloper.com

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Conclusion
Technology is no longer a barrier to developing a relatively low-cost algorithmic trading engine We no longer need to handle connectivity plumbing We no longer need to prototype in MATLAB, deploy in C
o MATLAB can handle entire investment management lifecycle o Simpler development, reduced cost & time-to-market

The only major thing left to do is just to devise a winning strategy


o With the analysis tools available in MATLAB this should be easier than ever
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Resources
mathworks.com/products/trading

undocumentedmatlab.com/ib-matlab
interactivebrokers.com/en/software/ibapi.php

[email protected]

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