fast_arrow

A simple yet robust API client for Robinhood

   

example

from fast_arrow import Client, Stock, OptionChain, Option

#
# Oauth2 authenticate with Robinhood
#
client = Client(username=username, password=password)
client.authenticate()

#
# fetch the stock info for TLT
#
symbol = "TLT"
stock = Stock.fetch(client, symbol)

#
# get the TLT option chain
#
stock_id = stock["id"]
option_chain = OptionChain.fetch(client, stock_id)

#
# let's get TLT options (calls and puts) for next 4 expiration dates
#
oc_id = option_chain["id"]
eds = option_chain['expiration_dates'][0:3]

#
# get all options on the TLT option chain
#
ops = Option.in_chain(client, oc_id, expiration_dates=eds)

#
# merge in market data fro TLT option instruments (ask, bid, delta, theta, etc)
#
ops = Option.mergein_marketdata_list(client, ops)

install

Install the package from pypi,

pip install fast_arrow

another Robinhood client?

fast_arrow at its core,

1. is a Robinhood api client focused on simple and robust features
2. provides first class support for stock and option trading
3. organizes code in small and discrete python classes

features

Here's what you can do with fast_arrow (some features still in development)

Stocks

• get quotes
• fetch historical data
• fetch all stock trades
• submit orders
• fetch earning events (past and future)
• fetch company news articles
• fetch company fundamentals
• fetch popularity data

Options

• fetch option quotes (example)
• fetch open option positions (example)
• fetch all option orders (filled, canceled, rejected)
• fetch historical options data (example)
• fetch option events (example)
• generate option strategy orders
  • single (example)
  • verticals (example)
  • iron condors (example)
  • calendars
  • diagonals
• generate humanized names for option strategies
• submit order (example)
• cancel order (example)
• replace order (example)

Portfolio

• fetch historical value of portfolio

Authentication/Security

• handle standard Login/Logout flow example
• handle MFA token during login example
• pin SSL certificate (see this PR)
• automatically refreshes oauth2

Want to propose a feature? Open a feature request or open a Pull Request.

development

Install pipenv, and then run,

pipenv install --dev

Run the test suite via,

make test

Run all the examples (make sure you add username/password to config.debug.ini),

sh run_all_examples.sh

Run the test suite against a specific python version,

pipenv run tox -e py36

projects using fast_arrow

• simple_portfolio. Export trades from Robinhood and run basic reporting on portfolio performance. https://github.com/westonplatter/simple_portfolio

• chesterton. A delightful little UI & trading bot for strategies on Robinhood. https://github.com/westonplatter/chesterton