ctpwrapper
A Python wrapper for the Shanghai Futures Exchange CTP API, enabling programmatic trading and market data access.
What is ctpwrapper?
CTPWrapper is a Python wrapper for the Shanghai Futures Exchange's Comprehensive Transaction Platform (CTP) API. It enables Python developers to programmatically access real-time market data, execute trades, and manage accounts for futures trading on Chinese exchanges. The project bridges the gap between CTP's native C++ API and the Python ecosystem.
Quantitative developers, algorithmic traders, and financial technology teams working with Chinese futures markets who need programmatic access to Shanghai Futures Exchange data and trading capabilities.
CTPWrapper provides the only open-source Python interface to the official CTP API, offering better performance through Cython integration and specific optimizations for PyPy3 compared to alternative implementations.
Overview
上海期货交易所CTP接口 Shanghai Future CTP Interface CTP Python API Wrapper
Use Cases
Best For
- Building algorithmic trading systems for Chinese futures markets
- Developing quantitative research tools with real-time Shanghai Futures Exchange data
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