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Environment setup
When starting a new notebook, begin by setting up your environment. Remember to import all of the relevant SigTech and third party libraries.
Code snippets
Save time when setting up your notebook and building recurring strategies by using our pre-built code snippets.
Example notebooks
SigTech’s example notebooks are a great way to learn the platform but beware, any changes you make to the notebooks will be lost when updates occur. Move example notebooks into your workspace to edit them.
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Use our search bar to find everything you need across our user guide, API reference, and framework source code.
Python shortcuts: API reference
When programming within Research, retrieve the documentation associated with an object by adding a
? to its name and running the cell. Python shortcuts: documentation & source code
When programming within Research, retrieve the documentation and source code associated with an object by adding
?? to its name and running the cell. Python shortcuts: object methods
When programming within Research, retrieve a list of all methods associated with an object by adding
. to its name and pressing the tab key. Data
Navigate through our available data to find visualisations of financial instruments, and the code necessary to incorporate them into your strategies.
Calendars & timezones
The SigTech framework defaults to London time. This can be altered when initialising your environment.
Transaction costs
Do you want to consider transaction costs when running a strategy? Set the
IGNORE_T_COSTS parameter to False. Missing data points
Do you want to replace missing data points with the previous available value? Set the
HISTORY_DATA_FILL_MISSING parameter to True. History start date
Do you want to fix a date before which no instrument history will be returned? Set the
HISTORY_START_DATE parameter to True.Specify data provider
Do you only want to see time series data from a specific provider? Set the
RESTRICT_TO_CUSTOM_PROVIDER parameter to True. Environment configuration
Don’t forget to configure your environment with the
sig.init() command. Environment destruction
To destroy your configured environment and clear the cache, use the
sig.de_init() command. Last modified 1mo ago
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Contents
Environment setup
Code snippets
Example notebooks
Navigation
Python shortcuts: API reference
Python shortcuts: documentation & source code
Python shortcuts: object methods
Data
Calendars & timezones
Transaction costs
Missing data points
History start date
Specify data provider
Environment configuration
Environment destruction