Algo Trading
- How to write a basic Python script using kiteconnect
End-to-end guide to writing your first Python script with the kiteconnect SDK: installing the package, authenticating, fetching portfolio data, and placing a test order in a clean, maintainable structure.
- How to place an order via the Kite Connect REST API
Step-by-step guide to placing equity, F&O, and commodity orders through the Kite Connect REST API using the kiteconnect Python SDK, including order types, product codes, and error handling.
- How to paper-trade a Streak strategy
Step-by-step guide to running a Streak algorithmic strategy in paper-trading mode on Zerodha, interpreting simulated results, and deciding when to transition to live trading.
- How to generate a Kite Connect API key
Step-by-step guide to registering a Kite Connect app and obtaining your api_key and api_secret from the Zerodha developer console at kite.trade.
- How to deploy a Streak strategy on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to taking a Streak algo strategy from backtest to live deployment on a Zerodha account, covering Kite Connect authorisation, position sizing, and live monitoring.
- How to deploy a Streak strategy live
Step-by-step guide to moving a backtested Streak strategy from paper trading to live deployment on Zerodha Kite, including alerts, monitoring, and risk controls.
- How to backtest a strategy on Streak
Step-by-step guide to defining, running, and interpreting a backtest on Streak, the algo-strategy platform integrated with Zerodha Kite.
- Zerodha Pi discontinuation and migration
The history, technical capabilities, and eventual discontinuation of Zerodha's Pi desktop trading platform, and how clients migrated to Kite and other.