Open-Source Tutorial: "Live Trading with CoinAPI Data Feed and LEAN"

[jaredbroad]

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Create a tutorial for how to do live trading with Coin API live data feed and LEAN. (Est 800 words) All tutorials should try and explain with a combination of text and visuals (tidy screen shots).

Introduction

• Who is Coin API, what feeds do they offer?
• What this tutorial will cover

Live Trading in LEAN

• What is an IQueueDataFeed, where it is used

Configuring CoinAPI IQueueDataFeed

• How to set LEAN to use the IQueueDataFeed
• Build then running LEAN Live.
• Screen shots.

Placing Trades

• How to request crypto data
• How to place your first trade
• Understanding the cashbook / fetching coins from cashbook.

See Also:

• Converting data provided by CoinAPI into LEAN format (link todo).
• Configuring a CoinAPI HistoryProvider (not sure this is possible / done).

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It would show up here too -- and all the similar tutorials about local live trading could be # 120 - # 130: https://www.quantconnect.com/tutorials/open-source/introduction