A Beginner's Guide to Quantopian Futures API

Learn what a futures contract is and how to make use of the Quantopian Futures API to start developing your own algo

In this course you will learn how to utilize Quantopain Futures API to extract individual futures contract and continuous futures historical prices. At the end of the course you will be able to:

Video 1: Q Futures 1 Basics of Futures Contract

Describe what is a futures contract
Video 2: Q Futures 2 Futures Contract Characteristics

Understand and describe the basic characteristics of a futures contract
Video 3: Q Futures 3 Futures Naming Convention

Briefly explain the futures contract naming convention
Interpret information return in the futures object from calling the symbols method
Video 4: Q Futures 4 Historical Data

Understand the history method required inputs
Demonstrate how to make use of history method to request historical data
Requests the full doc string of history method
Describe the volume characteristics of a typical futures contract
Video 5: Q Futures 5 Continuous Futures

Briefly explain the need for continuous futures
Demonstrate how to make use of continuous_future method to extract continous futures contract
Identify the different input parameters and describe the implications
Video 6: Q Futures 6 Individual vs Continuous Futures

Describe the relationship between individual and continuous futures contract volumes
Describe the relationship between individual and continuous futures contract prices
Briefly describe the differencebetween mul, add, and none adjustment types
Video 7: Q Futures 7 Offset, Term Structure

Discuss the use of offset of
Explain the term structure of futures contracts
Gain deeper appreciation of the shape of futures contracts term structure