I Built an API That Talks to a Real Broker

Описание: I connect my algorithmic trading framework to a live broker to stream real-time market data and execute trades automatically.
If you want to try this setup yourself, I’m using IC Trading ⮕ https://www.ictrading.com/?camp=86158 *

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GitHub Project ⮕ https://github.com/s-stolz/algotrader
My Website ⮕ https://www.tradingnerd.io/
How I get interest on Crypto: Nexo ⮕ https://nexo.sjv.io/4eQZvM *

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Timestamps
0:00 Building my own algo trading framework
0:46 The architecture that connects everything
2:13 Choosing a broker API (cTrader vs MetaTrader)
3:49 Connecting to a live trading account
4:09 Discovering tradable symbols from the broker
4:39 Pulling real historical market data
5:09 Streaming live candlesticks with Redis
6:05 Sending a real market order
6:43 Reading open positions from the broker
6:57 Closing a live trade programmatically

#algotrading

In this video, I build and explain a live broker service for my algorithmic trading framework, showing how to connect a custom backend to a real broker API, stream real-time tick and candlestick data with Redis Streams, and execute trades programmatically. You’ll see the full architecture behind the broker connection, why I chose cTrader’s Open API over MetaTrader, and a live demo using real endpoints to fetch account data, load historical candles, start market data streams, and place and close trades. This episode is part of my “From 0 to Algo Trader” series, where I develop a complete algorithmic trading system from scratch, including backend services, data pipelines, and automated trading bots.