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``piker`` is an attempt at a pro-grade, broker agnostic, next-gen FOSS toolset for real-time
trading and financial analysis.
It tries to use as much cutting edge tech as possible including (but not limited to):
- Python 3.7+
- ``trio``
- ``tractor``
.. |travis| image:: https://img.shields.io/travis/pikers/piker/master.svg
:target: https://travis-ci.org/pikers/piker
Install
*******
``piker`` is currently under heavy alpha development and as such should
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To start the real-time index ETF watchlist with the `robinhood` backend::
piker watch indexes -l info
piker -l info monitor indexes
If you want to see super granular price changes, increase the
broker quote query ``rate`` with ``-r``::
piker watch indexes -l info -r 10
piker monitor indexes -r 10
It is also possible to run the broker-client micro service as a daemon::
It is also possible to run the broker data feed micro service as a daemon::
pikerd -l info
Then start the client app as normal::
piker watch indexes -l info
piker monitor indexes
.. _trio: https://github.com/python-trio/trio
.. _pipenv: https://docs.pipenv.org/
Laggy distros
=============
Finicky dependencies
====================
For those running pop-culture distros that don't yet ship ``python3.7``
you'll need to install it as well as `kivy source build`_ dependencies
since currently there's reliance on an async development branch.
.. _kivy source build:
https://kivy.org/docs/installation/installation-linux.html#installation-in-a-virtual-environment
Tech
****
``piker`` is an attempt at a pro-grade, next-gen open source toolset
for real-time trading and financial analysis.
It tries to use as much cutting edge tech as possible including (but not limited to):
- Python 3.7+
- ``trio``
- ``tractor``