Maybe this us obvious, but I haven't really found the answer to this question. Is there anyway to check USD cash balance as oppossed to just 'cash'?
If I understand correctly the "context.portfolio.cash" will be total cash and as I'll be funding in non-USD currency I want to make sure it is in USD before it is spent.
Wouldnt it just be easier to denominate USD as your base currency in interactive?
As an Australian I have to buy USD before I can trade US shares (theres no margin/conversion on purchase but im not sure about other countries)
I am funding in AUD and converting to USD to trade in base currency USD. (Quantopian currently have it set to USD base currency only).
My issue is that when you use the context.portfolio.cash it gets the USD + AUD and trades off that.
I want it to trade only on the USD balance and leave the AUD balance alone.
@Jeremy Steele did you ever figure this out? I have this exact same problem, but even worse... I can't put other currencies in my live account because it affects the 'cash' balance and my trades start to get rejected (because there is not enough USD in the account to support the trade being sent to IB).
You could create an IB sub account and fund that account with the amount of UDS (and nothing else) you want to trade. See here a good explanation from Simon on how to create a sub account for each Q algorithm.
The material on this website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation or endorsement for any security or strategy, nor does it constitute an offer to provide investment advisory services by Quantopian.
In addition, the material offers no opinion with respect to the suitability of any security or specific investment. No information contained herein should be regarded as a suggestion to engage in or refrain from any investment-related course of action as none of Quantopian nor any of its affiliates is undertaking to provide investment advice, act as an adviser to any plan or entity subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity, or give advice in a fiduciary capacity with respect to the materials presented herein. If you are an individual retirement or other investor, contact your financial advisor or other fiduciary unrelated to Quantopian about whether any given investment idea, strategy, product or service described herein may be appropriate for your circumstances. All investments involve risk, including loss of principal. Quantopian makes no guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of the views expressed in the website. The views are subject to change, and may have become unreliable for various reasons, including changes in market conditions or economic circumstances.
