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optimal_portfolio?

How can I add in the code for backtesting the
quantopian.algorithm.order_optimal_portfolio

https://www.quantopian.com/docs/api-reference/algorithm-api-reference#quantopian.algorithm.order_optimal_portfolio

?

thanks!

2 responses

There is an overview of using the order_optimal_portfolio method in the Getting Started Tutorials. Specifically, look at Lesson 7 (https://www.quantopian.com/tutorials/getting-started#lesson7).

The basic steps are:

  1. Create a pandas series with the assets one wishes to trade as the index. The values are either the desired portfolio weight or, alternately, the perceived relative 'alpha' of the asset.
  2. Create any constraints one wants to place on ordering. Typically this would at least be MaxGrossExposure. See the complete list of constraints here.
  3. Choose whether one wants the optimizer to minimize the 'distance' from the target weights, or maximize the combined 'alpha'. Use either the TargetWeights or MaximizeAlpha objective respectively.
  4. Finally, call the order_optimal_portfolio function with the desired objective and any constraints.

That's it. The optimizer will place orders, taking into consideration any outstanding orders, which best meets the desired objective and constraints.

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Thanks!