As far as I can tell PortfolioConstruction and SetExecution are not supported for trading Crypto on GDAX correct?
Seems to stem from GDAX disabling margin as per this line:
https://github.com/QuantConnect/Lean/blob/master/Algorithm/QCAlgorithm.Framework.cs#L79
Thanks!
Derek Melchin
Hi Philipp,
Correct. When trading crypto, we should manually calculate the order sizes. This technique is demonstrated in the BasicTemplateCryptoAlgorithm.
Best,
Derek Melchin
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Philipp Cannons
Ah, that's too bad! Was getting pumped about using the framework. :)
But thank you for the quick response.
Best, Philipp
Philipp Cannons
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