mt5cli/docs/api/trading.md

# Trading Module

::: mt5cli.trading

## Trading-capable MT5 sessions

`create_trading_client()` and `mt5_trading_session()` complement the read-only
`mt5_session()` helper in `sdk.py`. They return or yield an initialized
client supporting order execution and account management, use `Mt5Config.path`
to launch the terminal when configured, and `mt5_trading_session()` always
calls `shutdown()` on exit.

```python
from mt5cli import create_trading_client, mt5_trading_session

with mt5_trading_session(
    path=r"C:\Program Files\MetaTrader 5\terminal64.exe",
    login="12345",
    password="secret",
    server="Broker-Demo",
    retry_count=2,
) as client:
    positions = client.positions_get_as_df(symbol="EURUSD")

client = create_trading_client(login=12345, server="Broker-Demo")
try:
    account = client.account_info_as_dict()
finally:
    client.shutdown()
```

`login` accepts `int`, numeric `str`, or an empty string; empty strings are
treated as unset. `path`, `password`, `server`, and `timeout` are forwarded to
`pdmt5.Mt5Config`, and omitted `timeout` values keep the lower-level default.
Use `mt5_session()` / `MT5Client` for read-only data collection.

## State and order helpers

These helpers are strategy-agnostic and do not depend on signal detection,
betting logic, or scheduling code in downstream applications.

```python
from mt5cli import (
    calculate_positions_margin,
    calculate_spread_ratio,
    calculate_margin_and_volume,
    close_open_positions,
    detect_position_side,
    determine_order_limits,
    estimate_order_margin,
    fetch_latest_closed_rates_for_trading_client,
    fetch_latest_closed_rates_indexed,
    get_account_snapshot,
    get_positions_frame,
    get_symbol_snapshot,
    get_tick_snapshot,
    normalize_order_volume,
    place_market_order,
)

account = get_account_snapshot(client)
symbol = get_symbol_snapshot(client, "EURUSD")
tick = get_tick_snapshot(client, "EURUSD")
positions = get_positions_frame(client, "EURUSD")
side = detect_position_side(client, "EURUSD")
spread_ratio = calculate_spread_ratio(client, "EURUSD")
volume = normalize_order_volume(
    0.15,
    volume_min=symbol["volume_min"],
    volume_max=symbol["volume_max"],
    volume_step=symbol["volume_step"],
)
buy_margin = (
    estimate_order_margin(client, "EURUSD", "BUY", volume) if volume > 0 else 0.0
)
open_margin = calculate_positions_margin(client, symbols=["EURUSD"])
closed_bars = fetch_latest_closed_rates_for_trading_client(
    client,
    symbol="EURUSD",
    granularity="M1",
    count=100,
)
# Or fetch with a UTC DatetimeIndex instead of a "time" column:
indexed_bars = fetch_latest_closed_rates_indexed(
    client,
    symbol="EURUSD",
    granularity="M1",
    count=100,
)
# indexed_bars.index is a UTC-aware DatetimeIndex named "time"
sizing = calculate_margin_and_volume(
    client,
    "EURUSD",
    unit_margin_ratio=0.5,
    preserved_margin_ratio=0.2,
)
limits = determine_order_limits(
    client,
    "EURUSD",
    side="long",
    stop_loss_limit_ratio=0.01,
    take_profit_limit_ratio=0.02,
)
preview = place_market_order(
    client,
    symbol="EURUSD",
    volume=sizing["buy_volume"],
    order_side="BUY",
    sl=limits["stop_loss"],
    tp=limits["take_profit"],
    dry_run=True,
)
closed = close_open_positions(client, symbols="EURUSD", dry_run=True)
```

`detect_position_side()` returns `long` for buy-only exposure, `short` for
sell-only exposure, and `None` for no positions or mixed long/short exposure.
`calculate_spread_ratio()` uses `(ask - bid) / ((ask + bid) / 2)` and raises
`Mt5OperationError` when bid or ask is missing or non-positive.
`normalize_order_volume()` returns `0.0` for invalid constraints or
sub-minimum requests; check the result before calling `estimate_order_margin()`,
which requires a positive finite volume. `calculate_positions_margin()` silently
skips rows with missing symbols, non-positive volumes, non-finite volumes, or
unsupported position types, but propagates `Mt5OperationError` from `estimate_order_margin()` when a valid row
encounters invalid tick data or margin results from the broker.

SL/TP ratios for `determine_order_limits()` must satisfy `0 <= ratio < 1`; `0`
omits that level. SL/TP prices are rounded with symbol `digits` metadata when
available. `determine_order_limits()` pre-validates computed SL/TP prices against
available `trade_stops_level * point` metadata when present; violations raise
`Mt5OperationError`. This is a planning helper only: it does not guarantee broker
acceptance because live validation can still depend on price movement, bid/ask
side, freeze levels, and server-side rules, and it does not validate
`trade_freeze_level`. When symbol metadata cannot be loaded, protective prices
still round with `digits=8` and stop-level validation is skipped.
`unit_margin_ratio` and `preserved_margin_ratio` for `calculate_margin_and_volume()`
accept `0 <= ratio <= 1`; `unit_margin_ratio=0` requests one minimum valid unit
when the post-reserve margin can afford it. Negative `margin_free` is clamped to
`0.0` before sizing. Execution helpers return normalized `OrderExecutionResult`
dictionaries containing the request, response, status, retcode, and `dry_run`
flag; `dry_run=True` never sends an order or mutates Market Watch visibility.
`ensure_symbol_selected()` adds hidden symbols to Market Watch before live order
placement and SL/TP updates. Failed, malformed, or unknown broker retcodes are
fail-closed and returned as `status="failed"` while keeping the normalized
response for inspection.

## Order planning return contracts

```python
from mt5cli import MarginVolume, OrderLimits, OrderExecutionResult

sizing: MarginVolume = calculate_margin_and_volume(
    client,
    "EURUSD",
    unit_margin_ratio=0.5,
    preserved_margin_ratio=0.2,
)
limits: OrderLimits = determine_order_limits(
    client,
    "EURUSD",
    side="long",
    stop_loss_limit_ratio=0.01,
    take_profit_limit_ratio=0.02,
)
preview: OrderExecutionResult = place_market_order(
    client,
    symbol="EURUSD",
    volume=sizing["buy_volume"],
    order_side="BUY",
    sl=limits["stop_loss"],
    tp=limits["take_profit"],
    dry_run=True,
)
updates: list[OrderExecutionResult] = update_sltp_for_open_positions(
    client,
    symbol="EURUSD",
    stop_loss=limits["stop_loss"],
    dry_run=True,
)
```

Closes issue #33: strategy-neutral order planning and execution helpers exposed
through the stable package root without embedding entry/exit policy.

## Migration from application-local helpers

| Application-local concern                                | mt5cli replacement                                                                      |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Manual terminal spawn/kill around trading code           | `mt5_trading_session()`                                                                 |
| Local position-side detection                            | `detect_position_side()`                                                                |
| Local margin/volume sizing                               | `calculate_margin_and_volume()`                                                         |
| Local broker volume step normalization                   | `normalize_order_volume()`                                                              |
| Local order or position margin estimation                | `estimate_order_margin()`, `calculate_positions_margin()`                               |
| Local closed-bar fetch from a trading session            | `fetch_latest_closed_rates_for_trading_client()`, `fetch_latest_closed_rates_indexed()` |
| Local SL/TP price derivation                             | `determine_order_limits()`                                                              |
| Throttled SQLite history loop with ad-hoc error handling | `ThrottledHistoryUpdater(suppress_errors=True)`                                         |

Keep read-only data collection on `mt5_session()` / `MT5Client`; use
`mt5_trading_session()` only where order placement or trading calculations are
required.