The open-trading-api repository from Korea Investment & Securities provides sample code and developer resources for interacting with the KIS Developers Open Trading API, which enables programmatic access to financial market data and automated trading functionality. The project is designed primarily for Python developers and AI automation environments that want to build investment applications, algorithmic trading systems, or financial analytics tools using the brokerage’s infrastructure. It includes example scripts that demonstrate how to authenticate with the service, retrieve financial data, and execute trading operations through REST and WebSocket interfaces. The repository organizes its examples into two main groups: code designed for direct user implementation and simplified examples intended for large language model agents or automation workflows.
Features
- Sample Python implementations for interacting with the Korea Investment Open Trading API
- REST API support for financial data queries and order execution
- WebSocket interface for receiving real-time market data streams
- Authentication workflow using application keys and token issuance
- Example modules for building automated trading and market analysis tools
- LLM-friendly example structure designed for AI agents and automated coding systems