Trading Examples

Complete, copy-paste ready examples for building trading systems on LX.

Quick Start

All examples connect to LX and demonstrate real trading patterns. Before running:

# Start local LX node
cd /path/to/lx/dex
make build
./bin/lxd --config config/local.yaml

# Or connect to testnet
export LX_ENDPOINT="https://testnet.lx.exchange"

Examples by Language

Language	Description	Complexity
Go Trader	High-performance Go trading bot	Intermediate
Python Trader	Python trading bot with pandas	Beginner
TypeScript Trader	TypeScript/Node.js trading bot	Beginner
Rust Trader	Zero-copy Rust trading bot	Advanced
C++ Trader	Ultra-low latency C++ bot	Advanced

Strategy Examples

Strategy	Description	Risk Level
Market Maker	Provide liquidity, earn spread	Medium
Arbitrage	Cross-exchange price differences	Low
Grid Trading	Range-bound automated trading	Medium
Data Collector	Market data storage and analysis	N/A

Environment Setup

Go

# Initialize module
mkdir my-trader && cd my-trader
go mod init my-trader

# Add LX SDK
go get github.com/lx-exchange/lx-sdk-go@latest

Python

# Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

# Install SDK
pip install lx-sdk websockets pandas numpy

TypeScript

# Initialize project
mkdir my-trader && cd my-trader
npm init -y

# Install SDK
npm install @lx-exchange/sdk axios ws
npm install -D typescript @types/node @types/ws

Rust

# Create project
cargo new my-trader
cd my-trader

# Add to Cargo.toml
# [dependencies]
# lx-sdk = "0.1"
# tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
# serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }

C++

# Requirements
# - CMake 3.16+
# - C++20 compiler
# - vcpkg or conan for dependencies

# Install dependencies
vcpkg install nlohmann-json websocketpp openssl

Configuration

All examples use environment variables for configuration:

# Required
export LX_API_KEY="your-api-key"
export LX_API_SECRET="your-api-secret"

# Optional
export LX_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:8080"      # JSON-RPC endpoint
export LX_WS_ENDPOINT="ws://localhost:8081"     # WebSocket endpoint
export LX_GRPC_ENDPOINT="localhost:50051"       # gRPC endpoint

# Trading parameters
export TRADING_SYMBOL="BTC-USD"
export MAX_POSITION_SIZE="1.0"
export MAX_ORDER_SIZE="0.1"