# Tiger Trade

> Execute US and HK stock trades via Tiger Brokers API. Use when user wants to buy or sell stocks, manage investment portfolio, place orders for US ETFs or HK stocks, or check account balance. Requires tiger-config.json with tiger_id account and private_key_pk8.

- Skill: `dvcrn/tiger-trade` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add dvcrn/tiger-trade`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/dvcrn/tiger-trade/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: dvcrn (https://skillmd.com/u/dvcrn)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/dvcrn/tiger-trade

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# Tiger Trade

Execute trades via Tiger Brokers API.

## Setup

Create config file at `~/.tiger-config.json `:
```json
{
  "tiger_id": "your_tiger_id",
  "account": "your_account",
  "private_key_pk8": "your_private_key"
}
```

## Check Stock Prices

Use Tiger Broker website to get current prices:

```
https://www.itiger.com/hant/stock/02800
https://www.itiger.com/hant/stock/AAPL
```

Replace the stock code (02800 or AAPL) with any stock 

## Quick Trade

```python
import json
from tigeropen.tiger_open_config import TigerOpenClientConfig
from tigeropen.trade.trade_client import TradeClient
from tigeropen.trade.request.model import PlaceModifyOrderParams
from tigeropen.common.consts import OrderType

with open('~/.tiger-config.json', 'r') as f:
    config = json.load(f)

client_config = TigerOpenClientConfig()
client_config.tiger_id = config['tiger_id']
client_config.account = config['account']
client_config.private_key = config['private_key_pk8']
client_config.sandbox = False

client = TradeClient(client_config)

# Place stock order
contracts = client.get_contracts(['02800'])
if contracts:
    order_params = PlaceModifyOrderParams()
    order_params.account = config['account']
    order_params.contract = contracts[0]
    order_params.action = 'BUY'
    order_params.order_type = OrderType.LMT.value
    order_params.limit_price = 26.80  # Get from itiger.com
    order_params.quantity = 10000
    
    result = client.place_order(order_params)
    print(result)
```

## Order Types

- `LMT` = Limit order
- `MKT` = Market order

## Actions

- `BUY` - 买入
- `SELL` - 卖出