Estimate Maximum Purchase Quantity
This API is used for estimating the maximum purchase quantity for Hong Kong and US stocks, warrants, and options.
SDK Links
Request 
| HTTP Method | GET | 
| HTTP URL | /v1/trade/estimate/buy_limit | 
Parameters 
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
| Name | Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| symbol | string | YES | Stock code, using ticker.region format, for example: AAPL.US | 
| order_type | string | YES | Order Type | 
| price | string | NO | Estimated order price, for example: 388.5 | 
| side | string | YES | Order side Enum Value Buy - BuySell - Sell (Short selling is only supported for US stocks) | 
| currency | string | NO | Settlement currency | 
| order_id | string | NO | Order ID, required when estimating the maximum purchase quantity for a modified order | 
Request Example 
python
from longport.openapi import TradeContext, Config, OrderStatus, OrderType, OrderSide
config = Config.from_env()
ctx = TradeContext(config)
resp = ctx.estimate_max_purchase_quantity(
    symbol = "700.HK",
    order_type = OrderType.LO,
    side = OrderSide.Buy,
)
print(resp)Response 
Response Headers 
- Content-Type: application/json
 
Response Example 
json
{
  "code": 0,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "cash_max_qty": "100",
    "margin_max_qty": "100"
  }
}Response Status 
| Status | Description | Schema | 
|---|---|---|
| 200 | Estimate Maximum Purchase Quantity Success | estimate_available_buy_limit_rsp | 
| 400 | The query failed with an error in the request parameter. | None | 
Schemas 
estimate_available_buy_limit_rsp 
Estimated Maximum Purchase Quantity
| Name | Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| cash_max_qty | string | true | Cash available quantity, default value is empty string. | 
| margin_max_qty | string | true | Margin available quantity, default value is empty string. |