diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index c2b8e39d..0df5db3d 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -3,68 +3,14 @@ FiQuant Market Microstructure Simulator The project simulates a generic agent based market model. The aim is to explore intimately, by simulation, the process of price formation and the market microstructure. -.. contents:: - :local: - :depth: 1 - :backlinks: none +.. _`Install notes`: doc/install.rst +.. _`Rationale for module design`: doc/rationale.rst +.. _`Simple and compound modules`: doc/modules.rst -Installation ------------- - -This version of the simulator requires Python 2.7 installed - -Following Python packages need to be installed: - -- ``blist``: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/blist/ -- ``docutils``: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/docutils -- ``numpy``: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/numpy -- ``pandas``: http://pandas.pydata.org/ - -For running scripts and offline visualisation Veusz package is needed - -- ``Veusz``: http://home.gna.org/veusz/ - -In order to run the web server you need also Flask package installed: - -- ``Flask``: http://flask.pocoo.org/ - -Normally all these packages can be downloaded and installed using ``pip`` (http://www.pip-installer.org/) or ``easy_install`` (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools) - -Offline usage with Veusz ------------------------- - -After having downloaded simulator and having installed all packages needed ``VEUSZ_EXE`` environment variable should be assigned to the path to the Veusz executable. Afterwards, sample simulations may be launched: - -.. code-block :: bash - - > cd marketsim/samples - > python try_dependency.py - . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . - 75509 events processed in 18.849016855s with rate 4005.99143079 event/s - > - -.. image:: doc/Figures/veusz-dependency.png - -Running a Web-server with online interface ------------------------------------------- - -``wsgi/flaskapp.py`` launches the Web server at default port 80: - -.. code-block :: bash - - > cd wsgi - > python flaskapp.py - * Running on http://127.0.0.1:80/ - -After that you may open ``localhost`` page in your Web browser: - -.. image:: doc/Figures/web-traders.png - -Press **Run** button to launch the simulation: - -.. image:: doc/Figures/web-volume-levels.png +`Install notes`_ +---------------- +`Rationale for module design`_ +------------------------------ +`Simple and compound modules`_ +------------------------------