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+# ATS Esper
+
+## Setup
+
+- Copy `config/config.properties.sample` to `config/config.properties`.
+- Edit `config/config.properties` to add OANDA account settings.
+
+## Run
+
+If running from a distribution zip file, unzip and cd into the ATS_Esper
+directory, then:
+
+`./bin/ATS_Esper -h csv/EURUSD-2017-01-small.csv epl/trading_system_1.epl`
+
+If running from a git checkout using gradle, the equivalent is:
+
+`./gradlew run -PrunArgs="-h csv/EURUSD-2017-01-small.csv epl/trading_system_1.epl"`
+
+Logs will be written to stdout and `logs/run.log`.