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Standardized data schema across all financial datasets. Use when defining or enforcing column names, types, and index conventions.

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Standardized data schema across all financial datasets. Use when defining or enforcing column names, types, and index conventions.

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Canonical Schema

When every dataset uses different column names - date vs ts_event vs timestamp, asset vs ticker vs symbol - every downstream notebook needs special-case handling.

The Problem

Provider A delivers date, ticker, close; Provider B uses ts_event, symbol, price; Provider C uses timestamp, asset, adj_close. Without a canonical schema, every downstream notebook needs provider-specific renames.

The Pattern

WRONG

import polars as pl

# Different column names per dataset - downstream code breaks constantly
etfs = pl.read_parquet("etfs.parquet")        # has: date, ticker, close
futures = pl.read_parquet("futures.parquet")   # has: ts_event, product, settle
crypto = pl.read_parquet("crypto.parquet")     # has: timestamp, symbol, close

# Every notebook needs provider-specific column mapping
if "date" in df.columns:
    df = df.rename({"date": "timestamp"})
elif "ts_event" in df.columns:
    df = df.rename({"ts_event": "timestamp"})
# Repeat for every column, every dataset, every notebook

CORRECT

import polars as pl

# Canonical schema: enforced once at load time, trusted everywhere after
CANONICAL_COLUMNS = {
    "time": "timestamp",    # ALL frequencies: daily, hourly, minute
    "entity": "symbol",     # Exception: cme_futures uses "product"
}

def enforce_schema(df: pl.DataFrame, dataset: str) -> pl.DataFrame:
    """Rename provider columns to canonical names at load time."""
    renames = {}
    # Time column: accept common variants, output "timestamp"
    for variant in ["date", "ts_event", "datetime", "time"]:
        if variant in df.columns:
            renames[variant] = "timestamp"
    # Entity column: accept common variants, output "symbol"
    if dataset != "cme_futures":  # futures use "product"
        for variant in ["asset", "ticker", "pair", "instrument"]:
            if variant in df.columns:
                renames[variant] = "symbol"
    return df.rename(renames)

# Load once, use everywhere - no downstream renames needed
etfs = enforce_schema(pl.read_parquet("etfs.parquet"), "etfs")
assert "timestamp" in etfs.columns
assert "symbol" in etfs.columns

The Two Canonical Columns

Column	Name	Type	Usage
Time	`timestamp`	`Date` or `Datetime`	Every dataset, every frequency
Entity	`symbol`	`Utf8`	All datasets except CME futures
Entity (futures)	`product`	`Utf8`	CME futures only (contract identifier)

OHLCV Columns

Lowercase, no prefix: open, high, low, close, volume. If adjustments exist: adj_close.

Enforcement Point

Schema enforcement happens at load time, not downstream. This means:

Data loaders validate and rename on return
Notebooks never import raw provider data directly
If a notebook gets a ColumnNotFoundError for date or asset, the notebook is wrong - fix the notebook to use timestamp or symbol

Guardrails

Never rename canonical columns back to legacy names in notebooks - fix the notebook
Never add compatibility shims that accept both old and new names - migrate forward
If a new provider uses a different name, add the rename in the loader, not in 50 notebooks
product is only for CME futures - do not generalize to other datasets
Check for legacy names (asset, date, ticker, pair) during code review

Production Implementation

ml4t-data standardizes generic OHLCV fetches to canonical columns:

from ml4t.data import DataManager

dm = DataManager()
panel = dm.batch_load(
    ["SPY", "QQQ"],
    start="2015-01-01",
    end="2024-12-31",
    provider="yahoo",
)
# Columns: timestamp, symbol, open, high, low, close, volume

Checklist

All data loaded through loaders that enforce canonical names
Time column is timestamp for every dataset and frequency
Entity column is symbol (or product for CME futures only)
OHLCV columns are lowercase: open, high, low, close, volume
No legacy names (date, asset, ticker) in notebooks; schema enforced at load time

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name: ml4t-canonical-schema
description: "Standardized data schema across all financial datasets. Use when defining or enforcing column names, types, and index conventions."
when_to_use: "Use when loading, transforming, or storing market data to ensure consistent column names and types"
dependencies: [fetch-data, validate-data]
metadata:
  book_chapters: "2, 3"
  library: "ml4t-data"
paths: ["**/*schema*.py", "**/*registry*.py", "**/*pipeline*.py", "**/*polars*.py", "**/*case_study*.py"]

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---
name: ml4t-canonical-schema
description: "Standardized data schema across all financial datasets. Use when defining or enforcing column names, types, and index conventions."
when_to_use: "Use when loading, transforming, or storing market data to ensure consistent column names and types"
dependencies: [fetch-data, validate-data]
metadata:
  book_chapters: "2, 3"
  library: "ml4t-data"
paths: ["**/*schema*.py", "**/*registry*.py", "**/*pipeline*.py", "**/*polars*.py", "**/*case_study*.py"]
---
# Canonical Schema

When every dataset uses different column names - `date` vs `ts_event` vs `timestamp`, `asset` vs `ticker` vs `symbol` - every downstream notebook needs special-case handling.

## The Problem

Provider A delivers `date`, `ticker`, `close`; Provider B uses `ts_event`,
`symbol`, `price`; Provider C uses `timestamp`, `asset`, `adj_close`. Without a
canonical schema, every downstream notebook needs provider-specific renames.

## The Pattern

### WRONG
```python
import polars as pl

# Different column names per dataset - downstream code breaks constantly
etfs = pl.read_parquet("etfs.parquet")        # has: date, ticker, close
futures = pl.read_parquet("futures.parquet")   # has: ts_event, product, settle
crypto = pl.read_parquet("crypto.parquet")     # has: timestamp, symbol, close

# Every notebook needs provider-specific column mapping
if "date" in df.columns:
    df = df.rename({"date": "timestamp"})
elif "ts_event" in df.columns:
    df = df.rename({"ts_event": "timestamp"})
# Repeat for every column, every dataset, every notebook
```

### CORRECT
```python
import polars as pl

# Canonical schema: enforced once at load time, trusted everywhere after
CANONICAL_COLUMNS = {
    "time": "timestamp",    # ALL frequencies: daily, hourly, minute
    "entity": "symbol",     # Exception: cme_futures uses "product"
}

def enforce_schema(df: pl.DataFrame, dataset: str) -> pl.DataFrame:
    """Rename provider columns to canonical names at load time."""
    renames = {}
    # Time column: accept common variants, output "timestamp"
    for variant in ["date", "ts_event", "datetime", "time"]:
        if variant in df.columns:
            renames[variant] = "timestamp"
    # Entity column: accept common variants, output "symbol"
    if dataset != "cme_futures":  # futures use "product"
        for variant in ["asset", "ticker", "pair", "instrument"]:
            if variant in df.columns:
                renames[variant] = "symbol"
    return df.rename(renames)

# Load once, use everywhere - no downstream renames needed
etfs = enforce_schema(pl.read_parquet("etfs.parquet"), "etfs")
assert "timestamp" in etfs.columns
assert "symbol" in etfs.columns
```

## The Two Canonical Columns

| Column | Name | Type | Usage |
|--------|------|------|-------|
| Time | `timestamp` | `Date` or `Datetime` | Every dataset, every frequency |
| Entity | `symbol` | `Utf8` | All datasets except CME futures |
| Entity (futures) | `product` | `Utf8` | CME futures only (contract identifier) |

## OHLCV Columns
Lowercase, no prefix: `open`, `high`, `low`, `close`, `volume`. If adjustments exist: `adj_close`.

## Enforcement Point

Schema enforcement happens at load time, not downstream. This means:

1. Data loaders validate and rename on return
2. Notebooks never import raw provider data directly
3. If a notebook gets a `ColumnNotFoundError` for `date` or `asset`, the notebook is wrong - fix the notebook to use `timestamp` or `symbol`

## Guardrails

- Never rename canonical columns back to legacy names in notebooks - fix the notebook
- Never add compatibility shims that accept both old and new names - migrate forward
- If a new provider uses a different name, add the rename in the loader, not in 50 notebooks
- `product` is only for CME futures - do not generalize to other datasets
- Check for legacy names (`asset`, `date`, `ticker`, `pair`) during code review

## Production Implementation

`ml4t-data` standardizes generic OHLCV fetches to canonical columns:

```python
from ml4t.data import DataManager

dm = DataManager()
panel = dm.batch_load(
    ["SPY", "QQQ"],
    start="2015-01-01",
    end="2024-12-31",
    provider="yahoo",
)
# Columns: timestamp, symbol, open, high, low, close, volume
```

## Checklist

- [ ] All data loaded through loaders that enforce canonical names
- [ ] Time column is `timestamp` for every dataset and frequency
- [ ] Entity column is `symbol` (or `product` for CME futures only)
- [ ] OHLCV columns are lowercase: `open`, `high`, `low`, `close`, `volume`
- [ ] No legacy names (`date`, `asset`, `ticker`) in notebooks; schema enforced at load time

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Standardized data schema across all financial datasets. Use when defining or enforcing column names, types, and index conventions.

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Overview

Standardized data schema across all financial datasets. Use when defining or enforcing column names, types, and index conventions.

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Canonical Schema

When every dataset uses different column names - date vs ts_event vs timestamp, asset vs ticker vs symbol - every downstream notebook needs special-case handling.

The Problem

The Pattern

WRONG

import polars as pl

# Different column names per dataset - downstream code breaks constantly
etfs = pl.read_parquet("etfs.parquet")        # has: date, ticker, close
futures = pl.read_parquet("futures.parquet")   # has: ts_event, product, settle
crypto = pl.read_parquet("crypto.parquet")     # has: timestamp, symbol, close

# Every notebook needs provider-specific column mapping
if "date" in df.columns:
    df = df.rename({"date": "timestamp"})
elif "ts_event" in df.columns:
    df = df.rename({"ts_event": "timestamp"})
# Repeat for every column, every dataset, every notebook

CORRECT

import polars as pl

# Canonical schema: enforced once at load time, trusted everywhere after
CANONICAL_COLUMNS = {
    "time": "timestamp",    # ALL frequencies: daily, hourly, minute
    "entity": "symbol",     # Exception: cme_futures uses "product"
}

def enforce_schema(df: pl.DataFrame, dataset: str) -> pl.DataFrame:
    """Rename provider columns to canonical names at load time."""
    renames = {}
    # Time column: accept common variants, output "timestamp"
    for variant in ["date", "ts_event", "datetime", "time"]:
        if variant in df.columns:
            renames[variant] = "timestamp"
    # Entity column: accept common variants, output "symbol"
    if dataset != "cme_futures":  # futures use "product"
        for variant in ["asset", "ticker", "pair", "instrument"]:
            if variant in df.columns:
                renames[variant] = "symbol"
    return df.rename(renames)

# Load once, use everywhere - no downstream renames needed
etfs = enforce_schema(pl.read_parquet("etfs.parquet"), "etfs")
assert "timestamp" in etfs.columns
assert "symbol" in etfs.columns

The Two Canonical Columns

Column	Name	Type	Usage
Time	`timestamp`	`Date` or `Datetime`	Every dataset, every frequency
Entity	`symbol`	`Utf8`	All datasets except CME futures
Entity (futures)	`product`	`Utf8`	CME futures only (contract identifier)

OHLCV Columns

Lowercase, no prefix: open, high, low, close, volume. If adjustments exist: adj_close.

Enforcement Point

Schema enforcement happens at load time, not downstream. This means:

Data loaders validate and rename on return
Notebooks never import raw provider data directly
If a notebook gets a ColumnNotFoundError for date or asset, the notebook is wrong - fix the notebook to use timestamp or symbol

Guardrails

Never rename canonical columns back to legacy names in notebooks - fix the notebook
Never add compatibility shims that accept both old and new names - migrate forward
If a new provider uses a different name, add the rename in the loader, not in 50 notebooks
product is only for CME futures - do not generalize to other datasets
Check for legacy names (asset, date, ticker, pair) during code review

Production Implementation

ml4t-data standardizes generic OHLCV fetches to canonical columns:

from ml4t.data import DataManager

dm = DataManager()
panel = dm.batch_load(
    ["SPY", "QQQ"],
    start="2015-01-01",
    end="2024-12-31",
    provider="yahoo",
)
# Columns: timestamp, symbol, open, high, low, close, volume

Checklist

All data loaded through loaders that enforce canonical names
Time column is timestamp for every dataset and frequency
Entity column is symbol (or product for CME futures only)
OHLCV columns are lowercase: open, high, low, close, volume
No legacy names (date, asset, ticker) in notebooks; schema enforced at load time

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name: ml4t-canonical-schema
description: "Standardized data schema across all financial datasets. Use when defining or enforcing column names, types, and index conventions."
when_to_use: "Use when loading, transforming, or storing market data to ensure consistent column names and types"
dependencies: [fetch-data, validate-data]
metadata:
  book_chapters: "2, 3"
  library: "ml4t-data"
paths: ["**/*schema*.py", "**/*registry*.py", "**/*pipeline*.py", "**/*polars*.py", "**/*case_study*.py"]

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---
name: ml4t-canonical-schema
description: "Standardized data schema across all financial datasets. Use when defining or enforcing column names, types, and index conventions."
when_to_use: "Use when loading, transforming, or storing market data to ensure consistent column names and types"
dependencies: [fetch-data, validate-data]
metadata:
  book_chapters: "2, 3"
  library: "ml4t-data"
paths: ["**/*schema*.py", "**/*registry*.py", "**/*pipeline*.py", "**/*polars*.py", "**/*case_study*.py"]
---
# Canonical Schema

When every dataset uses different column names - `date` vs `ts_event` vs `timestamp`, `asset` vs `ticker` vs `symbol` - every downstream notebook needs special-case handling.

## The Problem

Provider A delivers `date`, `ticker`, `close`; Provider B uses `ts_event`,
`symbol`, `price`; Provider C uses `timestamp`, `asset`, `adj_close`. Without a
canonical schema, every downstream notebook needs provider-specific renames.

## The Pattern

### WRONG
```python
import polars as pl

# Different column names per dataset - downstream code breaks constantly
etfs = pl.read_parquet("etfs.parquet")        # has: date, ticker, close
futures = pl.read_parquet("futures.parquet")   # has: ts_event, product, settle
crypto = pl.read_parquet("crypto.parquet")     # has: timestamp, symbol, close

# Every notebook needs provider-specific column mapping
if "date" in df.columns:
    df = df.rename({"date": "timestamp"})
elif "ts_event" in df.columns:
    df = df.rename({"ts_event": "timestamp"})
# Repeat for every column, every dataset, every notebook
```

### CORRECT
```python
import polars as pl

# Canonical schema: enforced once at load time, trusted everywhere after
CANONICAL_COLUMNS = {
    "time": "timestamp",    # ALL frequencies: daily, hourly, minute
    "entity": "symbol",     # Exception: cme_futures uses "product"
}

def enforce_schema(df: pl.DataFrame, dataset: str) -> pl.DataFrame:
    """Rename provider columns to canonical names at load time."""
    renames = {}
    # Time column: accept common variants, output "timestamp"
    for variant in ["date", "ts_event", "datetime", "time"]:
        if variant in df.columns:
            renames[variant] = "timestamp"
    # Entity column: accept common variants, output "symbol"
    if dataset != "cme_futures":  # futures use "product"
        for variant in ["asset", "ticker", "pair", "instrument"]:
            if variant in df.columns:
                renames[variant] = "symbol"
    return df.rename(renames)

# Load once, use everywhere - no downstream renames needed
etfs = enforce_schema(pl.read_parquet("etfs.parquet"), "etfs")
assert "timestamp" in etfs.columns
assert "symbol" in etfs.columns
```

## The Two Canonical Columns

| Column | Name | Type | Usage |
|--------|------|------|-------|
| Time | `timestamp` | `Date` or `Datetime` | Every dataset, every frequency |
| Entity | `symbol` | `Utf8` | All datasets except CME futures |
| Entity (futures) | `product` | `Utf8` | CME futures only (contract identifier) |

## OHLCV Columns
Lowercase, no prefix: `open`, `high`, `low`, `close`, `volume`. If adjustments exist: `adj_close`.

## Enforcement Point

Schema enforcement happens at load time, not downstream. This means:

1. Data loaders validate and rename on return
2. Notebooks never import raw provider data directly
3. If a notebook gets a `ColumnNotFoundError` for `date` or `asset`, the notebook is wrong - fix the notebook to use `timestamp` or `symbol`

## Guardrails

- Never rename canonical columns back to legacy names in notebooks - fix the notebook
- Never add compatibility shims that accept both old and new names - migrate forward
- If a new provider uses a different name, add the rename in the loader, not in 50 notebooks
- `product` is only for CME futures - do not generalize to other datasets
- Check for legacy names (`asset`, `date`, `ticker`, `pair`) during code review

## Production Implementation

`ml4t-data` standardizes generic OHLCV fetches to canonical columns:

```python
from ml4t.data import DataManager

dm = DataManager()
panel = dm.batch_load(
    ["SPY", "QQQ"],
    start="2015-01-01",
    end="2024-12-31",
    provider="yahoo",
)
# Columns: timestamp, symbol, open, high, low, close, volume
```

## Checklist

- [ ] All data loaded through loaders that enforce canonical names
- [ ] Time column is `timestamp` for every dataset and frequency
- [ ] Entity column is `symbol` (or `product` for CME futures only)
- [ ] OHLCV columns are lowercase: `open`, `high`, `low`, `close`, `volume`
- [ ] No legacy names (`date`, `asset`, `ticker`) in notebooks; schema enforced at load time

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