Right, Java is appropriate for a project like TWS, but in the meantime more reliable languages have appeared, still aimed at complex desktop...
As a software engineer, I understand why IB's software sucks so much. In a word: technology debt. They've had the same platform for 20+ years....
I also saw this error when requesting historical ticks for VIX FUT with the expiry set to '2020401'. I was missing a '0' in front of '4'. These...
Did you see my post #4 above? I've even mirrored the last properly working version. Also, you can't simply "find a way". Download from where? How...
Because it can't do anything about it for 974+. See the README, though it only talks about TWS, it applies to Gateway as well because it's the...
4:20pm Eastern time seems like a good moment to restart. But this isn't the only annoying hassle. Versions after 974 also force you to log in...
I had been running IB Gateway 972 for months unattended, to do API trading. Everything was fine, until it started giving me bogus "competing live...
OK so you can only set a % change alert relative to the spot price, and over an indefinite timeframe, but you can disable the alert automatically...
Say I want to set an alert for a 0.05% change over one hour. How can I do that? TWS has Percentage change alerts, but they mention...
Gah. The very same problem with super easy to miss multipliers.
No answers anyone?! There are at least two solutions: 1. Set a SELL STOP order (for a very low price if you want), right click it, then choose...
Thanks for confirming those volumes. What do you see in TWS? Here's what I see for CAC40 today: [ATTACH] Yes, I have all the things checked off...
I'm trying to broaden my index future exposure, so I've been looking at European index futures. For DAX, ESTX50 and SMI, Interactive Brokers shows...
Not sure what you guys are talking about. "Implied tick" makes perfect sense - there has been no actual market data for the combo, so TWS...
Found that option in Trading Tools -> Quote Monitor -> Default Layout -> Colors -> implied-tick From that help page, Implied-tick (text only) -...
[ATTACH] I figure they're some sort of delayed data, but what kind exactly? Is there a page that talks about the ticker row color coding? The...
I got exactly the same BS from the IB customer rep. OK, I get it, you need to cover your ass - fine! Let me sign a waiver and hide that stupid column!
I know that US customers of IB cannot trade options on foreign index futures (e.g. DAX), due to regulatory restrictions. My question is the other...
The tooltip is the same for both DAXes: [ATTACH] You have to double-click and check the multiplier. I've added "Multiplier: 5" in the Notes...
That is terrible UI! I've been using TWS for years and never noticed that! Also, once you add it, it's impossible to distinguish between this...
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