Could it be that they delay the publication on purpose by 5 minutes for free accounts? And maybe deliver faster for certain, paying, customers?
My trade execution software is similar to this approach: (*) If the bid/ask spread is only one tick it doesn't bother and crosses the spread....
I do it slightly different. From a few weeks before the expiry of a contract I allow the system to gradually convert from old to new. When the...
I forgot to reply to your question #4. I use two separate sub-accounts, for the specific reason you mention. Having a separate sub-account for...
I am running my automated futures trading system live for over five years. I have had a few occasions where it encountered a circuit breaker. That...
I use IB as data provider. It has already been noted that sometimes they have mistakes in EOD prices. However, I repeatedly overwrite the last 10...
I would be interested in this as well. I am currently using sub-accounts, for lack of a better solution.
I don't know in what timezone you are. "This afternoon" refers to what date and time?
@newbunch For what it is worth: as of today (8 March 2024) am I still able to trade K200M (nicknamed KOSPI_mini). I'm not sure whether you are...
What I read at the TWSAPI group is that there are already 150+ forks. So that danger is certainly present.
There is also a discussion ongoing at the TWSAPI group (over at groups.io ) about this topic. There they don't speculate about what might have...
The so-called "base currency" is only used to calculate your monthly reports. It has no impact on any of your cash positions in your account. Any...
IBKR Desktop is not available for Linux. So I can't try it.
I am not sure whether the "what if" function actually checks whether you are allowed to trade that instrument. As far as I know will it only...
If you tried this on Friday March 1st I wonder whether your order was actually executed? The stock exchange was closed that day.
That is a bit of a complicated story, as you can read here: https://www.marketdata.app/how-to-use-the-yahoo-finance-api/
No, that is not correct. Some of IB's terminology is confusing: for US customers they offer the "IBKR Lite" and "IBKR Pro" account. Lite does not...
Yes, you will be charged debit interest. You will see that on your monthly overview, at the end of the month. Edit: you may want to read up about...
These two videos each have a very good message. But I have to admit that I had to switch on subtitles to be able to follow the story line. The guy...
I will keep an eye on it. My latest trade (it opened a position) was on Thursday Feb 15 Korean time. This might have been just prior to the...
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