Dear- Probably many trader use Python successfully, for the IB API. Now, instead of Python, anyone successful to use R, for IB API? My search shows me one link to explain it, as follows. http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/IBrokers/index.html Any other info for R with IB API is appreciated. (Personally I spend many years in using R comfortably) Not future/option, but strictly equity only. -Jay
I am successful using anything to to do anything with any API any day, any time, any place. But before I do anything with anything else, I need a good reason. A good reason could be, well, it pays. If the reason is not there, then I don't really know no nothing.
Want to try that again in English? You're not a programmer. You've admitted that you're not yet profitable yet feel compelled to address topics that are out of your depth; specifically programming and profitability.
I've stuck with c#, c++, and java. I like working in full programming languages that have capacity for full stack development. When it comes time to get into queuing, databases, services, and all of that jazz I like having options. Maybe you can do that well in R, but you can definitely do it well in the third generation languages. I like being able to go to stackoverflow and see 80 gazillion people who've already solved my problem in dozens of ways. I used R a lot with spatial data analysis, but I prefer to approach trading software as if I as building an enterprise piece of software.