Autotrading SPOT FX on IB ideal

Discussion in 'Automated Trading' started by Fonzy66, Sep 1, 2008.

  1. Fonzy66

    Fonzy66

    Hi all, I have a mechanical strategy in mind to autotrade spot fx on IB ideal. Is there some app out there that

    1) is able to connect to IB for fx price data and produce charts and indicators

    2) is programmable for auto-trading on an IB account
    ?

    Thanks
     
  2. cstfx

    cstfx

    1.) Ninja Trader

    2.) Ninja Trader
     
  3. snackly

    snackly

    3. RightEdge

    4. OpenQuant
     
  4. snackly

    snackly

    Beware, IB doesnt seem to give FX volume to NinjaTrader, at least I haven't been able to figure it out yet.
     
  5. Fonzy66

    Fonzy66

    i can do without volume, but can Ninjatrader get data from IB ideal? IB ideal does not have a last done price, just the bid/offer
     
  6. snackly

    snackly

    Not sure if NT can get from Ideal, but RightEdge can. That said, why auto trade Ideal. That's a low volume high spread service meant for currency conversion, not trading as I understand.
     
  7. Fonzy66

    Fonzy66

    I think its idealpro then. The one that has 1 -1.5 pip spread.

    Thanks for the info!