Count-Down Trigger orders

Hi, please, help me create an order on IB that auto-executes after x minutes.

 

Are you using TWS, or using the API to submit an order?
It is possible to give a start time to an order, meaning that it becomes active after the indicated time.

 

Good After Time (GAT) Orders
An order that uses the good after time/date field is held in the IB system and submitted to the market on the date and time you specify.* You must display the Good After Time field to use this time in force.

https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/orders/gat.php

Edit: On second thought, maybe not for "after x minutes", as you specified.

 

Not even sure what this is all about.

https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/ordertypes.php

 

I would be fine with triggering after x minutes.
Best if triggering x minutes after parent order filled. No I don't use API. Open to all solutions though .

 

So your initial question did not relate to any kind of order, but you want to put a time constraint on a child order after its parent got filled? I don't think that the available order type for a parent-child order allows for a time period during which the child is not active. Possibly you would have to submit the parent order first, monitor until it gets filled, and then submit the child order x minutes later.

 

It's possible. It would be a time-based order and not price-based, but you'll likely need to program it yourself.

 

Code:

from threading import Timer
delayed= Timer(5, lambda: print('execute'), args=None, kwargs=None)
delayed.start()

in python api can use threading.Timer

 

Cool, thanks!