Not going to happen. TWS is not built to use another feed. You should be running at least 2 quote vendors at all times anyway. Or know where to get RT quotes in an emergency.
If this kind of TWS failure rate continues, I am going to have to start using bracket orders (buy/sell/stop) for even scalp & day trades (as rediculous as that sounds).
Wow, I just got data. What a miracle. Thank the force IB is my backup and not my primary broker. Read the fine print with IB. YOU DO need a backup broker to be using IB. They keep proving it again and again. They are unstable and they know it. Remember, when IB gets flaky like today, take the rest of the day off. Maybe a week, for them to get their act together again.
Maybe the FutureTrade acquisition will yield an open data architecture. Petterfy announced during the last conference call they will release that platform to all IB customers within "2-4 months". But maybe we shouldn't get our hopes up too high.
"Oh great, so its working again. Meanwhile I am late covering my short and missed my long entry....SH$$!"
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