IB vs MyTrack SDK

You are absolutely right j_medved about TCP/IP API's being preferable. Unfortunately, I don't seem to be able to find any. Could you please list a few of those, not requiring additional broker's trader platforms to be running?

Thank you.

 

Unless something has changed. I remember they had a version of the API for many platforms: Java, VB, C++.

I don't see why MyTrack is worth $100 a month more than IB.

 

MyTrack futures commissions:

$7.00 per contract + $3.00 for non-US accounts.
Holy smokes!
:eek:

 

Brokers that use BonTrade would have a TCP/IP only API.
Lowtrades
A few have HTTP APIs but that is not what you are looking for most likely.

There are a number that use TCP based APIs but comunicate locally with either the full blown broker platform or a API module that runs on your computer (windows). Those would be:
IB
TradeStream based brokers (RML, ChoiceTrade, others)
MB Trading/EFX Group

 

limebrokerage.com has an excellent pure java api.

 

I sent limebrokerage an email, but they didn't reply.

 

I've used myTrack's C/C++ API for many years. It works for what I need, and includes some things that IB does not have, like fundamental data, and time and sales (though it's really annoying for this). It's ancient and quirky, but pretty reliable. It is more expensive than IB's almost-free API, but cheaper than some others.