Amusing and a bad idea. What if IB changes screen forms, different hot keys are set up etc etc ? The whole point of an API is to provide a well defined and more or less stable software interface.
i need to do this for a contest, i dont know how to make an auto system or use IB, never have. I know how to scalp intraday minute charts pretty well though. if i can manual trade and it looks automatic that would be great, lol. i have to make a minimum of 25 trades in 8 weeks. winner = most money at the end of 8 weeks.
That's really my main point. Even if it's OK... it is primitive and unstable. But "automating" Poker Clients in this way... Is definitely cause for account confiscation. And it's fairly easy to tell... If a human is clicking or a program... Unless the program is extremely well designed to simulate the random behavior of people.
how can IB tell? if it was auto or not isnt API jsut some code that lets u interface between its platform and some other program?
this program looks powerful. when my new computer arrives in a few weeks, I will download the demo and give it a try http://www.tickquest.com/NeoTicker/ has anyone tried it? is it difficult to program? It does not use EasyLanguage, so it might require a bit more programming skill.
I presume your talking about the Collegiate Trading Olympiad. Maybe time to learn how to convert your current manual trading system into code... http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/general/education/IBTradingOlympiad.php