Interactive Brokers

Access market data, submit orders, and request information through Interactive Brokers^® using IB Trader Workstation^SM

For a simple example about order creation using Interactive Brokers, see Create an Order Using IB Trader Workstation. For a high-level overview about using Interactive Brokers functions in a workflow, see Workflow for Interactive Brokers.

Functions

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Interactive Brokers Connection and Data Retrieval

`ibtws`	Create IB Trader Workstation connection
`getdata`	Request current Interactive Brokers data
`history`	Request Interactive Brokers historical data
`marketdepth`	Request Interactive Brokers market depth data
`realtime`	Request Interactive Brokers real-time data
`timeseries`	Request Interactive Brokers aggregated intraday data
`close`	Close IB Trader Workstation connection

Interactive Brokers Order Management

`executions`	Request Interactive Brokers execution data
`createOrder`	Create IB Trader Workstation order
`orderid`	Obtain next valid order identification number
`orders`	Request Interactive Brokers open order data

Interactive Brokers Information

`accounts`	Retrieve Interactive Brokers account information
`contractdetails`	Request Interactive Brokers contract details
`portfolio`	Retrieve current Interactive Brokers portfolio data

Topics

Workflow for Interactive Brokers

Request market data, create orders, and request Interactive Brokers informational data.

Create Interactive Brokers Combination Order

This example shows how to connect to the IB Trader Workstation, create IB Trader Workstation IContract and IComboLegList objects, and create a combination order for a calendar spread.

Create and Manage an Interactive Brokers Order

This example shows how to connect to the IB Trader Workstation, request open order data, create IB Trader Workstation IContract and IOrder objects, and execute the order.

Request Interactive Brokers Historical Data

This example shows how to connect to the IB Trader Workstation, create an IB Trader Workstation IContract object, and request historical data.

Request Interactive Brokers Real-Time Data

This example shows how to connect to the IB Trader Workstation, create IB Trader Workstation IContract objects, and request real-time data.

Writing and Running Custom Event Handler Functions with Interactive Brokers

You can process events related to any Interactive Brokers data updates by writing a custom event handler function to use with Trading Toolbox™.