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Intriging idea!
Could you do the automated trading with eSignal data feed and IB
order entry???
Ara
--- In amibroker@xxxx, "metzdennis" <Dennis.Metz@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Ib does not provide historical Intraday data, they just provide the
> plain feed.
>
> Best regards,
> Dennis
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxx, "jvarn359" <jvarn359@xxxx> wrote:
> > Hi AB'ers,
> >
> > I'm thinking about switching from Datek to Interactivebrokers
> because
> > IB seems to be aggressively pushing the cutting edge in a few
> areas --
> > namely making their trading platform accessible by API and their
> > Universal Account, which makes it possible to trade stocks,
futures
> > and world currencies from one base currency. [And their
commissions
> > are very low too].
> >
> > The API has piqued my interest:
> >
> > ActiveX methods
> > http://www.interactivebrokers.com/html/webhelp/Int
> > eroperability/ActiveX_Other/activexmethods.htm
> >
> > connect()
> > disconnect()
> > reqMktData()
> > reqMktData2()
> > cancelMktData()
> > placeOrder()
> > placeOrder2()
> > cancelOrder()
> > reqOpenOrders()
> > reqAccountUpdates()
> > reqExecutions()
> > getIds()
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyone has hooked up AmiB RT to the IB feed.
> >
> > The placeOrder() and cancelOrder() has me very interested -- this
> > opens up the possibility to write a program for robotic trading.
I
> can
> > easily imagine an AFL that watches a basket of 100 stocks for
> intraday
> > breakouts, issues a buy order and sends a pager alert to me.
> >
> > Jim
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