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Re: [amibroker] InteractiveBrokers API --> AmiBroker ?



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Jim,

I promised a sample for AlertIF and IB but this project is a little bit
delayed because I am working intensively on 4.20 which
will be released Friday 18.

After that I will come back to IB sample.

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jvarn359" <jvarn359@xxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 6:19 PM
Subject: [amibroker] InteractiveBrokers API --> AmiBroker ?


> 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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