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where could I find some API examples in IB?

  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 28, 2009 1:31am Apr 28, 2009 1:31am
I want to trade forex In IB by API,but I could not find any API examples of trading forex in IB.Could anyone show me some api examples?
  • #2
  • Apr 28, 2009 2:09am Apr 28, 2009 2:09am
If you do some searching there is a yahoo group devoted to the IB API with downloadable code examples if I remember correctly.

<Personal Opinion>
If you have any programming skills at all I would strongly recommend steering clear of the IB API as it is badly documented, this combined with the constant flakeyness of TWS makes it a constantly moving target.
</Personal Opinion>
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  • #3
  • Last Post: Edited 10:47pm Apr 28, 2009 10:46pm | Edited 10:47pm
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TWSAPI/

Craig is right in a way, but it depends on how complex you want your system to be. I copied a simple VB6 order entry program from the files section some time ago, modified it to submit just 1 futures contract with bracket orders, and it still works. There have been numerous updates to the API since then, but this one still works - of course, it could stop tomorrow! The group has many very experienced C and Java programmers that are willing to help. (In case you don't know, their demo data is useless, you have to open a funded account to get a paper trading test account).
ps: IB also has a forum - look on their web site under software.
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