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> just because you can't have 2 logins from different locations, or two different users. You can, you just have to pay for market data for both of them: https:
by throwaway9d0291 7y ago
> just because you can't have 2 logins from different locations, or two different users.
You can, you just have to pay for market data for both of them: https://ibkr.info/article/1004 https://ibkr.info/article/1004
> First, it's not a real API between you and IB's servers.
Well it is a "real API", it's just not the one you want.
You can have the one you want but it's expensive: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=4988 https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=4988
> the API gateway just being a lightweight client
You talk a lot about the "heavy graphical client", seemingly ignoring the Gateway, which is the canonical way to access the API.
> Did you actually ever used these APIs in real-life?!
Not the other user but FWIW, yes, I have. They work fine.
- Galanwe 7y ago> Well it is a "real API", it's just not the one you want. You can have the one you want but it's expensive: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=4988 https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=4988 The FIX API is different. It's just an order entry / RTD API. i.e. it's just used to send orders, and mainly targeted to companies which already use FIX e.g. because they already have other brokers. You cannot do things like retrieve your previous orders, positions, contract information, historical market data, historical funding, etc. Everything that you basically need to manage your portfolio. > You talk a lot about the "heavy graphical client", seemingly ignoring the Gateway, which is the canonical way to access the API. The IB gateway _is_ a graphical client too, that's part of the problem. Even though they stripped most of the windows from it, you still have to run a X server, automate the filling of input boxes for logging/password, etc, etc.