TWS Standalone API

Install TWS API Components on Unix

  1. To install to the latest TWS API 9.69 beta version on your computer download the installation program from the IB website at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/download/twsapi_unixmac_969.jar
     
  2. At the command line, create a directory called "IBJts" in the current directory by typing:
    jar xf twsapi_unixmac_969.jar
     
  3. To run the sample TWS API socket client program, change to the IBJts directory and type:
    java -jar jtsclient.jar