{"id":10115,"date":"2019-07-12T12:18:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T16:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=10115"},"modified":"2023-01-20T15:09:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T20:09:25","slug":"api-trading-on-ibkr-award-winning-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/ibkr-quant-news\/api-trading-on-ibkr-award-winning-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"API Trading on IBKR’s Award-Winning Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Interactive Brokers’ technology has pioneered algo trading and is highly regarded among individual quant traders and hedge funds, as well as academics and researchers. Moreover, our award-winning<\/a> platform consistently wins top marks and provides innovative Application Program Interface (API) solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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API Trading<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Supported Languages\nand Technologies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our propriety API allows traders to build their own\nautomated rules-based trading application in Java, C++, C#, Python or DDE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, download the API software from our GitHub repository: https:\/\/interactivebrokers.github.io\/<\/a>. Furthermore, developers interested in collaborating can find instructions on how to contribute and commit code on our GitHub page: https:\/\/interactivebrokers.github.io\/api_software_contribute.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, review the installed package for an overview of API capabilities along with the Testbed<\/code><\/strong> sample application, which demonstrates coding examples. The package also provides users with the opportunity to retrieve data via the sample Excel files<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the API release notes<\/a>, organized by built and date, further enhance the learning experience and render valuable syntax <\/strong>reference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trading<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The next step is to get started with the GitHub<\/a> guide and learn how to connect to the Trader Workstation, request market data, and place order types. Once your application is built, ensure you first test it in a simulated account with historical market<\/a> data. After successfully testing, algo traders need to subscribe to real-time market data<\/a> as outlined on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, be sure to monitor your account data and performance via the API. See GitHub <\/a>for reference on syntax specifics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in learning more about our API, our Traders\u2019 Academy, Short Videos and Webinars provide a plethora of educational resources in engaging visual presentations, and supplemented with coding examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those curious how our other API solutions compare, see this key attributes matrix for IBKR API, FIX CTCI , WT Web API,  REST Web API, Mobile API  and ECA: https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/en\/index.php?f=1325#matrix<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, be sure to follow the IBKR API News<\/a> section for API development updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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