Configure the Connecting Socket Port

1. Launch Trader Workstation or IB Gateway
2. Open the Windows File Explorer
3. Navigate to C:\TWS API\samples\DdeSocketBridge
4. Right click the “runDdeSocketBridge.bat” file.
5. Click Edit from the list. This will open a new Notepad window.
   • NOTE: Windows 11 users may need to choose “Show more options” first.
6. On the third line after “DdeSocketBridge.jar” add -p followed by whichever socket port you have specified in TWS or IB Gateway.

The default ports supplied by Interactive Brokers are as follows:

• TWS Live Account: 7496 (Socket Bridge’s default value)
• TWS Paper Account: 7497
• IB Gateway Live Account: 4001
• IB Gateway Paper Account: 4002

echo off
if not exist "DdeSocketBridge.jar" goto :error
java -Djava.library.path=.\src\main\resources -jar DdeSocketBridge.jar -p7497
goto :end
:error
echo DdeSocketBridge.jar is not found
:end