Can I download TWS and IBKR Desktop to the same computer?

Yes, you can log in to your live and paper accounts simultaneously. However, you can only get market data on both if you are logged in on the same computer (assuming you are subscribed to live market data). If you are logged into both accounts on separate computers, you will only receive data on the live account…

Clients, applicants and other prospective clients can all access our desktop trading platform known as Trader Workstation (TWS) by installing it on their computer and double-clicking the Trader Workstation icon placed on the desktop…

There are two ways to do a full login to trade:

• Log out from the menu tapping on LOG OUT (and just not close it), the next time you launch the IBKR Mobile app it will ask you to enter your credentials and login, or
• If you are logged in to read-only mode, as soon as you try to take any trading action, like creating a watchlist or placing an order, it will ask you to do a full login. There you can complete the authentication and enjoy full access…

When you log in to your IBKR Mobile application, all other TWS sessions will automatically be logged out. In a case where you are logged into TWS and lose your internet connection, you do not have to wait for TWS to time out; when you log into IBKR Mobile the existing session is logged out. Note that in some areas, IBKR Mobile supports limited trading capabilities compared to TWS for Desktop…