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Message        rhille          Post subject: Need help with an APIPosted: Fri 
May 04, 2012 10:43 pm                         
Joined: Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:52 pm
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Location: Montréal (Québec) Canada                Hello there

I need help! I am a stock trader and I am trying to build an application that 
would automate my trading based on a specific strategy. Since I already used 
RealBasic in a few personal projects, I would like to use it for this one also.

Now, I am already using a trading software called Trader Workstation (TWS) made 
by Interactive Brokers (IB). The company offers a way to send and receive 
information through an API. I downloaded the API from their Website and tried 
to make it work but I could not. I also tried their ActiveX component with the 
same result.

I searched the RB forum and found two posts. One of which gave me the idea to 
use TCPSockets to connect to the TWS and I actually was able to connect. I know 
this for a fact because when you try to connect, the TWS software shows a 
window asking if it ok for an external program to connect to TWS. 

Unfortunately, the main problem I have is when I try to communicate with TWS. I 
can not seem to find a way to send and receive information.

Could anyone point me in the right direction, please?


Thanks


Rick   
                             Top                simulanics          Post 
subject: Re: Need help with an APIPosted: Fri May 04, 2012 11:23 pm             
            
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Location: Boiling Springs, SC                Will take a look.. Did some tws 
programming for .net a while back      
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                             Top                rhille          Post subject: 
Re: Need help with an APIPosted: Fri May 04, 2012 11:26 pm                      
   
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Location: Montréal (Québec) Canada                That would be great. Thanks


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