Interactive Brokers Python API (Native) - A Step-by-step Guide - AlgoTrading101 Blog

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Table of Contents

• What is the Interactive Brokers Python native API?
• Why should I learn the IB Python Native API?
• Why shouldn’t I learn the IB Python Native API?
• IB Python native API vs Third Party Libraries (IBridgePy, IbPy etc)
• How to set up the IB native Python API?
• How to retrieve the current ask price of Apple’s Stock (AAPL)
• Retrieving market data for other assets – EUR/USD, Bitcoin & Gold
• How to retrieve the last 10 hourly candlebars using the native Python API?
• What’s the best way to store historical data for later use?
• 3 ways to calculate the 20 SMA
• How to fire an order using the native Python API?
• How to implement a stop loss or take profit?
• How to fire an order for Apple when Google hits a certain price?
• How to fire an order for Apple when Google moves more than 5% within the last 5 minutes?
• How to send notifications via telegram?
• Common Errors with the IB Python Native API v9.76

Requirements

• python >= 2.7, 3.4+
• pandas (tested to work with >= 1.0.3 )
• requests (tested to work with >= 2.22.0 )
• ibapi (tested to work with >= 9.76.1 )

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