About IBridgePy

What Is IBridgePy?

IBridgePy is a flexible and easy-to-use algorithmic trading platform built in Python. It helps traders backtest and live trade automated, rule-based strategies with leading brokers, including Interactive Brokers, TD Ameritrade, and Robinhood.

Whether you are a beginner exploring automated trading or an experienced quant refining strategies, IBridgePy provides the tools you need to succeed.

Key Features

• Self-hosted privacy protection — Your strategies and data stay on your own computer. Nothing is uploaded to any server.
• All security types — Trade stocks, futures, options, and forex with the same unified API.
• Any Python package — Use pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or any library without restrictions.
• Unified backtesting and live trading — Write code once, test it with historical data, then deploy live without changes.
• Multi-account management — Manage multiple client accounts simultaneously from one instance.
• Open source core — Full source code transparency for debugging and customization.

Why IBridgePy?

IBridgePy was created to address limitations of other platforms. Unlike Quantopian (now discontinued), IBridgePy removes restrictions on Python packages, supports diverse asset classes beyond equities, and provides source code transparency for debugging.

Compared to using the native IB API directly, IBridgePy simplifies complex API interactions, manages portfolio tracking automatically, and enables identical code execution across backtesting and live environments.

Supported Brokers

• Interactive Brokers — Full support via TWS and IB Gateway. Access global markets with low commissions.
• TD Ameritrade — Commission-free trading for U.S. equities and ETFs.
• Robinhood — Commission-free trading with a simple interface.