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Export historical data and save them to csv files

Export historical data from Interactive Brokers and save them to CSV files easily with IBridgePy. Unlike Quantopian or zipline, IBridgePy lets you retrieve historical data with custom datetime ranges perfect for backtesting trading strategies. Apparently, you cannot do it using Quantopian or zipline. But you can get historical data from Interactive Brokers and save them […]

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Is it possible to ignore or block error messages?

Learning to ignore or block error messages in IBridgePy should be approached carefully as these messages are crucial for algorithmic trading debugging. While possible to ignore block error notifications, keeping error messages visible helps you troubleshoot issues with the IB API connection and order execution. It is possible to ignore or block error messages in

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How to retrieve the whole option chains from IB using IBridgePy?

Retrieving option chains with IBridgePy is essential for options trading strategies. This guide shows how to use the IB API through IBridgePy to get complete option chain data including strikes, expiries, and contract details for any underlying security. As an example, the following code can be used to know the available futures of E-mini S&P

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Great News: IBridgePy on Python 3 is available !

IBridgePy Python 3 support brings modern Python compatibility to your algorithmic trading platform. This update makes IBridgePy the easiest Python 3 available tool to trade with Interactive Brokers using the latest Python 3 features. Dear IBridgePy users, Thank you very much for your interest in IBridgePy. We are working very hard to make IBridgePy the

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Do you have any feature for scheduling? Which would be similar to Quantopian schedule_function?

Scheduling function features in IBridgePy give you full control over when your algorithm trading strategies execute. Unlike platforms limited to US equities, IBridgePy supports custom scheduling for any security or commodity with different trading hours across global markets. No. The main products that quantopian trades are US equities and they have clear market open and

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Example of requesting historical data

Requesting historical data in IBridgePy is straightforward using the request_data function. This Python stock trading tool supports various timeframes from 1-second to daily bars, making it ideal for backtesting trading strategies with real market data from Interactive Brokers. Request_data for Historical Data request_data(historyData= None, realTimePrice = None, contractDetails= None, marketSnapShot=None, waitForFeedbackinSeconds=30,repeat=3) historyData: a list of

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Use IBridgePy to place a group order with One Cancel All (OCA)

IBridgePy OCA order functions let you place sophisticated bracket orders with One Cancel All features using Interactive Brokers. You can use create_order() and place_combination_orders() to implement algorithm trading strategies with multiple order legs that cancel each other automatically. Learning how to place group order combinations is essential for advanced trading strategies. Create_Order to Place Group

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Is there any way for me to save history data using IBridgePy?

A: Yes. The historical data received in IBridgePy from the IB server are saved in data[symbol(‘xxx’)].hist that is a pandas dataframe. Therefore, you can save it to a csv file by pd.dataframe.to_csv(“Path_to_your_local_folder”) and use it later in anyway. Example: Request historical data of AAPL and SPY and save them to local folder. def initialize(context): pass

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