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IB Order Execution [migrated]

A few weeks ago I started to trade American stocks. I have an IB account. Yesterday, I encountered a strange situation. I'd appreciate if someone could explain it. (I'm using the IB API.) 9:30:56 I ...
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Does DOM trading using broker data make any sense?

Can I use DOM information from Interactive Brokers? Does it make sense? I assume that it makes sense to apply some volume based algorithms only then when you know this order book, that you can get ...
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Which brokers offer a Python stock trading API?

I would like to automate my trading strategies. My strategies are not high-frequency and are written in Python. I have a trading account in Interactive Brokers, and I know some non-official Python ...
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Does Interactive Brokers (IB) have a Web friendly API?

The requirement I am given is to implement a web ppplication which utilizes Interactive Brokers's API to fetch data. I went through the IB API web page and came across two viable methods: TWS and IB ...
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Utility to download historical Implied Volatility data from Interactive Brokers?

Does anyone know of a utility that can download historical Implied Volatility (IV) data from Interactive Brokers' Trader Workstation?
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How should I store tick data?

How should I store tick data? For example, if I have an IB trading account, how should I download and store the tick data directly to my computer? Which software should I use?
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Option trading API other than Interactive Brokers

I'm looking for an options broker that provides an execution API. I'd like to ideally test on a papertrading version of it before connecting to a real execution engine. I know IB offers that, but they ...
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Is the Interactive Brokers API suitable for hft?

By hft here I mean anything with holding period less than 5-10mins... Any empirical/anecdotal evidence of using it successfully on even higher frequencies?