How to Place Orders to Interactive Brokders through API

[kschenk]

I have been looking at Desktop API - Brokerage Integration SDK.zip sample. It places order on a broker window created by C# application, but I cannot figure out how to instead place orders to Interactive Brokers from my c# application.

[Guest]

You will need to download the plug-in for IB. Information regarding it can be found
here.

[notoad]

Are there good examples of placing orders, cancelling orders, placing stops, etc, in vb or C#?

I am almost finished with an automated trade system I developed and this is the last piece to the puzzle.

Any samples, documentation, etc would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Guest]

You should look at Chapter 5 of the Developer's Reference and the Brokerage Integration SDK, which has samples and documentation. Both are located in the file share.

[kschenk]

Still cannot get code to send orders to IB

I have installed the IB add-in, but order are still not going to IB. See image attached that shows what I mean. Orders routed to Active Trading - [Example]

[Guest]

Make sure you set your default broker under Trade->Preferences to Interactive Brokers.