Automatic Trading

[Gene]

as I understand it, it is possible to initiate a trade with an IB using EFS, is that true ? and more importantly, is that possilbe with ActiveX ?

[dloomis]

Gene

There are a couple of ways to trade with IB via an EFS.

eSignal has a link to IB.

And there is a company with a product called DynaOrder that will issue buy sell orders to IB as well.

[Gene]

IB

Just to make sure I"m clear, an IB is any broker that is integrated with Esig and there are currently several right ?

Also, still need to know if a trade can be automatically initiated with Activex without using EFS.

thanks

[danharp]

The IB that he was referring to was Interactive Brokers. eSignal has a link with the Interactive Brokers API, which many of us use. You may be able to do the same with the other integrated brokers as well.

[gordonrose]

You might also want to be aware that InteractiveBrokers (IB) also has an API (ActiveX and Java). You can access information at

http://www.interactivebrokers.com/index.html

highlight resources at the top of the page and then select API from the popup submenu.

The same page at which you arrive includes a link to 3rd party tools that provide order mgmt.

Gordon