IB Auto transmit

[nicpo]

Accessing IB from an EFS is possible via 2 method :

IBtrade.Buy(Symbol, Nbr_Contract, Order_Type, EntryPrice);
IBtrade.Sell(...)

when all settings are correct, it generate in TWS an Order line

BUT :

This line is just ready to be transmitted and not transmitted automatically, you still need to click the "Transmit" button ! The IB TWS API "Order structure" has a member called "transmit" as Boolean having the following sense: "Specifies whether the order will be transmitted by TWS. If set to false, the order will be created at TWS but will not be sent."

MY QUESTION :

when created in EFS
var IBtrade = new IBBroker;
is it possible to define within the IBBroker class the .transmit member as sent to IB via the API ?

[andrei88]

I don't understand your boolean or API stuff but there is a simple way to get rid of the Order Confirmation panel.

In eSignal: Click Trade, IB:Preferences, Order Preferences and unclick the EFS Confirm. Your order will be directly transmitted to TWS without any human input.

Cheers,

Andrei

P.S.: Use eSignal ver 7.5

[nicpo]

Hum Hum !

Well,
Sure this is the way to remove the "esignal" confirmation screen .... no problem this is working ,
but when arriving in IB TWS it does not transmit directly the trade it will just fill a line "TO BE transmitted". this is the confirmation stuff I want to get rid of !

[nicpo]

As nobody has any suggestion for this "auto - transmit' function
I'm building a dedicated DLL as an EFS add on just to perform this functionality if anyone is interested please post a reply here !

regards

[dloomis]

have you seen dynaorder.com, I thnk they already have a working dll

[nicpo]

Yes I've seen it, it is working but I'm still not sure about this auto-transmit parameter in dynaorder (not seen in any documentation) and :
1- it is heavy to implement with plenty of functions and then plenty of potential buggs !
2- it needs a 3rd application to run (esignal + IBTWS +dynaorder) = system potentially overloaded !

I 'm just doing a simple dll with 3 functions: Connect, Buy, Sell ; as in EFS currently BUT with an additional parameter AUTO_TRANSMIT=YES or NO )

[andreid]

Indeed it is a good idea as I was thinking to use a macro to toggle On and Off that trade confirmation panel. There are periods when it would be better to stand aside... a command that an EFS do not understand.

But if you have lots of energy, think of making a "automated trading" front-end to be added to IB Charts. In that way, a trader can just get rid of eSignal.

Cheers,

Andrei

[ykk]

Hi nicpo,

did you put a check in the box next to 'transmit' in the IB order entry window?

I have it checked and automatic execution from efs is working fine.

[nicpo]

Dll to automatic trade

After days of info research ........ and coding (it looks like as soon as it becomes really important to make money nobody is there)
I did a DLL that can be called from EFS to create and transmit orders to TWS ..... and does not require a TWS "T" button hit to get transmitted to GLOBEX.

And works with " setComputeOnClose();" this is not the case of the papertrade or IBtrade stuff.