acaprino/ibkr-trading
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Comprehensive Interactive Brokers algotrading knowledge base covering TWS API 10.45 architecture, ib_async event-driven programming, market data subscriptions, order execution with bracket orders, historical data with pacing rules, reconnection resilience, IBC automation, and Windows production deployment. TRIGGER WHEN: building, implementing, writing, coding, creating, optimizing, or debugging IB trading systems with Python. DO NOT TRIGGER WHEN: the task is outside the specific scope of this component.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- ibkr-trading
- description:
- >
- TRIGGER WHEN:
- building, implementing, writing, coding, creating, optimizing, or debugging IB trading systems with Python.
- DO NOT TRIGGER WHEN:
- the task is outside the specific scope of this component.
Interactive Brokers Algotrading
Knowledge base for building production-grade algorithmic trading systems with Interactive Brokers TWS API and ib_async in Python.
When to Use
- Connecting to TWS or IB Gateway with ib_async
- Implementing real-time market data subscriptions
- Designing order execution logic (bracket orders, order lifecycle)
- Handling pacing violations for historical data requests
- Building reconnection resilience for 24/7 production bots
- Deploying IB trading systems on Windows with IBC + Task Scheduler
- Debugging TWS API error codes (162, 200, 201, 354, 1100-1102)
Quick Start
For 80% of use cases, start with:
- Connection: IB Gateway (headless, lower resources) + IBC (automated lifecycle)
- Library:
pip install ib_async(asyncio-native successor to ib_insync) - Data:
reqRealTimeBarsfor live 5-sec bars with local aggregation - Orders: Bracket orders with
transmit=Falsepattern - Resilience:
disconnectedEvent+ exponential backoff reconnection - Deployment: IBC + Windows Task Scheduler for auto-restart
Then harden incrementally:
- Missing fills on reconnect -- add
reqExecutions()reconciliation - Pacing violations -- add asyncio.Semaphore throttled request queue
- Overnight crashes -- add IBC auto-restart + heartbeat monitoring
- State drift -- add periodic position/order reconciliation via
reqPositions()
Reference Materials
tws-api-architecture.md-- TWS API 10.45, Gateway vs TWS, Client Portal, ib_async setup, clientId strategy, official docsevent-driven-data.md-- reqMktData, reqRealTimeBars, reqTickByTickData, keepUpToDate, OHLCV construction, pacing violations, historical dataorder-execution.md-- order types, bracket orders, lifecycle states, execDetails monitoring, race conditions, error codesreconnection-resilience.md-- daily reset, IBC automation, reconnect patterns, heartbeat, Windows deployment, community resources
Key Decision Points
| Decision | Default | Upgrade When | |----------|---------|-------------| | Connection target | IB Gateway | Need visual debugging -- TWS | | Python library | ib_async | Need same-day new features -- ibapi | | Live data | reqRealTimeBars (5s bars) | Need tick precision -- reqTickByTickData (max 3) | | Chart data | keepUpToDate | Network-sensitive env -- reqRealTimeBars + aggregation | | Historical data | reqHistoricalData + throttle | Bulk backfill -- chunked requests with Semaphore | | Order type | Bracket (parent+TP+SL) | Need trailing: TRAIL. Need algo: Adaptive | | Lifecycle mgmt | IBC + Task Scheduler | Docker available -- gnzsnz/ib-gateway-docker | | whatToShow | TRADES | Forex: MIDPOINT. Backtesting: ADJUSTED_LAST |
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