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All reported issues should be fixed now.

The snap* order types for combos are now available via IB; TWS 941 and later support this.

Yes, TWS API allows submitting these REL+discretionary orders.

We now support SMART REL order with zero offset and discretionary amount. No new TWS should be requires, this is backend change.

the phrase "current yield" is an industry standard term referring to the formula described in many places including e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_yield.

With latest TWS, you can specify/attach conditions to the SNAPMID order. The snapshot will be taken when the condition is satisfied and the order triggers. We'll add support for spreads/combos.

We have added a confirmation popup on in IB account management which appears before QuickTrade is launched, which should prevent accidental launching, and subsequent second factor prompt on the next TWS/IBGateway reconnect. A better solution for the issue is in works too.

According to our logs, you "logged off" your TWS session when you tried to use QuickTrade yesterday. When you use WebTrader or QuickTrade, TWS/IBGateway may stay connected, but upon reconnect you will have to go thru second factor authentication again. We will see if we can improve this, but...

IB uses/supports native pegged order types on ISLAND, and as per https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=commission&p=stocks2, the higher API commissions do not apply to native pegged order types: see footnote "4. This charge does not apply to relative, pegged to market and pegged to...

RB.HO is now available in TWS; please let us know if there are other popular spreads on NYMEX you think we should add.

this will be fixed for Thu trading.

Our network load-balancer vendor has identified the problem as a bug in their network OS software; we will restart the two redundant load-balancer overnight tonight to clear out the bug (we expect this to not cause any disconnects as the balancers will be restarted one by one). The issue...

fyi, we are getting the logs restored from last thu and fri to see what caused the session token to be lost. if anyone has a fresh example from yesterday or today please pm me your username and date/time this occurred, and we'll check. thanks!

can you please press ctrl-alt-H to upload the logs to IB server, and pm me your username? we'll check the "dll missing" issue.

we've identified a networking problem on one of the gateway machines recently put in service; this problem will be corrected after the exchange close today. please let us know if you see the same problem after today. thanks!