Recent content by nobel1101

Yeah it's hassle having to use 2FA every Sunday. But it does definitely mitigate having to use 2FA every time IB Gateway has a connectivity problem and needs to be restarted. It's still been working well since late October.

Hi Mark, as I said in a previous post, there's an automation tool called IBAutomater (similar to IBC/IBController) which facilitates auto-restarts and can force a restart without having to log back in intra-week (https://github.com/QuantConnect/IBAutomater). I've been using this tool as a...

No, it's legit. I had to go through an approval process to get access to it, as well as sign a waiver form regarding having access to trade and view account information without the usual login (password and 2FA) process.

There is another option, and that's to use Open Authentication (OAuth) via the newish Client Portal Web API. It doesn't require 2FA, requires no GUI client and offers a true 'fully automated' solution. The only negative, for me, is the order types are a bit limited compared to TWS API, no...

I currently run fully automated systems using IBC, on two accounts. I have an individual account and a small business (institutional) account with IB. Both are opted-out of the 2FA for trading. I completely share the sentiments of windwave and others about the instability of IB Gateway. Just...