Best trading platform for IB excluding TWS

What do you not like about tws or their api? I would argue it's still the best in class.

qlai said:
I am trying to have a set up where I will pay for data separately and will use IB for execution only. Currently, I use ToS for charting (free data unlike IB) and IB for execution. Unfortunately, ToS had become too slaggish, so now l am paying for IB data. Very crappy set up, but hopefully a temporary one. I need API and there are not that many choices that let you pull the data out for low cost. Like most people here, it seems, I have a love hate relationship with IB :)
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GRULSTMRNN said:
Better as in what? More colorful screens? A cursory look at their website revealed some ex back office chick who claimed all the praise for herself, big picture of herself and CEO title and nobody else mentioned whatsoever. Why would you want to introduce another major potential break point in the chain? Keep it simple, stupid.
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I say it's better, but that's just my opinion. Everyone looks for different things in their platform. I've never really liked TWS. It just seems more clunky, and less user friendly than other platforms. I'm sure a lot of people love it.

Das Trader Pro is a low latency platform that was designed for active traders. It's offered by several different brokers. I'm not with IB, but this is the platform I would use if I were.
 
GRULSTMRNN said:
What do you not like about tws or their api? I
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OMG. I am new to it, but I don't think you can use it reliably. I would not trust it with fully automated strategies unless it's a couple of trades a day. For example, instead of sending OrderRejected message they send a generic error message that could refer to anything. So what's the status of the order ... Is it dead or pending? Don't even get me started on the market data. Not to mention they seem to break things all the time (based on other people complains). But the scope/features of the API are impressive no doubt. Have to take the good with the bad I guess.
 
I don’t have any visualisation problem with IB nor do with charting. I like them as they are one of best but my only problem is T&S and hotkeys ( can’t configure hotkeys to sell half or quarter of position)
Platform I am looking for should display their own data I-e sterling and use IB to excute orders
 
Which error codes in this list are missing in your opinion? I have never received an order rejection or cancelation without understanding from the error codes why.

https://www.interactivebrokers.com/php/whiteLabel/Interoperability/Socket_Client_C++/errors.htm

qlai said:
OMG. I am new to it, but I don't think you can use it reliably. I would not trust it with fully automated strategies unless it's a couple of trades a day. For example, instead of sending OrderRejected message they send a generic error message that could refer to anything. So what's the status of the order ... Is it dead or pending? Don't even get me started on the market data. Not to mention they seem to break things all the time (based on other people complains). But the scope/features of the API are impressive no doubt. Have to take the good with the bad I guess.
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Again, all solvable via api. I actually programmed an order screen where I can fully customize any order I ever wish and linked those order types to buttons on a UI. The UI is on a touch sensitive display, nothing is faster for discretionary trade input than this. So it all depends on your budget and how advanced you want to get.

Zohaibmajeed said:
I don’t have any visualisation problem with IB nor do with charting. I like them as they are one of best but my only problem is T&S and hotkeys ( can’t configure hotkeys to sell half or quarter of position)
Platform I am looking for should display their own data I-e sterling and use IB to excute orders
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GRULSTMRNN said:
If you can't program hire someone and pay 300-500 usd to get all that you asked for in this thread. Any of the software discussed in this thread costs more than a customized programming solution after already 2-3 months.
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I am not into programming or know much about API so that why looking for any platform but I will try to search about API and all stuff
 
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