how to prevent someone hits me with 1 share?

[trend2009]

I am using IB API to send orders, say, 100 shares to buy AAPL. Someone constantly sells me one share each time. I tried to specify minQty=100 in the order class, but it did not work. any solution?

 

[VEGASDESERT]

What about an AON order

 

[trend2009]

What about an AON order

ib holds aon order on their server until There are enough shares on ask to hit for me. I want someone hit me with 100 shares.

 

[ironchef]

ib holds aon order on their server until There are enough shares on ask to hit for me. I want someone hit me with 100 shares.

Since commission is $0.00, does it matter?

 

[trend2009]

Since commission is $0.00, does it matter?

unfortunately with IB API, the commission is 1 dollar even for 1 share since I want to specify exchange instead of using IB smart routing.

 

[murray t turtle]

unfortunately with IB API, the commission is 1 dollar even for 1 share since I want to specify exchange instead of using IB smart routing.

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TRY a good limit or even a market order/rather than miss the move;
since all get paid on volume.
[For sure I dont want $1 commission for one share; I never have gotten a bad fill on a generous limit order]With a real liquid stock like AAPL==that's even worse]

 

[comagnum]

You could look into using a FOK (fill or kill) or AON order (all or none).

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