IB DDE...anyone use it for automated trading?

[killATwill]

Hi,
I just cracked open IB's DDE. Anyone plug conditional orders into it? I would love to figure out how to make a trade on security if another hits a specific price.

thanks

 

[Steve_IB]

Quote from killATwill:

Hi,
I would love to figure out how to make a trade on security if another hits a specific price.

thanks

You can do that on the TWS directly.
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/orderTypesMatrix.php?ib_entity=llc

Scroll down to conditional.

 

[killATwill]

thanks steve, but i need to automate. what i reall want to do is have a conditional order that triggers another set of "if-filled" conditionals.

thanks

 

[Steve_IB]

Quote from killATwill:

thanks steve, but i need to automate. what i reall want to do is have a conditional order that triggers another set of "if-filled" conditionals.

thanks

There is a Conditional Order page on the sample spreadsheet.
Check the Interactive Tour page which deals with Conditional orders, there is an if filled example there...hope this helps.
http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/software/API_Tour.html