IB Stops on Friday Afternoon

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bouncer

Had a couple of YM mkt. buy stops fail to trigger on Friday afternoon. First time ever having any problem with IB & stops. Anyone else with IB weirdness on Friday afternoon?
 
When I tried to place an order late friday afternoon, TWS gave me the message that the order would not be placed at the exchange until a certain date / time.

Don't know the exact date / time, but my guess is that the ECBOT didn't accept stops because of the holidays...

I was able to trade however, so my guess it that it was only affecting NATIVE STOP orders :confused:
 
They are simulated since A/C/E was replaced by ECBOT.

For simulated stops there is a default setting: "regular trading hours" (AFAIK defined as 9:30 am to 4 pm ET on "regular trading days"). If you want to avoid trouble with "regular" trading hours" then you will have to change your TWS settings.

See TWS Configure / Order / Stop Trigger Method / Time Restriction

BTW, last Friday was MLK day (not a "regular trading day") and simulated
stops were already inactive before 4 pm ET (with the default setting).
 
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