ISLAND vs SUPERSOES on IB

[giggollo]

What's the difference between ISLAND route and SUPERSOES route on IB's TWS?

 

[TorontoTrader2]

Both routes were changed and renamed years ago! You must have a time machine.

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[giggollo]

haha, yea i know NASDAQ integrated those routes last year, but im still seeing those routes in IB TWS latest version in the "Destination" column...and i'm wondering what the difference is between them

 

[kostia00]

There's no difference between ISLAND and SUPERSOES any more: all orders routed to SUPERSOES are redirected to ISLAND.

 

[giggollo]

Thanks...if the two routes are now identical, what is the reason behind having both routes available as destinations?

 

[sun170]

Quote from TorontoTrader2:

Both routes were changed and renamed years ago! You must have a time machine.

(here's a tip, short Pets.com!)

 

[kostia00]

Quote from giggollo:

Thanks...if the two routes are now identical, what is the reason behind having both routes available as destinations?

The main reason is backward compatibility: if we removed it immediately, ticker lines would disappear off people's TWS pages and they would need to reenter symbols. We will remove it in one of the upcoming versions of TWS

 

[giggollo]

Makes sense, thanks

 

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