Hello all,
I am new here- and have been looking through the forums trying to find a solution to automate a specific way of equity pair trading. I am currently trading on IB TWS by hand; I am not a programmer, nor do I have the time to learn how to code currently.
Ultimately I am looking for a way to automate a pair trade of equities: hypothetically say XOM @ 67 vs COP @ 63 by defining a ratio (i.e. 67/63) and then apply that value onto of COP to 'quote' XOM, and automatically hedge with COP (but it must be in a manner that is specified by my ratio and not some other pricing strategy). Is there an existing tool or idea to implement this (it seems quite simple, and I can't spend all day manually trading these circumstances). It sort of seems like TT auto-spreader tool, but I believe that is only for futures? [please correct me if I am wrong], also I would ideally like to stick with IB if possible.
Thanks!
I am new here- and have been looking through the forums trying to find a solution to automate a specific way of equity pair trading. I am currently trading on IB TWS by hand; I am not a programmer, nor do I have the time to learn how to code currently.
Ultimately I am looking for a way to automate a pair trade of equities: hypothetically say XOM @ 67 vs COP @ 63 by defining a ratio (i.e. 67/63) and then apply that value onto of COP to 'quote' XOM, and automatically hedge with COP (but it must be in a manner that is specified by my ratio and not some other pricing strategy). Is there an existing tool or idea to implement this (it seems quite simple, and I can't spend all day manually trading these circumstances). It sort of seems like TT auto-spreader tool, but I believe that is only for futures? [please correct me if I am wrong], also I would ideally like to stick with IB if possible.
Thanks!