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Interactive Brokers Compatibility

2 messages · Mark Harrison, Jeff Ryan

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I am using R with Interactive Brokers TWS version 916.5.  The TWS
software has been warning me that I need to upgrade as my version is
going off support or will no longer be supported.

Since this is my first upgrade of TWS since I started using R with TWS
I thought I would ask if there were any issues with any of the latest
version of TWS and the API.  And if so, is there a specific version of
TWS & the API that I should stick with?

I figured it made sense to check the support lists - both archive and
email - before I upgrade.

Thanks,
Mark

# Session Info
R version 2.14.0 (2011-10-31)
Platform: x86_64-pc-mingw32/x64 (64-bit)

locale:
[1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252  LC_CTYPE=English_United
States.1252
[3] LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C
[5] LC_TIME=English_United States.1252

attached base packages:
[1] datasets  grDevices utils     graphics  stats     methods   base

other attached packages:
 [1] fTrading_2110.77           fBasics_2110.79            MASS_7.3-16
 [4] timeSeries_2140.93         timeDate_2150.95
twsInstrument_1.3-1
 [7] IBrokers_0.9-3             qmao_1.1.6
FinancialInstrument_0.10.9
[10] quantmod_0.3-17            TTR_0.21-0                 xts_0.8-4
[13] zoo_1.7-7                  Defaults_1.1-1

loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
[1] blotter_0.8.4    grid_2.14.0      lattice_0.20-3
quantstrat_0.6.1 tools_2.14.0
#
In general the releases of IBrokers are always in step with the most
recent production version of the API.  That is, not the beta, though
some features may be supported from the beta from time to time.

Not always released in lock step though.

Of course, being OSS software you can general patch any differences
that may arise.  They official API moves at a glacial pace these days,
so a real problem is rare.  Often it is only improvements that come
from the new releases.

If you do have patches, just send them to me and I'll see what I can
do about including in an upcoming release.

HTH
Jeff
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Mark Harrison <harrisonmark1 at gmail.com> wrote: