IBKR API Updates

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Socket-based DDE API

IBKR API

The IBKR API programming team has released a new open source DDE API – Socket-based DDE API. It can be launched independently of TWS. TWS version 975 or higher is required in order to run DDE Socket Bridge API. Download it from here: http://interactivebrokers.github.io/

For details on how to connect, visit the API Release Notes, and get started with the Tutorial on GitHub.

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