place_order: Place Order

In JakeVestal/InteractiveTradeR: API

Place Order

Description

Sends an order to IB's servers to buy or sell a financial instrument.

Usage

place_order(
  contract,
  order,
  deltaNeutralContract = NULL,
  softDollarTier = NULL,
  channel = NULL,
  non_master_override = TRUE
)

Arguments

contract	Named character vector of contract parameter(s). The name of each element identifies the parameter – for example, secType, symbol, exchange... – and each element itself gives the set value (e.g., "STK", "IBM", "SMART"). The 'contract' parameters that may be used with place_order() are: deltaNeutralContract, secId, conId, comboLegs, secType, tradingClass, symbol, lastTradeDateOrContractMonth, strike, right, multiplier, exchange, primaryExchange, currency, localSymbol, secIdType See contract for detailed information on all contract parameters.
order	describe that
deltaNeutralContract	that too
softDollarTier	and that
channel	One of the following: Not Specified (Default): Opens a new connection to IB, uses it to issue the request and retrieve the response, and closes connection behind itself upon completion. The Name of a Sock: Character vector, length 1. The name of an open, connected socket in the sock_drawer; e.g., "master", "tws", or "sock_123" Numeric Client ID: Numeric, length 1. The client ID for which open orders are to be retrieved; e.g., 0, 874, 123. If a client ID is passed, and no socket in the sock_drawer is connected on that ID, then a new socket will be opened on that ID, and closed upon function exit. A sockconn Connection: An open connection object of class "sockconn", connected to the IB API; e.g., sock_drawer$tws
non_master_override	finally that

Conditional Orders

Conditional Orders

Bracket Orders

Bracket Orders

Attaching (Hedging) Orders

• Beta Hedge:

• Delta Hedge:

• FX Order:

• Pair Trade:

• Combo Limit:

• Combo Market:

See Also

Other orders: cancel_order(), req_all_open_orders(), req_auto_open_orders(), req_completed_orders(), req_ids(), req_open_orders()

JakeVestal/InteractiveTradeR documentation built on June 5, 2024, 2:21 p.m.