README.md

IBKR-API-Client-Python

1. Prerequsites

1.1 Sign up for an IBKR Paper Trading Account

How to Sign Up for an Interactive Brokers Paper Trading Account

1.2 Configure IBKR Trade Workstation API

1.3 Install the prerequsites in your Python / Conda Environment

pip install ibapi
pip install ib_insync
pip install nest_asyncio

References:

• https://ib-insync.readthedocs.io/index.html
  • Library to make working with Interactive Broker TWS API easier using linear style of programming;
• https://github.com/erdewit/nest_asyncio
  • This fixes the "RuntimeError: This event loop is already running".