Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is frequently recommended for automated trading, though users note its API can be messy and requires setting up a gateway that needs weekly reauthentication.

{
  "signal_id": "0cf82ded-75fd-5b14-a64d-1ab302000810",
  "signal_type": "reddit-company",
  "signal_subtype": "customerFeedback",
  "detected_at": "2026-09-30T04:34:10+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Interactive Brokers",
    "domain": "interactivebrokers.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "nsfw": false,
    "stage": "none",
    "awards": 0,
    "timing": "ongoing_state",
    "topics": [
      "trading",
      "api",
      "integration",
      "authentication"
    ],
    "post_id": "1wtvpxg",
    "summary": "Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is frequently recommended for automated trading, though users note its API can be messy and requires setting up a gateway that needs weekly reauthentication.",
    "category": "usability",
    "comments": [
      {
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/algotrading/comments/1wtvpxg/comment/pcxwhzk/",
        "depth": 0,
        "score": 23,
        "author": "wsxedcrf",
        "excerpt": "I use ibkr, but you go to thave a IB gateway setup, I use docker container to set one up that I need to reauthenticate once per week.",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-30T04:55:50.000Z",
        "author_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/wsxedcrf/"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/algotrading/comments/1wtvpxg/comment/pcxu5yx/",
        "depth": 0,
        "score": 15,
        "author": "absurd_atheism",
        "excerpt": "honestly I just use interactive brokers, the api is kinda messy but it works once you get it set up. for data I pull from polygon.io cause its cleaner and faster than what ibkr gives you natively, then i send orders through ibkr api separate. bit of a hybrid thing but it keeps my execution under 200ms usually\n\n not doing 0dte tho, mostly swing trading futures so your mileage may vary",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-30T04:40:25.000Z",
        "author_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/absurd_atheism/"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/algotrading/comments/1wtvpxg/comment/pcxu108/",
        "depth": 0,
        "score": 7,
        "author": "One_Conflict_1987",
        "excerpt": "Use Databento for your feed",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-30T04:39:29.000Z",
        "author_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/One_Conflict_1987/"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/algotrading/comments/1wtvpxg/comment/pcxub7l/",
        "depth": 0,
        "score": 7,
        "author": "RationalBeliever",
        "excerpt": "I use thetadata. Snapshots are about 20ms latency and tick streams are also available. I also use Schwab. Order response times are around 400ms. I'm investigating paying for Sterling or DAS on IBKR to get faster execution times, supposedly under 100ms. This is for my 0dte strategy.",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-30T04:41:23.000Z",
        "author_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/RationalBeliever/"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/algotrading/comments/1wtvpxg/comment/pcyl1l4/",
        "depth": 0,
        "score": 6,
        "author": "Ok_Pollution7093",
        "excerpt": "1.5s on 0dte is basically trading yesterday's prices.",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-30T08:02:07.000Z",
        "author_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Ok_Pollution7093/"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/algotrading/comments/1wtvpxg/comment/pd3a640/",
        "depth": 0,
        "score": 6,
        "author": "Outrageous_Band9708",
        "excerpt": "alpaca",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-30T21:47:30.000Z",
        "author_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Outrageous_Band9708/"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/algotrading/comments/1wtvpxg/comment/pd24pjn/",
        "depth": 0,
        "score": 3,
        "author": "SmellNo923",
        "excerpt": "I use Tradestation, IBKR, and Tastytrade but I find Tradestation works best to automate trades I make through my own chrome extension that leverages the OptionStrat UI. The extension can push trades through and close trades via all three brokers paper or real money. Tradestation has had the best fills for this automation in my experience.",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-30T18:48:54.000Z",
        "author_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/SmellNo923/"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/algotrading/comments/1wtvpxg/comment/pd855s9/",
        "depth": 0,
        "score": 3,
        "author": "Plenty-Carob5570",
        "excerpt": "I use Databento for market data and a separate broker for execution. Keeping them separate has worked pretty well for me.",
        "posted_at": "2026-10-01T15:33:52.000Z",
        "author_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Plenty-Carob5570/"
      }
    ],
    "evidence": [
      "[comment u/wsxedcrf] I use ibkr, but you go to thave a IB gateway setup, I use docker container to set one up that I need to reauthenticate once per week.",
      "[comment u/absurd_atheism] honestly I just use interactive brokers, the api is kinda messy but it works once you get it set up."
    ],
    "virality": "high",
    "post_date": "2026-09-30T04:34:10.000Z",
    "post_kind": "text",
    "post_text": "Just as the title says. I currently use Schwab. But it is not a live tick level stream. It is an update stream. So my delay is around 1.5 seconds. Not terrible to some, but as a 0dte trader it can be a huge difference. So what broker do you guys use? And is it the same place that you get your market data stream from for your engine or do you use a hybrid approach for faster data in but still execute real order via the brokerage API? If so, what data stream provider do you use? I was looking at databento and thetadata.",
    "sentiment": "mixed",
    "subreddit": "algotrading",
    "post_flair": [
      "Other/Meta"
    ],
    "post_title": "What broker do you use for automated trading?",
    "prominence": "aside",
    "source_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/algotrading/comments/1wtvpxg/what_broker_do_you_use_for_automated_trading/",
    "entity_role": "vendor",
    "post_author": "Jebusfreek666",
    "upvote_ratio": 0.918918918918919,
    "mention_count": 3,
    "mention_surge": true,
    "subreddit_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/algotrading/",
    "total_upvotes": 31,
    "comments_total": 42,
    "total_comments": 42,
    "post_author_url": "https://www.reddit.com/user/Jebusfreek666/",
    "signal_category": "feedback",
    "comments_included": 20
  }
}

curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/0cf82ded-75fd-5b14-a64d-1ab302000810 \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"interactivebrokers.com","limit":20}'